As torrential rains lash Sri Lanka, health experts are sounding the alarm over a surge in waterborne diseases.

An audit report has revealed major financial lapses at the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC), including losses from overpriced medicine purchases and failure to recover money from suppliers.

Homagama High Court Judge Navarathna Marasinghe yesterday sentenced a man to death after he was found guilty of killing another man using a metal rod used for plucking coconuts, following a dispute over the alleged theft

The recent Cabinet reshuffle has given rise to concerns over expenditure heads and asset allocation, the Opposition highlighted yesterday.

Regional Director of Jinko Solar (China) Shehan Talagala made an official visit to Mega Solar (Pvt) Ltd Head Office to congratulate the company on achieving a remarkable 250 megawatts (MW) of Jinko solar panels deliveries completed

Inclement weather brought on by the depression located in the Southeast Arabian Sea has claimed four lives to date, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said yesterday.

An injured wild elephant in Somawathiya National Park is currently undergoing continuous medical treatment after being shot at, according to the Somawathiya Wildlife Office.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has raised concerns over individuals impersonating its officers, following the arrest of a man in Polonnaruwa.

Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath in a privilege issue raised serious concerns over the conduct of MP S. Shritharan, as a member of the Constitutional Council.

The government has allocated Rs. 250 million from the 2025 Budget to commence initial work on extending the Kelani Valley railway line beyond Avissawella, with the aim of enhancing railway efficiency and improving public transport connectivity.

Kinglyans Glitz with Marians organized by Christ the King College Pannipitiya will be held on Friday October 24 at Regal Lakeside Hotel Ratmalana.

Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), yesterday highlighted the critical importance of maintaining the highest levels of security at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), highlighting its key role in national security, e

A serious allegation and a disclosure was made against Minister of Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala in Parliament yesterday where MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake alleged that Mr. Wijepala is a person who had been expelled from the police.

Mahanayake of the Malwatta Chapter Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera said Sri Lanka is already facing the threat of smuggling of contraband goods and narcotics by sea and that it would worsen if the proposed bridge linking Sri Lanka an

The Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. (WNL) family made a remarkable mark at the Presidential Environment Awards 2025, winning multiple honours across its publications for excellence in environmental journalism and communication.

The Attorney General yesterday informed the Court of Appeal that the stance of Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) regarding the release of detained BYD vehicles belonging to John Keells CG Auto (Pvt) Ltd - over a dispute relating to motor capacity, would be con

Sri Lanka is developing a national building code to address issues with structural safety and quality, following a proposal submitted by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Defence, with World Bank guidance, Minister Nalinda Jayatissa sa

Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara yesterday assured that no underworld figures who were arrested will die in police custody.

Issues pertaining to the election of the Diyawadana Nilame at the Sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa including the non-eligibility of women Divisional Secretaries to vote, is to be discussed in Parliament tomorrow.

A wild elephant which had fallen into a toilet pit in a home garden at Moragoda in Huruluwewa was rescued and released into the Huruluwewa forest reserve by a team of wildlife officers from Ritigala.

The government should enable the people to consume liquor in order to meet the desired tax revenue targets, opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake told Parliament yesterday.

The prestigious “Presidential Environment Awards 2025” will be held today (23), at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Commissioner of Prisons and Media Spokesman Jagath Weerasinghe stressed that drug traffickers sentenced to death should be hanged.

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has called for a report from the Department of Customs on confiscating a consignment of the Holy Quran written in Tamil for more than a year.

The practice of dispensing medicines to patients without a prescription or the supervision of a qualified pharmacist is putting lives at risk, the Government Pharmacists Association has warned.

As the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka is yet to confirm that there has been a traditional monthly service at Pallakandal Church located within the Wilpattu National Park, the Attorney General will have to decide on the request made by the church author

A special gazette issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has redefined the functions and institutional responsibilities of several ministries following the recent Cabinet reshuffle.

The 75th Annual Convention of the All Ceylon Young Men’s Muslim Association (YMMA) was held at the Cinnamon Life City of Dreams in Colombo recently under the patronage of the YMMA National President Amhar Shariff.

The George Keyt Foundation’s ‘Young Contemporaries 2025’ exhibition culminated with tremendous success at the Barefoot Gallery, drawing over 300 attendees on the first evening and achieving extraordinary sales of artworks. The event, inaugurate