Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura yesterday issued notice to the Director of Unit 3 of the CID’s Special Investigations Division, instructing him to appear in court on August 5 and clarify whether former Senior DIG

The National Chamber of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Sri Lanka (NCPMSL) has raised serious concerns over prolonged delays in the registration of locally manufactured pharmaceutical products, stating that the process often

The Department of Immigration and Emigration yesterday arrested 155 overstaying Indian nationals from a Colombo office and had made them pay fines and visa fees amounting to Rs.33.6 million, making it the largest and highest

As part of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s “Clean Sri Lanka” initiative, a nationwide beach cleaning campaign titled “A Cleaner Coastline for the Nation” was launched yesterday, in the coastal regions of Sri Lanka. The initiative is

Some politicians in the North, East and few elsewhere are involved in illegal transmission of Indian cable TV channels here, Sri Lanka Broadcasters Guild alleged yesterday.

The joint opposition has succeeded in gaining control of a majority of the local government bodies that remained hung following this year’s local election, a senior opposition member claimed yesterday.

In yet another resignation involving a controversially appointed official, Chairman of the Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital, Dr. Jayanga Tilakaratna, has tendered his resignation to the Minister of Health, the Daily Mirror learns.

A Fundamental Rights petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking an order directing the President to appoint an acting Chairperson to the Right to Information (RTI) Commission.

Female unemployment in Sri Lanka, which currently is 16.3 per cent for ages 25 to 29, contributes much higher to overall unemployment compared to 6.8 per cent unemployment for males in the same age group, a survey released by the Department of Cen

A baby elephant in a herd that roamed into a cultivated land in Thanthirimale in the Anuradhapura District last morning had fallen into an unguarded well.

The Ministry of Health officials informed the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Media and Women’s Empowerment that there is no shortage of essential medical items at present.

The crane truck driver arrested yesterday morning following the accident near the Kanatte roundabout in Borella, which left one person dead and seven others injured, is suspected to have been under the influence of cannabis.

The Supreme Court has found an attorney with over 37 years of legal practice guilty of deceit and struck him off the roll of Attorneys-at-Law for misconduct and malpractice. He was also permanently barred from engaging in notarial practice.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura issued notice to businessman Narej Parasuram Bhoomani and businesswoman Meena Bhoomani, instructing them to appear before court on August 20 in connection with a cheque fraud case involving over Rs. 43 mi

Residents of the area expressed concern about the danger facing them from a herd of wild elephants feeding on garbage disposed of by the government and private sector institutions at Katuwawila Road by the ZD canal in Welikanda.

Concerns are growing over the continued delay in holding Provincial Council (PC) elections, with some accusing the Elections Commission of deliberately stalling the process under the pretext of legal uncertainty.

Whilst an extensive public debate is being carried out on the government’s education reforms, the Sectoral Oversight Committee on education has decided to seek the assistance of experts who have been involved in compiling education reforms in the

A giant manta ray weighing over 500 kilograms was caught today in the coastal waters of Mannar’s Mutharipputhurai area.

Marking a critical push to combat all forms of violence against children in Sri Lanka, the International Conference on Child Protection (ICCP’25) was inaugurated yesterday and will run until July 27.

Gen Z women, those born between 1997 and 2012, want to postpone motherhood due to economic hardships and change in lifestyle from the previous generations. It holds uncertainty for the future of Sri Lanka and the world. The concerns that draw most at

Twenty injured and disabled elephants are currently undergoing treatment across various wildlife zones in Sri Lanka, including a 15-year-old male elephant in Kekirawa whose trunk was partially severed after being trapped, while in Yala Zone 1, anothe

The awarding of scholarships to children who excelled at the GCE Ordinary level examination will take place today to mark the 138th birth anniversary of Munidasa Kumaratunga Sri Lankas famed poet, linguist, commentator, grammarian, journalist, and wr

Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa says more specialist doctors who have completed training abroad are now choosing to stay in Sri Lanka instead of leaving the country.

The Asian College of Sales and Marketing (ACSM), a leading institution in marketing education, will hold its 5th Annual Marketing Diploma 2025 Certificate Award Ceremony on August 21 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH).

Education reforms which the present government has come up with is a twist of fate where the government is concerned as it contains proposals which education ministers had come out with in the past, an opposition MP told Parliament yesterday.

The Buddhist Sangha community in Sri Lanka and globally mourns the untimely demise of the Most Venerable Anamaduwe Sri Rathanapala Buddharakkhita Dhammadassi Anunayake Thera of the Asgiri Maha Vihara Chapter of the Siam Sect, who passed away on July

A Fundamental Rights petition filed by several women activists and women’s organizations was settled before the Supreme Court following the issuance of a new gazette notification permitting women to purchase liquor from any licensed outlet, work in

The Government Veterinary Officers’ Association announced that veterinary professionals are prepared to take on the challenge of eradicating rabies in Sri Lanka, following the planned transfer of the National Dog Sterilisation and Rabies Vaccinatio

The Supreme Court, in its majority decision yesterday ruled that the proclamation issued by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe declaring a State of Emergency under section 2 of the Public Security Ordinance in 2022, while he was functioning as Act

The Department of Coast Conservation has launched a programme to remove all unauthorized structures along the coastline in the Galle District, stretching from the Bentota Bridge to the Goviyapana Bridge in Ahangama.