Sri Lanka’s public health sector is showing signs of deep unrest, with two major doctors’ unions warning that continued government inaction could soon lead to nationwide protests or even strikes.

In what appeared to be another instance of multi-billion rupee waste of taxpayers’ money, more than 2700 government buildings, constructed in the past, remain abandoned or not being used properly, according to the budget speech delivered by Preside

Defense counsel representing Daisy Forrest, the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, informed the Colombo High Court that maintaining proceedings against her under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act is baseless, as she is suffering from dementia.

Funds provided by the World Bank for entrepreneur development have been misused and given to relatives of former Ministers, Minister Samantha Vidyaratne told Parliament today.

Former Minister Prasanna Ranatunga was arrested this morning (12) after appearing before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.

The government is heading for trouble over the budget proposal to pay Rs.200 as a daily allowance for estate workers since such state revenue cannot be used to make payments for those employed by the private sector.

MP Ramanathan Archuna created havoc in Parliament today by objecting the decision of the chair to allow Deputy Minister Arun Hemachandra to raise a point of order.

The Court of Appeal directed the Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) to expeditiously release 625 BYD vehicles detained by the Customs, subject to respective bank guarantees and corporate guarantees, as set out in a motion filed by the Sri Lanka Customs.

Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne said an investigation will be conducted by the office of the Secretary General of Parliament regarding the use of unparliamentary language used by some MPs during yesterday’s sessions.

After listening to the 2026 budget speech, one thing became clear: this Government has no plan for economic growth.

Keratoconus, a progressive eye disorder that distorts vision, is increasingly being detected among Sri Lankans, including schoolchildren, the National Eye Hospital has cautioned.

Prime Minister and Minister of Education Harini Amarasuriya says discussions are underway to introduce an age-appropriate sex education programme in schools with the aim of protecting children from sexual abuse.

After many decades, the government pulled off what was unthinkable for many by presenting a budget which ticks almost all boxes in its fiscal parameters while laying the foundation for a fully fledged digital economy powered by artificial intelligenc

Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has raised serious concern over what he described as an “inappropriate sexual education program” proposed for inclusion in Sri Lanka’s school curriculum next year.

A married couple who had uploaded nude videos of themselves to a subscription-based adult website in UK have been arrested by officers of the Nugegoda Divisional Children and Women’s Bureau.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has revised the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratios applicable for vehicle leasing facilities. According to the new guidelines, the maximum leasing percentage for commercial vehicles has been set at 70%, while the maximum

More than USD 50 million provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for drainage and solid waste disposal have gone missing since 2010, Minister of Public Administration and Provincial Councils A.H.M.H. Abeyratana told Parliament yesterday.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is currently presenting the Budget 2026 in Parliament, unveiling a series of allocations and reforms focused on economic stability, healthcare, digital transformation, and social welfare.

The daily wage for estate workers will be increased from Rs. 1,350 to Rs. 1,750 by January 2026.

Sri Lanka has spent US $ 1.3 billion on vehicle imports by October 31, this year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.

The Sri Lankan man who pleaded guilty to killing a mother, her four children and a family friend in a gruesome mass stabbing in an Ottawa suburb in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years.

Inside Dubai’s Wafi City stands a place that quietly moves the world. The world’s largest visa application centre, operated by VFS Global, spans 150,000 square feet and processes up to 10,000 applications daily.

The National People’s Power (NPP) Peliyagoda Urban Council member, whose husband and son were arrested for drug smuggling, has resigned.

Industries and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil Handunnetti yesterday said that those accepting Aswesuma benefits should be ashamed, describing it as “legal begging.”

Sri Lanka continues to spend trillions of rupees importing products that could easily be cultivated or produced locally, a costly trend that has persisted for over a decade despite the country’s rich agricultural potential.

A principal of a primary school in the Eppawala area of Anuradhapura has been arrested for alleged involvement in heroin trafficking, police said.

Among the more than three million district-wise migrant population, 40.6 percent moved to Colombo (16.7%) and Gampaha (16.8%) districts due to marriage, according to the latest report by the Department of Census and Statistics.

The opposition has announced a major rally on November 21, as a first warning to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, demanding that he fulfills the election pledges made to the nation. They say the protest is also to oppose any attempts to suppress o

Amidst the Tsunami Exercise (IOWave25) scheduled in several coastal districts today, Director General of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Maj. Gen. Sampath Kotuwegoda (Retd.) yesterday revealed that all 77 Tsunami Early Warning Towers in the coun

The German Embassy in Sri Lanka has announced that, effective from November 3, 2025, all appointments for Schengen visa applications must be made through a new online system operated by VFS Global.