The government’s decision to introduce an affordable alcoholic beverage in order to stop consumption of illicit liquor will create more alcoholics in the country and will give rise to more health issues, an opposition MP said yesterday.

Two suspects, including former Provincial Councillor Salochana Gamage, who were arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe, were further remanded till January 17 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali.

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Addis Ababa hosted a New Year 2025 commemoration programme at the Chancery premises on January 01, 2025, bringing together the dedicated staff of the Embassy and their families in a heartfelt tribute to the dawn of the New

A recent survey has revealed that the strength of 63 schools in the Galle District is less than 50 students each.

Around 150 elephants, including tuskers and calves, are reportedly trapped and starving in the Oyamaduwa area following a failed attempt to relocate them from regions such as Sravastipura, Thambuttegama, Vilachchiya, Moragoda and Thanthirimale in the

Amid the health scare, there have been speculations on whether the virus will impact other countries, or bring back the COVID-19 days.

In celebration of the 52nd anniversary of the Sri Kalyani Dhamma School, a special Pichcha Mal Pooja was held at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya on a recent day, organized by the Past Students’ Association of the Sri Kalyani Dhamma School.

The Department of Wildlife Conservation has decided to use GPS technology to monitor movements of elephants and thereby managing the issue which has reached serious proportions.

The government announced its decision to set a guaranteed price for rice and it has been decided to reveal the new price next week.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will contest the upcoming elections, including the Local Government and Provincial Council elections, under the ‘Chair’ symbol, SLFP General Secretary Duminda Dissanayake said today.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe met Prime Minister of Nepal K.P. Sharma Oli on Thursday at the prime minister’s residence in Baluwatar,

An individual who videoed the private parts of several women and attempted to extort money or demanded sex bribes by blackmailing them by way of threatening to share the video clippings on internet and another who aided and abetted it were arrested b

A Memorandum of Understanding for rehabilitation of the Karainagar Boatyard in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, with grant assistance from the Government of India to the tune of Rs. 290 million was signed and exchanged by High Commissioner of Indi

The annual concert and the Christmas carols of the CNC Nursery School in Pugoda,

Wildlife Conservation Department announced that no deaths of hill country leopards had not been reported from Hagala Wildlife Range for the last year.

Veteran politician J.R.P Suriyapperuma who represented Parliament from time to time for a few decades died yesterday at the age of 96. He last represented the House last from 2010 to 2015 as a national list MP of the UPFA.

The passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai and Nagapattinam in India, which had been suspended due to inclement weather experienced in the North from October to December last year, resumed today.

A foreign tourist takes a selfie with Air Force personnel near the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, yesterday.

A group of 50 individuals with hearing impairments who underwent special training provided by the Department of Motor Traffic will receive driving licences.

Tens of thousands of devotees flocked to the places of religious worship at the dawn of New Year 2025 last morning.

The annual birth rate in the country, which previously stood at 350,000, has reportedly dropped significantly, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.

The appointment of Dr. Jayanga Thilakarathna as Resident Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (RO) at the Castle Street Hospital for Women (CSHW) has sparked significant backlash, with both the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) and the Asso

Claiming that the government achieved some stability on the surface level of the economy, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday the government will implement an economic policy framework aimed at addressing the deeper structural problems

One inmate in Matara prison was reported dead and ten others were injured when a Bo tree within the prison premises fell on them.

The National People’s Power (NPP) government has not made a big difference where the development of the country is concerned, Former MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said yesterday.

The one-year ban on foreign research vessels for the conduct of surveys in Sri Lanka’s territorial waters ended yesterday, and the government has decided not to extend it because it is not in conformity with international laws, Daily Mirror lear

A massive protest was launched yesterday in Oyamaduwa against the Wildlife Department’s decision to release the wild elephants captured from other areas to the Wilpattu Forest Reserve.

Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong said that early this year, the Chinese government supported the northern and eastern regions by providing essential supplies for livelihoods with a total value of Rs. 1.5 billion rupees, including housing units, rice, a

The government should come up with a particular time frame within which the Executive Presidency would be abolished and a new constitution would be enacted, a well-known civil movement said yesterday.

The ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme focusing on areas such as social behaviour, environmental cleanliness and people’s ethical behaviour will be launched tomorrow with the participation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secr