Claiming that a clear violation of regulations has occurred in the import of vehicles under cross-border Letters of Credit (LCs), Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha said yesterday the government will not

The Constitutional Council has approved President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s nomination of Supreme Court Justice Preethi Padman Surasena as the next Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.

The government does not possess any records of the 1988/89 attack on the sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala revealed in Parliament yesterday.

The government is moving away from an exam-centric education system towards a modular system focused on active learning, with the aim of providing quality education for all children, Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said.

Dropping a bombshell in Parliament, opposition MP Nizam Kariapper yesterday said current Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekera who was one time Security Force Commander in the east neglected prior information received on activities of Zahran wh

The Ministry of Environment has requested the Sri Lanka Police to launch a special investigation into the recent spate of wild elephant deaths caused by gunshot wounds, urging strong legal action against those responsible.

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) yesterday gave an undertaking before the Supreme Court that it would take necessary steps to prevent illegal tourist guiding and implement the relevant legal provisions under the

In parliament, MP Harsha de Silva makes two central claims: (1) primary expenditure is capped at 13% of GDP, which limits spending even when revenue increases; and (2) he attributes this current limit to the recent renewal of the IMF

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