Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed that Indian Ocean must remain as an independent region while becoming a peace zone.

The Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) has launched an investigation into a statement made by Nandun Chinthaka Wickramaratne, alias ‘Harak Kata,’ concerning former Minister Tiran Alles and suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon.

The Coconut Cultivation Board states that attention has been focused on taking over 500,000 acres of coconut lands that are currently not cultivated and developing them.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali today imposed a fine of Rs. 5,000 on a university student who pleaded guilty to sharing a nude photograph of a fellow female undergraduate to a WhatsApp group in exchange for Rs. 500.

Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday invited members of the local media fraternity and trade unions to actively participate in creating a much anticipated National Media Policy, hence not postpone it for another couple of

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath yesterday (14) summoned the Canadian High Commissioner in Colombo to reiterate the Government of Sri Lanka’s strong objections regarding the unfounded genocide allegations and the approval of constructing a monument,

Residents of Barwatta yesterday staged a protest against using a 14 year child to pluck coconuts and offering him a drink of illicit liquor as his wage and compelling the police to take action against the illicit breweries and liquor dens in the area

People were seen savouring the flavour of Kadala at a Dansala organised by personnel of the Ministerial Security Division at Ibbanwala Junction, Colombo.

Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) have suspended eight Vesak Dansals across the country after discovering food unfit for human consumption.

Western Province Governor Hanif Yusoof declared open the second day of the Buddha Rashmi Vesak Zone in Colombo yesterday (May 13), which is jointly organized by the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple, the Presidential

A manioc dansal organised by the personnel of the Bloemendhal Police Station, under the leadership of OIC CI Ajith Peduruarachchi, was held opposite the station premises yesterday. The dansal was opened by DIG in charge of the

A she-elephant that fell into an abandoned gem mine in the jungle in Dunkaladeniya on the banks of Kaluganga in Laggala has been on the verge of death for more than four days.

Sri Pada pilgrim season 2024/25 ended yesterday, the day following the Vesak Full Moon Poya Day.

A retired police inspector working as a taxi driver was arrested yesterday in Nuwara Eliya for allegedly drugging a 26-year-old Algerian tourist, stealing her valuables worth over Rs. 800,000, and pushing her off a precipice near Rawana

The 41st Annual General Meeting of the D. S. Senanayake College Old Boys’ Association was held recently at the college premises, where the new committee for the term 2025 /2026 was appointed.

Muhammad Ruvaiz Haniffa who was the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) mayoral candidate for Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) yesterday said he is ready to take over Colombo’s Mayor’s post if his party manages to get the support

One independent group, and the National People’s Party, which secured seats in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) at the recently concluded local government election, said yesterday they have not made a final decision on

A 39-year-old geography teacher from a school in Devinuwara has been arrested over allegations of sexually abusing a 14-year-old student.

The future of the Kadawatha–Mirigama stretch of the central expressway remains uncertain, with the government mulling whether to renegotiate the project with the foreign contractor selected, to find a new local contractor or else

Deputy Minister of Finance Harshana Suriyapperuma, responding on behalf of the government, acknowledged that Sri Lanka’s real economic growth will begin to decline starting this year.

The inaugural ceremony of the State Vesak Festival will be held today at 1.30 pm in Nuwara Eliya Town Hall, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the Chief Guest.

A wild elephant that trampled on an electric trap in Udawewa area in Diulapelessa had been electrocuted on Thursday night. (08)

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has spent Rs. 1.27 billion on 23 foreign tours from 2022 to 2024, Chief Government Whip Nalinda Jayatissa told Parliament yesterday.

An organized gang that uses a woman to build love affairs with young men through WhatsApp messages, lured them to meet at deserted areas in Mihintale and robbed them of their cash, jewellery and motorcycles was arrested by Mihintale police.

A certificate awarding ceremony for 76 police officers who had successfully completed a Tamil language course was recently held at the Ministry of Housing and Construction Research auditorium in Colombo 7.

The ruling party has begun horse trading to woo newly elected members of local bodies in order to form administrations where it does not command a majority, two Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs told Parliament, thus creating a rumpus.

Parliament was informed yesterday that seven Mahaviru Day commemorations held in the North in November last year had promoted the LTTE.

A group of over 30 Bangladeshi nationals who were overstaying their tourist visas was taken into custody by the Department of Immigration and Emigration officials who raided a guesthouse in Seeduwa yesterday afternoon.

Sri Pada pilgrim season 2024/25 will end on Vesak full moon Poya day on May 12.

Despite health authorities issuing fresh guidelines to tackle the growing threat of Chikungunya, action on the ground tells a different story as it seems the fight against this mosquito-borne disease is more talk than walk.