A contempt of court application filed against former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra was terminated yesterday before the Court of Appeal, following her decision to withdraw the alleged contemptuous statement she made regarding the ongoing pr

Only 23% of the total candidates who contested the General Election have so far submitted their income and expenditure reports to the Election Commission.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake who met with Parliamentarians from the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) discussed long standing issues faced by the people in the North and the East. Talks were held at at the Presidential Secretariat.

Steps are being taken to distribute one million coconuts through Sathosa outlets at a price of Rs. 130 within the next two weeks, Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe said yesterday.

The LIRNEasia is hosting an exclusive forum titled “Unlocking Data for Artificial Intelligence in Sri Lanka” on December 7, 2024, at the ITC Ratnadipa Hotel in Colombo to explore AI’s transformative potential and its implications for the countr

The recent floods have caused widespread damage, submerging approximately 95,000 acres of paddy fields, officials reported yesterday.

A delegation from the All-China Journalists Association (ACJA) visited Sri Lanka recently and met members of the Sri Lanka China Journalists’ Forum (SLCJF) in Colombo. During their stay, the delegation visited several print and electronic media ins

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) K.B. Manathunga has been appointed as the new Director of the Police Media Division and Police Spokesman, replacing DIG Nihal Thalduwa.

The Attorney General yesterday informed the Court of Appeal that the National Procurement Commission is conducting an inquiry regarding the awarding of tenders for the purchase of five million e-passports.

The government will introduce a new Constitution in another three years’ time and there is ample time until then to submit proposals on the future of the Provincial Council system, Cabinet spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday.

The government is in discussions with the Cuban government to launch a sustainable programme aimed at eradicating the dengue menace from the country.

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union has condemned the attack on the protest of the Development Officers on Monday in front of the Ministry of Education.

A domesticated elephant, used as a beast of burden to move logs in the Neluwa area, trampled its mahout to death.

Following the recent seizure of large quantities of narcotics in the Indian Ocean by the Indian Navy, the Sri Lanka Navy is looking to enhance collaborative deployments and operations with its Indian counterparts, especially in the high seas, to comb

An astrologer who buried a stock of fake gems in a home garden and misled the owner that a treasure had been buried in the garden and undertook to perform rites to unearth it had cheated him and taken away cash Rs.2.9 million as part payment for d

Around 5,200 tonnes of fresh stocks of imported rice will be released to the market between December 16 and 25, the Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation (STC) said yesterday.

New committees such as the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), Committee on Public Accounts and others will be appointed this week, the Parliament Communication Unit said yesterday.

Whilst recalling that the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the NPP have strongly opposed the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), the People’s Struggle Alliance yesterday urged the present government to scrap it.

Some members of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) favour contesting future elections under the elephant symbol and wants a reconciliation between the two parties, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said over the weekend.

Vedda Chief Uruvarigelage Vannila Ettho said Rs.40,000 of compensation for the crop devastation caused by rain and floods was quite insufficient.

IDM Nations Campus International (IDMNC) hosted its annual graduation ceremony at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) yesterday under its visionary leader and Chairman IDMNC Dr. Janagan Vinayagamoorthy, where the remarkabl

The Department of Railways is hopeful that the upcountry mainline affected by earth slips and rock falls could be cleared of obstructions and the train service between Colombo and Badulla would be back to normal today.

A leopard that entered a house at Ilangowapuram in Mullaitivu to escape floods was captured by the Wildlife Conservation officers and released to a safer location.

A wild elephant calf, which was separated from its herd due to the overflow of the Mahaweli River and the Divulana Willuwa Dam in Polonnaruwa, arrived at a cowshed in the Divulana village with a herd of buffaloes on Thursday.

A Sri Lankan expatriate worker attempting to smuggle e-cigarettes worth over Rs.1.4 million on his way back from Malaysia was arrested by the Police at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday morning.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday recalled the arrest warrant issued against newly elected Jaffna District Parliamentarian Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna after he surrendered to the court.

The validity period of temporary vehicle number plates issued by the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) will end on December 15, DMT Commissioner General Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasinghe announced.

A total of 1,882 leptospirosis (rat fever) cases have been reported in the Ratnapura District, marking the highest number of deaths from the disease this year.

Australia has expressed its potential technical support in areas such as national security, maritime affairs, digitalisation, public sector modernisation, vocational education, and the energy sector in Sri Lanka.