The Anuradhapura High Court yesterday has issued a landmark ruling requiring the renovation of railway stations between Vavuniya and Mahawa to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities. The decision comes after a petition highlighted the fai

Spa owners have called for expediting the legalization and regulating of their business so that it would become an official industry in Sri Lanka.

Former Minister of Tourism and Lands, Harin Fernando, who has denied reports which claimed he got his ministry to pay utility bills of the official residence, yesterday said none of the ministers in the previous regime used their official residences.

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has stressed that energy independence is vital for Sri Lanka’s national development, warning that without it even the country’s security could be at risk.

In an obvious reference to the value of assets declared by Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe, former Education Minister Dr. Karunasena Kodithuwakku yesterday said it is difficult to distinguish whether today’s powerful politicians are capitalist

The 161st birth anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala was commemorated yesterday, with the Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Society and the Dharmapala Trust holding a ceremony at his statue, including a floral offering and an afternoon alms-giving.

The 119th birth anniversary of late President J. R. Jayewardene will be commemorated today (17) at the main auditorium of the J.R. Jayewardene Centre, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo, from 3 p.m.

The government is looking to expedite the process of enacting laws to grant voting rights to Sri Lankan citizens overseas as promised by the National People’s Power (NPP) in the elections, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda

A young man who had been on remand for more than nine months before he was released on bail on the charge of protesting against Israel was acquitted yesterday by Mount Lavinia Addl. Magistrate Hemali Halpandeniya.

The opposition is considering filing formal complaints against Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne with several international parliamentary organizations, including the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Commonwealth

A 33-year-old poacher from Radaniara in Walasmulla died yesterday morning after a gun he was carrying in his waist accidentally misfired while he was riding a bicycle.

A leopard cub had been knocked down to death by a vehicle on Mahaoya- Aralaganwila Road running through Maduruoya National Park on Sunday night (14).

Tangalle Police arrested a 57-year-old fisherman from Pallikudawa for allegedly luring a German tourist to a secluded spot under the pretext of showing her crabs and sexually abusing her.

Sri Lanka successfully hosted the International Blue Carbon Scientific Working Group meeting on September 10–11, bringing global experts together to advance research on mangroves, seagrasses, and tidal marshes.

Farmers in Horowpothana have been unable to carry out their cultivation activities due to the Department of Wildlife allegedly taking over their freehold farmlands, National Farmers’ Organisation Chairman Anuradha Tennakoon said.

The Communist Party of Sri Lanka which expressed its deep concern over the tragic developments in Nepal said that though the immediate trigger for the protests – culminating in attacks on Parliament and the Court –was a “ban” on twenty-six so

A 21-year-old woman from Avissawella has been remanded until September 26 for allegedly defacing a wall at the Sigiriya rock fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A suitable residence for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is yet to be found, despite four properties being inspected so far, sources revealed.

Just a day after tests by the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) confirmed that chemicals found in Middeniya were linked to the manufacture of crystal methamphetamine (ICE), police have uncovered another suspected ICE production facili

The discussion on introducing condom use into Sri Lanka’s school curriculum has stalled, with no progress made since the initial round of talks, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Supreme Court yesterday granted special leave to appeal in an application filed by the parents of several youths who went missing in 2008, challenging the Court of Appeal’s decision to dismiss their writ petition filed against Admiral of the Fl

Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has instructed the officials of Magampura Port Management Company to settle the loan (Corporate Guarantee) which it has obtained from a private Bank way back in 2014 before it is wound up.

Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) President Senthil Thondaman, who was in Nepal recently, had a narrow escape when the hotel he was staying at was set ablaze by protesters during the uprising.

A security officer at the Bandaranaike International Airport who attempted to smuggle into the country a consignment of gold biscuits valued at more than Rs. 210. 52 million was arrested yesterday morning by the Airport Customs officers.

Sri Lanka is gearing up for a new era of industrial growth, and Industry Expo 2025 is set to be the launchpad.

Authorities have stepped up investigations into the Middeniya chemical stash linked to methamphetamine (ICE) production, with tests confirming the majority of samples contained drug-related substances. This follows the detection of chemicals in Midd

Around 15 Sri Lankan underworld figures living aboard have been arrested as of now by the respective countries in which they are currently residing, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said.

What began as a routine patient transfer ended in mystery when a person from Baddegama, originally hospitalised for a lower-limb wound, died a few hours later from severe head injuries after being transferred to the Karapitiya Hospital

Dr. Wasantha Bandara made two claims regarding Sri Lanka’s trade relationship with the United States: (1) 25% of Sri Lanka’s export earnings come from the US, and (2) Sri Lanka has an 88% trade surplus with the US.

A reprint of the Pali grammar work “Balawatharo and Balawatharaya Gadaladeniya Sannaya’’ compiled by Rajaguru Second Dammakitthi and Third Dammakitthi Theras, will be released at the Conference Hall of Dalada Maligawa,