Recent events in the United Kingdom, where JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva was met with coordinated protests by pro-LTTE separatist groups, should serve as a wake-up call to the Government of Sri Lanka. These demonstrations

The Urban Development Authority (UDA) is preparing to lease the Pettah Floating Market Complex to a Japanese investor for US$160 million.

While the world has made major progress in reducing HIV, Sri Lanka is moving in the opposite direction, according to the latest data.

Sri Lanka has been included in a new round of country visits planned by the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) for 2026, the body announced following its latest session in Geneva.

A Sri Lankan man suspected of involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people is seeking asylum in the UK.

A huge Mara tree hanging over Mawanella-Rambukkana road at Talagolla in Beddewela had fallen on a moving trishaw, causing the death of a passenger and injuries to three others including a two-year-old child.

Ten persons who are relatives -three females and seven males- were sentenced to death by Embilipitiya High Court Judge Buddhika C. Ragala over a murder committed ten years ago.

The Colombo High Court yesterday acquitted and released a former Army Captain and his personal driver, who had been indicted over a 2001 incident in which they were accused of breaking into a jewellery shop in the Wellawatte area and robbing a mobile

The name boards in several archaeological sites in the Batticaloa District have been illegally removed.

A female journalist was subjected to verbal abuse within the parliamentary premises, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Chamindranee Kiriella told the House yesterday.

A retired Sri Lankan judge has become one of the latest victims of an international online fraud ring that has been operating for more than two years, officials confirmed.

The Department of Examinations has lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) following reports that this year’s GCE Advanced Level Economics question paper had been leaked prior to the examination.

A depression is developing over the Bay of Bengal which is expected to bring in rains more than 100mm in the coming days, the Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

The section between the 97th and 99th kilometre posts on the Kandy–Colombo road, in the Pahala Kadugannawa area of Ganethenna, had been declared a high-risk zone due to the possibility of rockfalls, the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO

Deputy Minister of Women and Child Affairs Namal Sudarshana said it is difficult to confirm how many young women take up sex work, but admitted that those leaving detention often have no guardians or support.

Two underage girls who fled from a children’s home at Monaragala were arrested by Passara police and handed over to Monaragala Police.

Rushana Cassim will hold her first solo exhibition: Echoes of Galle and Nature on the 21st and 22nd November at the J.D.A. Perera Gallery. Art has been a quiet, nurturing companion in her life for over two decades. Over time, art

The budget proposals for 2026 of Soranathota Pradeshiya Sabha were defeated for the second time at yesterday’s meeting.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama yesterday ordered the issuance of a warrant against a Pakistani national who served as the manager of the Dambulla Thunders cricket team, over allegations that he aided and

The Supreme Court has directed the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) to immediately commence a fully-fledged inquiry into complaints filed by 22 Sri Lankan drivers who alleged they were deceived after being sent for

There is a severe shortage of Thriposha in many maternity and children’s hospitals across the country, Chairman of the Federation of Medical and Civil Rights Doctors’ Trade Unions, Specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, said.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that Sri Lanka has taught an important lesson to the world by restoring political and economic stability in the aftermath of the Aragalaya, despite negative narratives promoted by sections of the i

There has been 2368 reported cybercrimes in Sri Lanka up to October 31 2025, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said in Parliament yesterday.

A major ticket fraud operation involving safari jeeps at the Kaudulla National Park has been uncovered, leading to the arrest of several individuals and the seizure of 10 jeeps, Director General of Wildlife Conservation Ranjan Amarasinghe said.

Reports published on the Department’s official website are “extremely false and baseless,” leading to misguided policies that contributed to a rice shortage earlier this year

A 51-year-old father from Iluppukanniya, Mihintale, died after bravely shielding his son from a swarm of wasps, yesterday morning, hospital sources said.

Holding of provincial council elections in the near future has become remote as the report submitted by the Minister of Public Administration Provincial Councils and Local Government revealed that a parliamentary committee should be appointed to set

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured the Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) this afternoon that the Provincial Council elections will be held, said MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam.

A Police Sergeant and his wife had fallen into the Kandepuhulpolaoya canal at Madawalthenna in Bogahakumbura off Badulla and drowned in their attempt to cross the canal on Monday night (17).

Sri Lankan researchers have, for the first time, documented the presence of two rare free-tailed bat species Wroughton’s free-tailed bat (Otomops wroughtoni) and the East Asian free-tailed bat (Tadarida