The Attorney General’s Department yesterday informed the Supreme Court that the Attorney General is expected to file indictments against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon over his alleged failure to prevent the attacks o

According to the Department of Probation and Child Care, 80 child abuse cases have been reported from the Uva Province in the last five months.

Sri Lanka has been urged to strengthen tobacco control measures as health experts warn of rising health and economic costs linked to smoking, while global and local authorities mark World No Tobacco Day.

A group of four women engaging in prostitution were arrested by the Bandarawela Division Special Operations Unit during a raid last morning on a brothel run by a woman under the pretext of a massage clinic at Bindunuwewa in Bandarawela.

The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), despite being Sri Lanka’s largest financial institution, has lower transparency and disclosure standards compared to other entities that manage funds on behalf of third parties, such as companies listed on the

The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has revealed details of land fraud that allegedly took place within the National Housing Development Authority.

A group of five accused who stood indicted with murder were found guilty and sentenced to death by Balapitiya High Court Judge Ruchira Weliwatta on Friday (22).

Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena ordered investigators to expedite investigations into the mobile phone belonging to the deceased Kapila Chandrasena and report the findings to court without

In a country where conversations around menstruation are still often muted by stigma, a growing crisis continues to affect the health, education, and dignity of young girls. Period poverty defined as the lack of

Matara magistrate yesterday issued an arrest warrant on former Minister Basil Rajapakse who failed to appear in court in connection with the case against him on his alleged purchase of a land at Browns Hill

Asked whether the 336 mm of rainfall in Kegalle yesterday was the highest during recent times, Mr. Mendis said it was not. “Some areas experienced rainfall as much as 400mm during the cyclone Ditwah.

The Ministry of Health has urged Vesak Dansal organisers to serve hot beverages such as tea and coffee instead of soft drinks, warning of a higher risk of waterborne diseases linked to soft drink Dansals.

The writ petition filed before the Court of Appeal over the alleged supply of substandard coal to the Lakvijaya Power Plant states that the country has incurred losses amounting to Rs. 2,237.7 million due to the importation of low-quality coal.

Few opposition political parties yesterday urged the government to act diligently and manage the sliding of the rupee to save the economy.

The Meteorology Department says the South-West monsoon is gradually establishing itself over the island, bringing increased rainfall and strong winds to several parts of the island.

More than 92,000 applications have been received for the recruitment of 1,989 vacancies for the post of Health Assistant (Junior) Grade III in government hospitals and healthcare institutions, the Ministry of Health and Mass Media stated.

The elections to the Provincial Councils cannot be conducted this year because of current developments in the country, an official said.

As the nation grapples with a volatile cocktail of fiscal mismanagement, soaring inflation, an escalating energy crisis, high taxation, and the looming threat of El Nino, economic forecasters are revising their growth projections for 2026. In this we

An insect called ‘White Fly’ which was inside 16 containers of chrysanthemum flowers is destroying Sri Lankan food crops, Opposition MP D. V. Chanaka told Parliament yesterday.

While claiming that he is fed up with politicians, the Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, said that “today, it seems that those who called others thieves have become thieves themselves.”

The concept of creating a ‘Tobacco-Free Generation’ (TFG) through legislation that bans tobacco sales to people born after a specified year is facing increasing scrutiny globally, with critics pointing to legal, economic and practical challenges

The Ministry of Health will implement measures consisting of five steps in line with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), following the WHO declaration of the Ebola virus epidemic situation as a Public Health Emergency of Inter

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday stressed the need to reduce import cost and fuel usage in a move to curtail the outflow of the Dollar reserves in the country adding that the Government has already submitted proposals to the International

Between 45 and 60 children are born annually with major thalassemia in Sri Lanka, while health authorities have warned of a growing risk of the hereditary blood disorder increasing steadily in the future despite the comparatively low number of patien

Children in schools in the Central Province which have been earmarked for relocation after the Ditwah cyclone faced double trouble when their education was disrupted once again as a result of the recent adverse weather conditions, Opposition MP Rauff

Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara declined to answer a question related to the delay in the appointment of eight judges to the country’s superior courts.

The daughter of a minister who is engaged in higher studies in the UK is currently lodging in a house belonging to a member of the Tamil diaspora, Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake alleged in Parliament yesterday.

An accused indicted with murder was found guilty and sentenced to death by Anuradhapura Predecessor High Court Judge Lakmali Hewawasam.

A consignment of 14.562 kilos of Kush was seized and two Sri Lankan passengers arrested in their attempt to smuggle it into the country through the Green Channel at the Bandaranaike International airport last morning.