Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has called for new criteria to select eligible recipients of Aswesuma social security scheme while inquiring on over allocation of funds for the payment of salaries to the employees of the

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability has recommended that any remaining compensation funds related to the damage caused by the X-Press Pearl vessel be utilized exclusively

Some 300 brand new vehicles have been stranded at the Hambantota Port for more than six months, with individual importers complaining that Sri Lanka Customs is demanding taxes amounting to nearly three times the original value

In a move signalling a setback for the NPP government, the Cabinet has decided to postpone the Grade 6 education reforms following concerns raised by religious leaders, the Opposition and the public.

Despite the government postponing the education reforms until next year in the face of mounting public pressure, the Opposition has vowed to press ahead with its campaign, including the collection of public signatures for a petition

The Designated Officer of the Presidential Secretariat has rejected a request made under the Right to Information (RTI) Act seeking vehicle number details of 68 vehicles handed over to the Secretariat following the conclusion of the

Sri Lanka continues to fail survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, with decades of alleged abuses by State security forces remaining largely uninvestigated and unpunished, according to a new report covering the period from

As thundershowers which occurred in Colombo and suburbs last evening concerned many, the Department of Meteorology yesterday assured that Sri Lanka is in for fair weather during the coming days.

The death rate in the human-elephant conflict in the Anuradhapura District has been increasing and it resulted in the death of 33 people and 91 wild elephants in 2025.

Due to the mystery surrounding the death of a 14-year-old boy who died on January 2 in Nuri Estate, within the Noori Police area of Deraniyagala in Kegalle District, the body was exhumed yesterday (12) before Avissawella Magistrate Pramod Jayasekara.

Two suspects arrested while in possession of a sniper type firearms in front of the Criminal Investigation Department are officers attached to the Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment, counsel appearing on behalf of the Sri Lanka Army informed the Fort A

Registrar of the Welimada District Court, who is alleged to have accepted a bribe of Rs. 500,000 to hand over possession in a land case in accordance with a District Court judgement, was ordered to be remanded till January 27 by Colombo Additional Ma

A woman arrested by the Financial Crimes Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and remanded over allegations of defrauding people of several hundred thousand rupees through threats and deceit, told the Colombo Chief Magistrate that sh

Attorney-at-Law Siri A. Perera JPUM, former Vice President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, former Member of the Council of Legal Education of Sri Lanka, Vice President of the SAARC Law Sri Lanka Chapter, Past Governor of Lions Clubs Internationa

Brandix Apparel on Wednesday distributed 580 school supplies kits to children of employees at its Ridigama facility, marking another round of its annual welfare initiative ahead of the 2026 school year.

A meritorious almsgiving ceremony was held at the Gangaramaya Temple in Hunupitiya, Colombo, for the Buddha and the Maha Sangha Ratna to mark Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa’s 59th birthday, yesterday.

Small and medium-scale enterprises affected by the Easter Sunday attacks have fallen from the frying pan into the fire due to the banking sector’s failure to implement recommendations made by the Ministry of Industry, according to the Joint Distric

Some applications claiming the Rs 25,000 initial payment for restoring houses which were affected by the cyclone Ditwah were found to be problematic in the District of Colombo, Colombo Divisional Secretariat said yesterday.

Sooriya Bala Sangramaya” (Solar Energy) programme launched around 2016-2017, introducing net-metering and other schemes, boosted by Asian Development Bank funding and leading to rapid capacity increases and milestones in the country.

Complying with the request made by the Indian company which manufactured Ondansetron injection in question, local health authorities have decided to send samples of the withdrawn injection batches to a World Health Organisation (WHO)-accredited labor

In the wake of online scams doubling in a year with thousands of individuals becoming victims, Sri Lanka Police have increased crackdown on such frauds carried out by both locals and foreigners.

Claiming that there is an acute shortage in labour force in the construction industry, Secretary to the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Kumudu Lal Bogahawatta said yesterday leading construction companies had sought permission from

Police said complaints regarding video recording of sexual relations of married women and their paramours, and young men and women, to extort them under threat of sharing the videos on websites have been increasing.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) declared they will remain on high alert until the stop-start Advanced Level exams that are currently underway finish soon, DMC’s Pradeep Kodippili said.

Search for those who are missing as a result of the cyclone Ditwah is still continuing, but operations have been hampered due to rain that is prevailing in the respective areas, state officials said yesterday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath, in his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, sought assistance for rebuilding infrastructure, including rehabilitation of bridges and rail lines damaged after Cyclone Ditwah, according to a press relea

A group of three suspects who had been arrested by Ethimale Police and produced before Siyambalanduwa Magistrate Dinushka Rosan Anuruddha Samaraweera for causing damage to an archaeological site and destroying nine ancient rock pillars were fined Rs.

The annual Duruthu Perahera of the Kelaniya Temple lit up the streets on Saturday. Here, former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Dr. Saman Weerasinghe who is the chairman of the Dayaka Sabha places the casket with the sacred relics on the tusker to be

The low-pressure area located over the Gulf of Mannar is weakening further and moving away from the island, Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

Whilst highlighting a serious scam with regard to the awarding of tender pertaining to supply of coal to Norochcholai power plant, the Frontline Socialist Party yesterday urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to carry out a probe on it.