Dismissing a claim made by Minister of Environment Dammika Patabendi that there is an organized conspiracy to destroy Sri Lanka’s wild elephants and on the allegations that they are sabotaging the government’s economic

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to take immediate steps to address the shortage of medicines reported in certain hospitals across the country.

Six airlines including SriLankan Airlines have defaulted embarkation levy of Rs. 27.6 billion to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) so far, Ports and Civil Aviation Deputy Minister Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku said yesterday.

The committee which probed allegations made against IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon has found him guilty while it has found the conduct of two other police officers questionable.

The Parents’ Association of the Girls’ High School, Kandy, has made a formal written request to Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya to launch an impartial investigation into the principal of the school, Renuka Edirisinghe, following a

The UK government has confirmed its support for London’s bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships.

A startling discovery was made at Bogamuwa Central College in the Kurunegala district when 30 snakelets, three adult snakes, and 55 snake eggs were found and removed from the school’s outdoor classroom in the primary section.

Statistics of the Department of Wildlife have indicated that 44 wild elephants and ten individuals have died due to the human-elephant conflict in Anuradhapura so far this year.

Defence counsel in another case filed against three accused, including former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, in connection with the controversial carrom board transaction, yesterday informed the Colombo High Court that their clients cannot

The Anunayake of the Asgiriya Chapter Ven. Anamaduwa Dammadassi Thera has passed away.

The government should consider earlier proposals pertaining to education reforms and include suitable changes, some opposition elements said yesterday.

The accountability of public officials may be probed by Parliamentary Committees as per the responsibilities vested with such committees, former Auditor General S. C. Mayadunne said.

There is a possibility of reforms in the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in the near future, the party’s National Organiser Tissa Attanayake said yesterday.

Ensuring that the differently abled people are not left behind, Thusare Talking Hands, a therapy centre for the blind and deaf, employs them for body massage services.

The International Monetary Fund team will visit the Ministry of Finance today to review progress of its recommendations on the three main revenue generating arms of the government to further optimize digitization process and anti-corruption programme

The Rizvi Junaid Foundation felicitated As-sheikh Al-Hafiz Dr. M. J. M. Rizmy for successfully completing his doctorate at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Opposition MP Jagath Withana has claimed that the recent arrest of his son Rasika Withana over an alleged illegal vehicle assembly is an act of political victimization.

Asoka Dias has won the Sumathi Award for the Best Educational Television Programme this year. He received the award at the 30th Sumathi Awards ceremony, held recently.

The government’s plan to vest certain dysfunctional local bodies under special commissioners has sparked controversy, with opposition parties threatening legal action if such measures are implemented unfairly.

The Nuwara Eliya Police arrested three individuals after seizing the carcass of a Sambur deer, a protected species, being transported in a luxury Prado jeep following a raid in the Seetha Eliya forest reserve.

Refuting various reports that history and aesthetic subjects have been removed under new education reforms, Education Minister and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said history and aesthetic subjects have been included as

A young man who ran away with an underage schoolgirl and stayed with her at a house in Haputale area was arrested by Lindula Police on Thursday night. It is an offence that amounts to unlawful removal from custody since

Following the Daily Mirror article on the Public Health Inspectors’ (PHIs) visit to Galle Face Hotel, the Hotel, in a statement, said that there had been no order to close their kitchen by the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) or any

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayatunga rejected the anticipatory bail filed by Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake officially inaugurated the wax museum this morning at the historic Ehelepola Walawwa in Kandy.

A protest was held in front of Fort Railway Station yesterday, urging the government to impose the maximum punishment on those responsible for the incidents linked to Chemmani and Batalanda. Pic by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

The official Residence of Colombo Mayor is to be open for children recreation activities.

Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Rathnayake urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to ensure maximum security when transporting high-profile criminal suspects through airports, stressing the need to use a special rout

By YOHAN PERERA Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated yesterday that Sri Lanka should leverage the resettlement of international sovereign bond (ISB) debt in negotiations with the United States to seek relief from the 30 percent tariff current

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development reviewed proposals and recommendations submitted by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) regarding the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill, Parliament media u