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.

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