A total of 2,522 Sri Lankan youth have left for employment opportunities in South Korea during the past few months, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said. The latest batch of 60 workers, including seven young women, departed yest

Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has decided to change the long-standing practice of allowing the children living in Slave Island and other nearby areas to play at Hyde Park on selected days, an opposition member of the council said yesterday.

Former Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne yesterday filed a motion before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court seeking a temporary suspension of a warrant issued against him.

In response to growing congestion concerns, authorities at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have announced a new restriction on visitor access to the Departure Lobby during peak hours.

Speculation is rife that the appointment of Basnayake Nilame of Sabaragamuwa Maha Saman Devalaya will go by political favour. The election of Basnayake Nilame is scheduled to take place today.

A massive fraud involving Rs. 240 million in the Kandy Municipal Council has come to light.

All supplementary medical professionals attached to 31 hospitals under the Western Province have decided to launch trade union action from tomorrow (19).

A group of police officers, including the former Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of a Colombo police station, have allegedly provided items—including a live chicken and various ritual paraphernalia—for a religious ceremony linked to an illegal treasure h

The government is hard pressed against time to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and gazette the new anti- terrorism bill next month in keeping with its pledge made to the Office of High Commissioner for Humam Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva.

Since then Jayakody and Dissanayake have shared a strong bond and Jayakody played a strong role in Dissanayake’s campaign prior to the Presidential Election.Now, with allegations surfacing that he may have misappropriated funds worth Rs. 8 million

Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, is under fire by various individuals on social media after he revealed about a “sinister move” by certain organisations, with the support of some political leaders, to allow same-sex

A field trial of a novel small-sized loop, designed for implantation into the uterus of female monkeys to effectively prevent pregnancy, will commence in September at the TJC mango plantation in Kalawewa, Peradeniya University

The Pathfinder Foundation (PF) recently hosted an academic delegation from Beijing, China, at its Riverpoint headquarters in Peliyagoda. The session brought together former ambassadors, experts, and scholars from Peking

Kandy District former Parliamentarian and former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, 57, passed away yesterday at a private hospital in Colombo.

Opposition parties met yesterday for yet another round of discussion on forming a common platform where parties could work on a common approach to face certain issues and run a campaign to educate people on them.

Following instructions from Ports and Civil Aviation Deputy Minister Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwaku, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has expedited repair work on the tugboat Nandimithra, which has been out of service since December 29, 2021.

Eight individuals, including the wife of a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police based in Colombo, were arrested yesterday (14) by Anuradhapura Police for allegedly digging for treasure in a rock cave on a property near a temple in the Shravasthip

The Special Task Force (STF) has seized some 100 pigeons allegedly smuggled into Sri Lanka by sea and hidden along the Nadukuda beach.

A foreign national suspected to be an Israeli citizen, found living in a tent on the Manayaweli beach for three days without a passport, visa, or identity card, has been ordered to be detained at the Mirihana Detention Centre for Foreign Nationals un

The Hajj Tour Operators Association of Sri Lanka (HTOASL) yesterday warned thousands of Hajj pilgrims in Sri Lanka to be watchful in dealing with large sums of money for pilgrimage bookings from bogus travel agents.

The population of ten-million scouts and girl guides in Asia Pacific and Sri Lanka are part and parcel of that was hailed as a “very impressive number” by David Berg, Secretary General, World Organization of Scouting Movement during yesterday’s

The former Deputy Director of the Prison Hospital, Dr. Hemanta Ranasinghe, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption in connection with allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 300,000 to continue keeping a noto

Representatives of all opposition parties are to meet in Colombo today for a dialogue on forming a common programme, an MP who did not wish to be named said yesterday.

Sri Lanka’s Department of Animal Production and Health (DAPH) has not recruited a single new veterinarian so far this year, worsening an existing shortage in the sector, officials revealed.

The 2025 ICT Law Conference, under the theme `Law in the Digital Pulse’ held on August 1st at the Taj Samudra, Colombo, was inaugurated in the distinguished presence of Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, Supreme Court

The medical fraternity has called on the Public Service Commission (PSC) to rescind its decision to reinstate a senior medical officer who, despite being recently cleared in court cases, remains under investigation over an alleged

The Transport Ministry is set to install forty AI camera systems in Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and private long-distance buses as part of a new initiative aimed at reducing road accidents.

Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala said questions are raised whether the police are in a deep slumber in the wake of crimes.

One time JVP Politburo member Nandana Gunathilake who defected from the party, said the JVP, which encouraged former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to resort to a military solution to the war, should not make him vulnerable to the threats of the Tami

An estimated 500,000 students and 150,000 teachers across Sri Lanka are set to benefit from a new $50 million additional financing package approved by the World Bank through its ongoing General Education Modernisation Project, the World Bank said in