A fourth-year student at Kelaniya University has died after falling from the upper floor of the university’s C.W.W. Kannangara Hostel early this morning.

The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai (KKS) near Jaffna in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province is currently operating smoothly, IndSri Ferry Service Pvt. Ltd Managing Director, S. Niranjan Nandagopan said.

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is poised for transformation as it seeks to balance the preservation of the country’s authenticity with the exploration of sustainable tourism and niche markets, such as culinary tourism, according to a senior official.

To strengthen its fight against corruption, the government yesterday raised the maximum expenditure limit for raids conducted by the Bribery or Corruption Allegation Commission by Rs. 100 million.

The Sri Lanka Economic Summit, the flagship event of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), is rescheduled to be held on 28 and 29 January 2025.

It has been brought to the attention of the Daily Mirror that a fake website is misusing their logo and intending to deceive their readers.

The LGBTIQA+ community working in the Free Trade Zones (FTZ) complained yesterday that the garment factories that employ them through random manpower agencies would exploit their labour as men and pay wages designated for the weaker sex.

New Zealand have named their ODI and T20I squads for the tour of Sri Lanka next month.

A major drug bust was reported at the Cargo Village of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), according to police.

Sri Lanka and the West Indies will clash in the second ODI of their three-match series tomorrow at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is to make a special statement tomorrow on the two committees he had appointed to probe the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.

Defending champions Sri Lanka trounced Japan 85-18 in their 13th Asian Senior Netball Championship 2024 Group ‘A’ fixture played at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru, India.

The candidates fielded by the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) for the Vanni District filed a Writ Application before the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Vanni District Returning Officer to reject the nomination papers tendered by the

The government of China donated over Rs. 30 million in emergency humanitarian relief funds, to help people affected by the recent floods in Sri Lanka.

A total of 28 passengers were injured in a collision between two private buses in Avissawella today.

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith questioned the motive behind former President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointing a committee headed by Retired Judge A. N. J. Alwis earlier this year, to look into actions taken by the certain intelligence

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated the controlled price of rice will not change, the President’s Media Division said.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed satisfaction with the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) preparations for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, according to sources reported by a local news channel.

The government has reportedly invited Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, former CEO of Dialog Axiata and a prominent figure in Sri Lanka’s telecom sector, to lead the government’s proposed digital economy.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed the Governors to prepare and submit a new proposal aimed at rationalizing the Provincial Council mechanism.

We, the parents of the late Radhya Gunasekera, remain devastated by the tragic loss of our beloved teenage daughter on October 7, 2024, at the Lotus Tower building in Colombo.

Police have not yet made any arrests following the death of a 65-year-old man who was killed while attempting to prevent the abduction of his son by an armed gang in the Eheliyagoda area.

AirlineRatings.com, an Australia-based aviation safety and product rating agency, has restored SriLankan Airlines’ 7-star status after the airline took swift action against pilot for breaking cockpit protocol rules, SriLankan airlines announced tod

Former Parliamentarian Johnston Fernando, through his lawyer, informed the Court of Appeal today that he is prepared to provide a statement to the CID tomorrow (23), in connection with an incident involving his alleged use of an unregistered luxury v

Train services on the Northern railway line from Maho to Omanthai have been delayed due to projects not being completed properly and a request for another year to complete the signals system, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Vijitha Herath said.

Secretary to the Public Security Ministry former Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ravi Senaviratne and Director of Crimes of Sri Lanka Police Former Director CID SSP Shani Abeysekera will not be removed from their positions for any reason, Minis

Cabinet spokesman Minister Vijitha Herath said that decisions have been made not to allocate government-assisted wildlife holiday bungalows at concessionary rates to close relatives of Ministers and Ministry officials. Some bungalows had previously o

The government will not accept the report of the Committee headed by retired Judge A.N.J. De Alwis that probed the Easter Sunday bomb attacks in its entirety as it is politically motivated, Minister Vijitha Herath said today.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised the country’s commitment to reform efforts during a meeting with the visiting Sri Lanka delegation, reaffirming its support for the nation’s progress under the ongoi

The International Cricket Council has recommended changes in the chief’s tenure. The move comes right before Jay Shah is set to take over the cricket body.