The Justice Ministry is to seek Cabinet approval soon for the appointment of a committee to decide how to proceed with the establishment of an independent prosecution unit as promised in the election manifesto, Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said.

Intelligence agencies have disclosed that numerous underworld figures residing in the Middle East and Europe have issued threats against Sri Lankan law enforcement officers who fled to Europe due to local underworld threats.

Relatives of a fisherman, who was allegedly struck by lightning and fell into the sea, are now suspecting foul play, with his wife and family questioning whether his death was truly caused by the storm.

A Fundamental Rights petition has been filed challenging the appointment of High Court Judge Ranga Dissanayake as the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The Japanese Graduates’ Alumni Association of Sri Lanka (JaGAAS) announced the inaugural JaGAAS Life-time Award – 2025, recognising outstanding Japanese and Sri Lankan alumni of Japanese institutions who have made immense contributions to Sri Lan

The government has appointed a committee headed by President’s Counsel (PC) Rienzie Arsecularatne to review the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and the Anti Terrorism laws introduced during former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s tenure and tha

Sri Lanka is to face a challenging situation in maintaining debt sustainability, Sagala Ratnayake, Advisor to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

The Police Department will have a special security mechanism in place for the oncoming schools cricket Big Match season,

Rajangana Divisional Secretary and the Senior Probation Officer of the Provincial Probation Department were arrested yesterday by Anuradhapura Police on suspicion of employing a 17 year old girl at Anuradhapura Avanthi Children’s Home as a helper a

A group of investors in the Onmax DT pyramid scheme staged a protest yesterday outside the Central Bank, urging authorities to recover their lost funds.

Tamil political parties in the Northern Province met yesterday to have talks to strengthen the Alliance ‘Democratic Tamil National Alliance’

The Pathfinder Foundation and the Heritage Foundation (USA) will conduct a joint briefing session online on February 28th, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. (SLST), which is 9:00 a.m. (EST), via Zoom.

After a year long season of heavy rain, the dry weather experienced at present has been favourable to the salt industry in the Puttalam District. Salt Producers’ Association in Puttalam expressed satisfaction about the prevailing weather conditions

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary, Ven. Galaboda Atte Gnanasara Thera, who was incarcerated for nearly one and a half months, was granted bail by the Colombo High Court.

The driver of the Matale bound bus from Hettipola on Monday evening developed a heart failure and died while at the wheel and the bus veered off the road.

Others wanted for terrorism, fraud, and money laundering are also included in the red notices. Among them, at least a dozen red notices were issued for women involved in fraud, murder, and drug offenses.

A group of detainees under rehabilitation at Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre in Polonnaruwa had fled custody in the early hours of last morning.

The Department of Excise launched a special probe yesterday following complaints received from several liquor shops that a person who claimed him to be the Excise Chief had asked for money, the Daily Mirror learns.

The police are seeking public assistance to locate a 16-year-old girl from Alwatta who has been missing since December 6 last year.

Sri Lanka has failed to earn desired benefits from the decisions made by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the government to forego perks entitled to them, Opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake told Parliament yesterday.

Due to the prevailing dry weather conditions in Sri Lanka electricity generated by using hydropower has reduced due to high levels of heat, an official from the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.

A consignment of school requisites and other articles were distributed among the children of Dangahawewa Vidyalaya in Nawagaththegama by Sri Lanka Maha Vihara in Korea

The Commissioner General of Motor Traffic officially confirmed before the Court of Appeal last Friday (21) that electric motor vehicles imported under the permit scheme established by the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment Circular No. 02/2022

The Passing out Parade of 12 naval officers who successfully completed Basic Orientation Course (Medical) was held at the main parade ground of the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), Trincomalee on Saturday (22).

In response to growing concerns over former military personnels involvement in criminal activities, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha revealed that many individuals connected to recent crimes had either unofficially left or been

The Sri Lanka Navy has seized 18 Indian fishing boats and arrested 131 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters so far this year.

The Athurugiriya Police have initiated an investigation following a complaint that underworld groups plotted to assassinate Tissa Ravindra Perera, the Deputy News Editor of the Aruna newspaper, along with his family.

The 1929 Child Helpline Service received a total of 29,667 calls regarding child abuse cases during the last year (2024), of which 7,362 were public complaints, according to the progress report issued by the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs for th

Opposition which refrained from nominating it’s members to parliamentary committees and boycotted participating in committees is expected to change its decision if the ruling party comes up with a favourable response to its requests.

In somewhat good news for thousands of Big Match revellers who are expected to throng the streets around large cricket grounds in Colombo in the coming weeks, the Colombo Municipal Council assures safety from collapsing old city trees that could caus