Due to an expected surge in visitors paying homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic, police and authorities have adviced devotees to consider visiting on an alternate day instead of today (23) as a larger gathering of about 100,000 are expected today, to en

A leading businessman in Devamottawa in Andiambalama had a narrow escape from being gunned down last morning. The 37-year-old businessman was a leading personality of the area.

The Health Minister and the government remain inactive despite diseases such as Chikungunya and Dengue spreading in the city of Colombo and the rest of the country, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka today warned legal action against public servants who have not provide necessary personal details and inventories of vehicle assets of state entities to be deployed in the duties of the upcoming Local Government e

Ruling National People’s Power (NPP) will not be successful at this year’s local government elections, and no party will get a clear majority in some of the bodies, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

Ingrin Printing and Graphics Academy recently signed an agreement with the Japan Lanka Industrial Development Council to train Sri Lankan graduates to be professionals in the printing and packaging industry.

A large consignment of Cocaine with an estimated street value of Rs.243 million, which was smuggled into the country inside seven backpacks carried by an inbound Brazilian national, was seized by Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Ai

Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has requested the Auditor General to conduct an audit of parliamentary expenditures over the past decade under two successive administrations, citing transparency concerns.

A total of 162 new complaints related to the upcoming Local Government elections were received, marking the highest number of complaints reported within a 24-hour period since March 20.

Some politicians such as Udaya Gammanpila and Namal Rajapaksa are perturbed after realizing that the investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks are heading towards the right direction with the arrest of an intelligence officer for misleading inves

Milinda Moragoda, founder of Pathfinder Foundation, met with the Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong to discuss avenues for further widening China-Sri Lanka relations.

A herd of wild elephants that roamed into the Mahakumbukkadawala area had caused much havoc destroying property and crops. The most startling incident for the residents of the area was the pulling down of the historic Bo Tree in Parasangaswewa Bodhir

Sri Lanka cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya said that he is now in the process of writing to the Indian government through the Indian High Commission in Colombo requesting for assistance to build an international cricket ground in Jaffna.

The heat felt by the human body is expected to reach the Caution level in 29 districts. This includes areas in the Northern, North-Central, North-Western, Western, Southern, and Eastern provinces, as well as Ratnapura and Monaragala districts.

A heavy influx of devotees was experienced by yesterday afternoon in Kandy when the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic got underway. Most of them had joined the three queues three days ahead of the event. According to police

A wild elephant that fell into an unprotected well at Nallamudawa in Eppawala was saved yesterday by the Wildlife Officers with great difficulty and released to Nallamudawa forest reserve.

A private members Bill sponsored by Opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake to repeal the Online Safety Act has already been gazetted and is ready to be presented to Parliament for its approval, Daily Mirror learns

The Most Venerable Mahanayake Thero of the Lanka Amarapura Dharma Rakshitha Nikaya, Aggamaha Panditha, Rajakeeya Panditha Sastrapati, the Incumbent of Bambalapitiya Vajiraramaya,Venerable Trincomalee Ananda Maha

A long queue of devotees waiting to worship the Sacred Tooth Relic, is already being experienced in Kandy. It had started two days ahead of the event.

A 10-day strict programme is presently underway to counter the sale and consumption of alcohol within the Kandy City limits during the period of the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Department of Excise announced y

Cargills Bank has confirmed that a cyber incident reported in March 2025 did not impact customer accounts or core banking systems and stated that it is now pursuing legal action to prevent the unlawful sharing of compromised data.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the court that a fresh postmortem will be conducted on April 23 on Sathsara Nimesh, who died while in the custody of the Welikada Police.

The Anuradhapura Municipal Coroner and his assistant were remanded till April 21 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Mohamed Rishwan today over allegations of accepting a bribe of Rs. 2,000 for issuing a postmortem report

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila said yesterday that former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan played a key role in smoking out LTTE terrorists from the eastern province.

All arrangements for the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic tomorrow are nearing completion. Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Kandy Municipal Council, the police, security forces, and other government establishments have organized the grand ceremony, which

Not ruling out the connection between Pillayan, exiled Channel 4 whistleblower Hanzeer Azad Maulana and Saharan Hashim with the Easter bombers as a script of the same incident, the civil society activists yesterday urged the government to probe into

Health authorities have raised concerns over a noticeable increase in the spread of the Chikungunya virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes and poses a serious threat to public health, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

As the Sinhala and Tamil New Year approaches, medical specialists are warning the public about the dangers of low-quality firecrackers being sold in the market.

Police said yesterday that special security and traffic arrangements will be in place during the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season.