Concerns are mounting in the UK Parliament over the potential acceptance of Sri Lankan asylum seekers, currently located in Diego Garcia, with allegations surfacing that some may have criminal records, including serious charges such as child abuse.

Three Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the legality of business transactions involving LTL Holdings (Private) Limited were today dismissed by the Supreme Court.

Following inclement weather prevailing in the country, the Sri Lanka Navy dispatched 11 relief teams to the districts of Ampara, Batticaloa and Matara. The relief teams are currently (as of 27th November 2024) working round the clock to provide neces

The stoppage of all fishing activities due to the rainy weather conditions have caused a decrease in supply, increasing fish prices, officials said yesterday.

The stoppage of all fishing activities due to the rainy weather conditions have caused a decrease in supply, increasing fish prices, officials said yesterday.

All business establishments in Pudukudiruppu put up shutters yesterday to mark the Maveerar Naal commemoration and the birth anniversay of the LTTE leader.

He said foreign currency debt servicing should be only 4.5 percent of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) according to the agreement in principle reached with bilateral creditors. He said it was as high as 9.2 percent in the past.

He told a news conference at the Government Information Department that the Meteorology Department has forecasted that rainy and windy conditions will reduce after November 29 and said that a decision will be taken on the date to resume the examinati

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Namal Karunaratne acknowledged that there is a delay in receiving fertilizer subsidy payments to farmers’ accounts.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of newly elected Jaffna District Parliamentarian Dr Ramanathan Archchuna for failing to appear before the court in connection with a road traffic accident that occurred in 202

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption recorded a statement from former President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday.

An illegal call centre manned by a group of two dozen overstaying foreign tourists from nine countries was busted for the first time ever in Sri Lanka by the Department of Immigration and Emigration yesterday in Colombo.

Former Minister Dullas Alahapperuma who is the leader of Freedom People’s Congress requested President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to scrap nomination papers submitted nearly two years ago in view of the elections to the local authorities due to reaso

China has invited President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for an official visit to China, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday.

United Nations Astrologers International Conference and Awards Ceremony 2024 was held last week at the Bandaranaike International Memorial Conference Hall with a gathering of local and foreign eminent astrologers.

Sri Lanka’s Great Rebellion of 1817–1818 also known as the 1818 Uva–Wellassa Rebellion led by Maha Adikaram Monarawila Keppetipola was commemorated at the foot of the Keppetipola Memorial at Maha Maluwa in Kandy.

A fraudulent E-8 visa scheme worth Rs.7.1 million involving seven Sri Lankan victims who paid money to unregistered agencies promising overseas jobs, has been uncovered by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), an official said yesterday

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa charged that the government has backtracked on its pre-election pledge that the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement with IMF would be amended but vowed instead to stick to the guardrails of it upon election to of

Fort Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali yesterday ordered the CID (Criminal Investigation Department) to release former MP Sujeewa Senasinghe’s controversial luxury vehicle to him.

The Centre for Open Education for the Study of the Russian Language and Culture in Sri Lanka is making remarkable strides in promoting Russian language learning and cultural exchange.

The Vice Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC) Ms. Sun Haiyan, paid a courtesy call on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday.

A group of army personnel running an illegal timber stall were arrested by Priyankaragama Police during a raid on an army Corporal’s house.

Two attorneys currently serving as Additional Solicitors General (ASG) at the Attorney General’s Department were sworn in as President’s Counsel (PC) yesterday during a ceremonial sitting of the Supreme Court.

The Curator of the S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Museum for 50 years Siripala Gamage passed away following a brief illness yesterday at the age of 75.

The Japanese Graduates Alumni Association of Sri Lanka ( JaGAAS) is pleased to announce the launch of an inaugural - once in a lifetime national JaGAAS awards programme in recognition of outstanding contributions of Japanese nationals / organisations

The ‘Ananda Pahasara’, literary, arts, and cultural festival organized by the Literary Society of Ananda College, Colombo along with other subject societies, was successfully held last week at the College premises. The event was inaugurated by Pr

The President and his government’s stance on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is welcomed, former MP Rajitha Senaratne said yesterday.

Four policemen charged with assaulting an individual following a head-on collision involving two jeeps have been acquitted by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court due to insufficient evidence to support the assault charges.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) announced that electricity tariffs will remain unchanged for this year, due to delays in the submission of proposals by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).