A re-investigation is underway into the disappearance of the Mount Lavinia artificial beach, which was built at a cost of Rs. 890 million, the Environment Ministry announced.

Although the root cause of the prevailing passport queues is due to the mismanagement of the previous governments, the Department of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) will commit to clear all queues before Sinhala and Tamil New Year in April, an offic

The position of the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s Department will not be abolished with the establishment of the proposed Independent Prosecutor’s Office, the government said today.

The post-mortem examinations of two foreign tourists who died while vacationing in Sri Lanka were conducted on Monday and the exact cause of death is yet to be determined.

Short power cuts are expected to be imposed in several districts of the island at least till Friday, February 14, till the Norochcholai Power plant is repaired and connected back to the main grid, sources from the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) told

A group of monkeys who entered the Panadura Power Station had ended up in a spat, interfering with the power grids, causing an islandwide power outage, sources from the Power and Energy Ministry said.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers today repatriated three wanted criminals including Nadakandage Upali alias ’ Rotumba Upali’ from Dubai to Sri Lanka this morning.

Despite past criticism of politicisation of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, the National People’s Power (NPP) government is in the process of making political appointments to head key Sri Lankan missions abroad, Daily Mirror learns.

The Cabinet has approved awarding the contract for repairing CFM 56-5B engines of SriLankan Airlines to Lufthansa Technik (LHT)/Hamburg for four years.

SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa has urged the government to launch an investigation into projects and grants operated under USAID in Sri Lanka.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that all the people are warriors on the same battlefield in the quest to attain comprehensive economic, social and cultural freedom.

A writ petition has been filed before the Court of Appeal seeking a declaration that Minister Ananda Wijepala is disqualified from serving as a Member of Parliament and is therefore not entitled to hold office as an MP.

Sri Lankan industrialist and businessman Don Harold Stassen Jayawardena, popularly known as Harry Jayawardena, has passed away at the age of 82.

A 24-year-old British woman reportedly died after being admitted to a hospital following a sudden illness while staying at a hostel on R.A. De Mel Mawatha, Kollupitiya.

A Gazette Notification (2421/41) has been issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as the Finance Minister, announcing the new luxury tax rates on private motor vehicles imported into the country effective from today (February 1).

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced that the price of super diesel will increase by Rs 18, bringing the new price to Rs 331 per liter, effective from midnight tonight.

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) has announced that as of 24 November 2024, a total of 1,445,549 non-citizens are on ICE’s non-detained docket with final orders of removal.

A female Executive Public Relations Officer at a leading five-star hotel in Wadduwa has reportedly fallen ill after an incident in which she was allegedly abused by a group of Polish nationals.

A constitutional bar stands in the way of the government’s move to prune perks and benefits of former Presidents as observed by the committee appointed to look into it, an informed source said.

With congestion in the release of import containers at Colombo still showing no sign of easing off any time soon, there is fear whether it will trigger an impact on essential food items being imported.

An extraordinary gazette notification has been issued today on the import of vehicles, by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, exercising the powers granted to him as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe in response to an inquiry about the shortage of red rice and the soaring prices of coconuts by a group of residents in Galle yesterday, said, ’’Let’s wait and see what happens.

Claiming that no one should be worried about persons who are arrested being released on bail soon, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the objective of the government is not to keep suspects in remand prison but to file cases before the High Cour

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department, has been remanded until January 27 after being produced before the Colombo Additional Magistrate.

Claiming that Yoshitha Rajapaksa was not arrested just because he is former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said today law is implemented if anyone had purchased lands or property illegally or in susp

The Adani Group has refuted reports claiming the cancellation of its 484 MW wind power projects in Mannar and Pooneryn, labeling them as “false and misleading.”

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has filed a Fundamental Rights petition, challenging the government’s decision to reduce his security detail without conducting a thorough security assessment.

Amidst several contradictory statements coming from the NPP government ministers over the ongoing rice shortage in the country, it has come to light that the government finds itself in a quandary since it has no accurate data on last year’s paddy p

The President’s Secretariat has issued a series of instructions to all Ministry secretaries outlining the facilities and services to be provided to Ministers.

It is better for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to leave his residence without waiting till he is asked to do so, Cabinet spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today.