The Committee appointed to assess environment damage due to the Ditwah cyclone has revealed in its preliminary report that 34 percent of the country’s central highland natural forests have been damaged by the Ditwah cyclone, Environment Minister Dh

Sri Lanka Police have arrested 44 shooters wanted in connection with 114 shooting incidents reported last year, as intensified operations continue to track down remaining suspects linked to gun violence.

Death certificates have been issued for 525 people who lost their lives in landslides and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Chandana Abeyratne told Parliament yesterday (21

The spread of several viral diseases is on the rise due to the prevailing cold weather conditions, Gampaha Hospital Senior Medical Officer Dr. Ravinda Udagamage warned.

The Maldivian Criminal Court has remanded two Sri Lankan nationals arrested for alleged violence in Velana International Airport (VIA) in Maldives in custody for 15 days on Monday, Maldivian media reported.

The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has gone on alert amid concerns that Indian cancer drugs are being sold at exorbitant prices in private pharmacies.

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to resume the construction of the third phase of the Baseline Road Extension Project, a critical urban infrastructure initiative that had been stalled due to the country’s economic volatility.

The Mahanayake Thero of the Malwatta Chapter, Most Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thero, yesterday questioned the demand for the immediate implementation of the proposed education reforms, noting that

The All Ceylon Hajj Tour Operators Association (ACHTOA) has filed a writ application (CA/Writ 007/2026) before the Court of Appeal on 2nd of January 2026, challenging decisions of the newly appointed Hajj Committee for allegedly

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has issued an Extraordinary Gazette to award a commemorative medal to all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces of the Sri Lanka Navy, as well as civil employees of the approved cadre, to

The lead story of yesterday’s Daily Mirror titled ‘AI to threaten 23.8 percent of employed people in Sri Lanka’ came to the limelight in Parliament when Opposition MP Harsha de Silva quoted it while highlighting that AI has already

Sri Lanka is once again being recognized as one of the top beach destinations for 2026. Travel guide Lonely Planet has listed the country’s beaches as perfect for sunbathing, swimming, surfing, and relaxing. The island has over 1,340

The lead story of yesterday’s Daily Mirror titled ‘AI to threaten 23.8 percent of employed people in Sri Lanka’ came to the limelight in Parliament when Opposition MP Harsha de Silva quoted it while highlighting that AI has already affected som

The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka (WNPS) raises serious environmental and legal concerns regarding the recently commissioned wind power project on Mannar Island. WNPS has called for urgent executive

Sri Lanka Police have warned the public against filming or photographing crime scenes and victims for the purpose of sharing content on social media, stressing that such actions can seriously undermine criminal investigations and

Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister Bimal Rathnayake said that he does not believe former Speaker Ashoka Ranwala possesses a certificate to substantiate his claimed doctorate, given the failure to produce

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly emphasised that it is the duty of the Government and law enforcement agencies to ensure that there is no unwarranted interference with the exercise of the powers of the

The government has collected a total income of Rs. 904 billion from vehicle imports, exceeding the projected target of Rs. 441 billion, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera told Parliament yesterday.

Dr. Saman Weerasinghe, who was recently conferred with the prestigious Order of Friendship by the President of the Russian Federation, H.E. Vladimir Putin, was ceremonially felicitated yesterday at the Sri Kalyani Raja Maha Vihara, Kelaniya.

Former Speaker Asoka Ranwala seems to be dogged by misfortune with him being involved in a road accident injuring four persons last month and his wife meeting with another accident last Friday injuring herself.

An islandwide planned strike by government radiography technologists will disrupt critical diagnostic services at nearly 140 hospitals across Sri Lanka.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had met 10 of his key election promises by November 2025, while 10 more were in progress, 9 had shown no progress, and 1 had failed, according to the latest update of the ‘Anura Meter’ manifesto tracker.

The purchase of questionable, inferior-quality coal could lead to power cuts, as the capacity of the consignment already procured is insufficient, an opposition MP warned yesterday.

Two Special Determination petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the proposed legislation seeking to repeal the Parliamentary Pensions Act.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a man accused of defrauding a complainant of Rs. 50 million in a gold transaction, after allegedly posing as a Lieutenant Commander in the Sri Lanka Navy and supplying

Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, Milinda Moragoda, met with the newly arrived Canadian High Commissioner, Isabelle Martin, in Colombo.

Ms Minaza Hassan, the winner of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Scholarship for a young journalist to undergo a course of study and advanced training at the prestigious Malayala Manorama Group of Newspapers, left for India this week.

The founder of “Ayubowan Programme in Sri Lanka”, a social welfare programme, Cornelia Thielmann from Germany, who has funded several housing projects for the low-income families in the Bentota area, recently laid the foundation

Around 50 people in Sri Lanka die every day due to alcohol, combining deaths from both legal and illegal alcohol use, according to the Alcohol & Drug Information Center (ADIC).

Journalist Sajeewa Wijeweera has been suffering from an acute renal ailment and the doctors treating him have recommended immediate kidney transplant.