At least 17 pupils have died after a school in central Kenya caught fire on Thursday night, police said.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) placed deposits at the Galle District Elections Office this morning to contest the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha elections.

England’s final Test match of the summer sees them conclude their three-game series against Sri Lanka at the Oval starting today, with left-arm pace bowler Josh Hull set to make his international debut.

New Zealand added former Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath and India’s ex-batting coach Vikram Rathour to their coaching staff on Friday for their upcoming three test matches in Asia.

Four women were injured when a land mine exploded while they were clearing mines in Mankulam, Vavuniya last evening.

Sri Lanka’s all-round prodigy Dunith Wellalage and promising Harshitha Samarawickrama have been shortlisted for the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player-of-the-Month Award for August respectively.

Uva Province Governor A.J.M. Muzammil has resigned from his post, extending his support to Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa.

People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) urged the Election Commission to take steps to end the spread of fake postal voting results on social media.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa said that state-owned enterprises (SOE) can no more be a burden to the country, economy, taxpayers and the people.

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is grappling with lower number of licensed tour guides, which could threaten the country’s ability to cater to the expected five million visitors by 2030.

The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE), ahead of the country’s upcoming presidential election, urged candidates to avoid making unrealistic fiscal promises that could jeopardise the nation’s fragile economic recovery.

Sri Lanka’s resurging retail sector which is undergoing a significant transformation is well positioned for a take-off supported by recent developments, according to Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA).

Officials from the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL), the Election Commission, Department of Prisons, and election monitoring bodies have come together to address challenges related to prisoners’ right to vote, the HRCSL said in a statem

A total of 47 apparel factory workers were injured following a bus collision in Bibila today.

The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court today (05) ordered that a house at the Henfold Estate in Lindula, which has been illegally occupied by State Minister of Education Aravindh Kumar since 1987 be handed over to the plantation authorities.

The National People’s Power (NPP), which was formerly the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), is playing politics by unnecessarily using issues of the people, Ven. Ulapane Sumangala Thero said.

Four State Ministers have been removed from their positions with immediate effect by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Out of the pool of Sri Lanka Under - 19 fast bowlers back in 2015, the two names that were discussed the most were Lahiru Kumara and Asitha Fernando. While they both made their international debuts in 2017, Kumara was the one who had a consistent run

The Department of Wildlife has taken step to issue special identity cards to those from the Vedda community to enter the forests and use the resources to make a living without any obstacles.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested the former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Anuradhapura Sanjeewa Mahanama for allegedly assisting in the incident involving the shooting of actor-turned-politician Uddika Premaratne

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) have sabotaged the passage of the bill to amend the Provincial Council Elections Act without a debate, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)’s Presidential Candidate Namal Rajap

The Colombo District Court today issued an enjoining order preventing Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara from circulating defamatory statements against Parliamentarian Velu Kumar on social media and other public platforms.

Claiming that the Sri Lankan market is too small for entrepreneurs and industrialists to survive, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that an NPP government will establish trade embassies in the African region to find emerging markets there.

The Sri Lanka Air Force Beechcraft aircraft is making a significant contribution to the inaugural edition of India’s biennial multinational air combat exercise, ’Tarang Shakthi’.

Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend, Ugandan official says.

Claiming that some Presidential candidates have sought her support, former President Chandrika Kumaratunga said today that she has decided to remain neutral at the 2024 Presidential election.

A group of SLPP MPs together with several other parties today formed the Podujana Eksath Nidahas Peramuna (PENP) led by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

The Elections Commission has requested all employers to grant leave to both public and private sector employees to cast their vote at the Presidential election 2024.

All heavy vehicle drivers towards Matara are advised to exit from the Pinnaduwa interchange as a lorry which has toppled on the Southern Expressway (E-01) this morning has partially blocked the expressway beyond Pinnaduwa.

Two 14-year-old students and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Nine other people — eight students and one teacher — were wounded and hospitalized, all of whom are expected to survive.