The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has raised serious concerns over financial mismanagement and irregular administrative practices at the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, based on recent findings from the

TEDxColombo, one of the most prominent and long-standing TEDx events in Sri Lanka, proudly announces the 13th edition of its flagship event, scheduled for Sunday, June 1st, 2025, at the iconic Nelum Pokuna Theatre. Known for

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) held a commemoration of war heroes at the war memorial at Battaramulla with the participation of former presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and several other politicians.

The Constitutional Council which met yesterday to approve the appointment of the new Auditor General has decided to meet today once again to make the final decision, Daily Mirror learnt from reliable sources.

Making yet another detection of the Cannabis variety ‘Kush’ in a row in the past few weeks Sri Lanka Customs manning the airport yesterday thwarted an attempt to smuggle a consignment of narcotics from Thailand worth over

Two prison officers and a prison bus driver attached to the Angunakolapelessa Prison have been suspended in connection with an incident where an inmate and his family members were found in a prison bus parked outside

Racism has begun to raise its ugly head again in the North and South for the sake of power, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday.

The United National Party (UNP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) have reached an agreement to work together and administer local bodies where the opposition holds a majority, in collaboration with other opposition parties.

Sanjeewa Weerawickrama, counsel for IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, informed the committee of inquiry probing the charges against his client yesterday that he would reveal who is behind the exercise against him.

A ten-year-old boy and his eight-year-old sister in the Kosgoda Police area have been subject to grave sexual abuse by three men.

The National Institute of Plantation Management (NIPM) is set to host the 4th International Symposium on Sustainable Plantation Management (ISSPM 2025) today (20), at the Marino Beach Hotel, Colombo.

Barely a month after the exposition of the sacred relics of The Buddha in Kandy where huge mountains of garbage were left over by the devotees of the event, Nuwara Eliya where the National Vesak festival was held saw a similar situation but not in th

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will somehow form administrations of local bodies where opposition has a majority, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.

Vehicular traffic on the Passara – Madugasthalawa road has been restricted from yesterday due to the impending danger of a possible earth slip. A senior official of Badulla Provincial Road Development Authority said the road has caved in at the 6th

The 131st annual prize giving ceremony of Zahira College, Colombo was held last week at the college Gaffoor Hall under the patronage of Principal Trizviiy Marikkar and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo Senior Professor H. D. Karunar

Indian High Commissioner Santhosh Jha on Saturday (17) visited Ambuluwawa Religious and Bio Diversity Complex in Gampola.

A three-and-a-half-year-old child has died after falling into a water-filled pit on Friday, according to Galnewa Police.

The 16th National War Heroes Commemoration is to be held at the National War Heroes Cenotaph in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm today under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The State Poson Festival Committee met on Wednesday (15) at the Anuradhapura District Secretariat. Under the co-chairmanship of District Secretary K.G.R.Wimalasuriya and Deputy Minister of Irrigation Dr.

The newly appointed Ambassador of Israel to India, accredited to Sri Lanka Reuven Azar visited the Pathfinder Foundation Headquarters at Riverpoint recently and met with the Founder Milinda Moragoda,

National Joint Committee yesterday urgently requested the government to prevent public LTTE commemorations and displaying of terrorist insignia.

Colombo High Court Judge Adithya Patabendi yesterday sentenced three accused to death after finding them guilty of possessing and trafficking over 179 kilograms of heroin, which was transported via a multi-

Raising concerns about the alleged misleading submissions made against him in Court yesterday by the Commission to Investigate Allegations on Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Former President Ranil

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday rejected a request made by the Bribery Commission to cancel the bail granted to Badulla District Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake and to have

The Tangalle High Court yesterday acquitted Ojith Liyanapathirana, the co-organiser for the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in Beliatta, who had been indicted for the possession of a T56 automatic firearm and 24

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