Pakistan has assured maximum security for the Sri Lankan national cricket team who are presently in Islamabad for an ongoing ODI series after concerns were raised by some Sri Lankan players over their safety.

A scam worth Rs 1.4 billion is involved in awarding the tender to import cabs, SLPP MP D. V. Chanaka told Parliament yesterday. “The specification of the tenders have been prepared to ensure that a certain company is awarded the tender to import

An unfortunate incident occurred at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital when a 37-year-old nurse Isuru Nadeeshani Dissanayake from Kandy National Hospital passed away while giving birth to her third child. Hospital sources confirmed that the newborn is

The carcass of a leopard had been found last morning at the Buduruwagala forest reserve in Wellawaya by Wildlife officers’

In a striking protest against the low prices of big onions, members of the joint opposition in the Dambulla Pradeshiya Sabha attended yesterday’s monthly council meeting wearing garlands made entirely of onions.

Efforts to drive wild elephants back into designated wildlife zones from villages in the Hambantota District are being carried out successfully, minimising the impact on local communities, according to District Secretary Bimal Indrajith de Silva.

Minister of Science and Technology Krishantha Abeysena and ACCIMT Chairman Prof. Chandana Jayarathna pay tribute by garlanding a portrait of Sir Arthur C. Clarke during the 40th anniversary celebration of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Tec

Refuting claims of opposition leader Sajith Premadasa that the government has collected record state revenue by overly taxing people, Minister Anura Karunathilake said no new tax was imposed in 2025 and that state revenue was collected due to proper

More than 1,000 children in Sri Lanka are currently on waiting lists for life-saving heart surgeries but a new partnership between the Ministry of Health and the Rotary Club of Colombo West aims to bring hope to some of them.

The awards ceremony and the celebration of Ninnada’s 20th anniversary took place in grand style at the Temple Trees on November 7, with former Chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya gracing the occasion as the

The budget for 2026 of Kandeketiya Pradeshiya Sabha was defeated by four votes yesterday.

The Coconut Cultivation Board (CCB) has announced that it will cut down and destroy 5,000 coconut trees starting yesterday (11) in the Matara District to contain a rapidly spreading disease affecting coconut plantations.

The Court of Appeal yesterday further extended its interim order preventing the arrest of a former member of the Army Intelligence Service without obtaining the advice of the Attorney General, in connection with a CID investigation on

A 19-year-old schoolgirl who was due to sit for the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination yesterday(10) was found dead in her bed early last morning at her home in Ihala Arawwala, Dambulla, police said.

The All Ceylon Small Industries Association says that the government’s decision to prohibit the free distribution of polythene bags, including shopping bags, has not affected the local polythene industry or its production.

A suspect who had raped and impregnated an underage girl and went into hiding was arrested yesterday after more than a year by Monaragala Division Crime Investigation Unit.

The Court of Appeal was informed yesterday that the police constable allegedly involved in the assault of a lawyer at Mount Lavinia court premises had been transferred to the Mount Lavinia Police Headquarters Station from the Kesbewa Police Station o

The Kollupitiya Jumma Mosque successfully carried out its second consecutive year Free Medical Camp at the Mosque premises recently.

A leading businessman from Germany Gudrun Jessnitz and his wife Detlef Jessnitz on a visit to Sri Lanka celebrated their 55th marriage anniversary in Sri Lanka. They donated 200 spectacles for low income individuals and handed them over to the founde

International organizations such as the UN Family Planning Agency and the Sri Lankan government is out to destroy local schoolchildren by misleading them in the guise of providing them sex education, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith sai

The United Kingdom’s House of Lords has raised concerns over a sharp drop in the number of foreign nationals deported from the UK, with Sri Lanka listed among the countries showing a steep decline in returns.

The proposal by the government in Budget 2026 to lower the Value Added Tax (VAT) threshold to Rs 3.6 million from Rs 5 million will increase the cost of living, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harsha de Silva said over the weekend.

The government is to convene a meeting of all political parties and relevant civil society organizations to find ways and means to hold provincial elections which are locked in an impasse due to a legal snag since 2017.

The Health Ministry has reportedly expressed concern following the release of an audit report that calls for an urgent overhaul of Sri Lanka’s private healthcare system, citing the need for fair pricing, standardized regulation, and improved patien

Gampola Udapalatha Divisional Secretary Athma Dilrukshi Jayaratne was ordered yesterday by the Appeal Court to pay compensation of Rs. 100,000 to the construction company in charge of the Ambuluwawa cable car project, for

Former Diyawadana Nilame Nilanga Dela who received 195 votes was elected as Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa by a majority of 145 votes against Basnayaka Nilame of Kataragama Devala Duminda Bandara Udurawana

The opposition MPs attempted to secure a response from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake regarding the timeline for the conduct of the elections to the provincial councils.

The government has decided to alienate land in Kebiliththa Forest Reserve in Kotiyagala in Siyambalanduwa to the farmers who had been engaging in Chena cultivation.

The 2026 budget is a clearly IMF-dictated budget, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.

The budget of the NPP–controlled Soranatota Pradeshiya Sabha was voted out yesterday by three votes.