When the case in connection with the alleged lease on a forged deed of a land building for Rs.3.6 million was taken up before Mount Lavinia Magistrate Chaturika De Silva yesterday, the magistrate questioned the Colombo Fraud

National Freedom Front leader and former Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa yesterday filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Cabinet decision to implement the Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity

A coalition of nationalist leaders and legal experts launched a campaign to expose and neutralise the external mechanism created under UNHRC Resolution 46/1, a statement from them said.

The All Island Tourism Service Providers Association, together with other tourism service providers, staged a protest in Colombo on August 22, 2025 demanding an end to the issuance of temporary driving licenses to tourists at the airport.

The Daily Mirror story headlined ‘Over 50 % of Uni graduates migrate and never come back’ came to the limelight in Parliament yesterday when an opposition MP raised a question with regard to the issue highlighted in it.

Big onion cultivators have misgivings that they would be left without a remunerative market for their produce in the Yala season harvest, which is going on now, unless the government restricts imports.

Entry and exit congestion at Sri Lanka’s expressways continues to worsen due to the non-operation of several toll booths, with officials citing staff shortages and long delays in the introduction of automated tolling systems as key

The postal strike has entered its fifth day, with unions standing firm that they will not return to talks unless authorities agree to address their demands.

The officials also made an announcement using loudspeaker at his residence in Thalahena, Malabe.

Former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon attempts to shield himself from cameras while being escorted to remand in a prison bus. He was ordered to be remanded until August 27 by Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura.

Candidate lists for the Local Government election held on May 6 still remain incomplete as some prominent political parties and some independent groups fail to submit the lists.

Raising serious concerns over a looming irregularity in coal procurement, Opposition MP D.V. Chanaka yesterday alleged that preparations are underway to facilitate unfair gains for a specific supplier.

Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (UGIE) tests, a procedure used to visually examine the upper digestive system, has been delayed in many hospitals due to the lack of anaesthetic spray needed for the procedure. According to informed sources, the spra

A man was ordered to be remanded till September 3 in connection with sexually abusing his brother’s 12-year-old daughter, by Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake.

Janatha Estate Development Board (JEDB) Chairman has tendered his resignation after being influenced by the secretary Ministry of Plantation industries to hand over a 70 acre land in Pannala to a relative of the subject minister, Opposition MP Chamar

In a bid to save leopards from being killed by farmers due to attacks on their livestock , the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, together with the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) launched a Livestock Insurance Sc

Conservationist Scientist Ray Wijewardene memorial lecture was delivered by Engineer Lalith Seneviratne who was onetime CEO of Sri Lanka Telecom. Lalith Seneviratne yesterday amidst a distinguished gathering.

A garden lizard reportedly exposed to cyanide by a suspect has triggered an investigation at the Angunakolapelessa Prison, authorities said.

Three specialist doctors at Ratnapura Teaching Hospital are facing a disciplinary inquiry, despite their collective efforts to save the life of a mother and her newborn at a private hospital during an emergency, as claimed by sources familiar with th

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has put the National Anti-Doping Organisation of Sri Lanka on its non-compliance list, after the country’s national anti-doping body failed to address issues in its legal system, according to a statement from it.

An individual who raped and impregnated his ten-year-old stepdaughter was taken into custody by Galnewa Police yesterday.

Two additional Special Determination petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the proposed Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill, which was presented in Parliament with the aim of repealing the Presid

Environmentalists stress that urgent steps require to be taken, even at this late stage, to safeguard the water resources that feed Nuwara Eliya’s waterfalls and preserve the town’s future as a premier tourist destination.

Nearly 300 farms have already resumed operations; however, the department has imposed stricter rules, including mandatory farm registration and regular animal testing and inspections. In addition, loan facilities are being provided to affected farmer

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as Minister of Digital Economy, directing secretaries and heads of ministries to continuously obtain professional services from the newly establis

The 12th edition of the Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise (SLINEX-25) concluded successfully on August 18 in the western seas off Colombo, further strengthening cooperation and interoperability between the two navies.

Thailand’s cabinet has approved the hiring of 10,000 Sri Lankan workers as it tries to address a labour shortage caused by Cambodian workers returning home in the wake of a deadly border conflict between the two countries, a Thai senior official sa

In a latest incident involving human- elephant conflict, a mother and her 28-year-old daughter were attacked by a wild elephant last morning while on their way to a paddy field in the Kasikote area of Galgamuwa, police said. Both victims were rush

Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) requested President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in writing, to reverse the decision to allow Cannabis cultivation in Sri Lanka. The SLMA, which is the academic body representing all the medical professionals in Sri