The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has unanimously called for BASL President Kaushalya Navaratne to resign from office after a five-member committee appointed to investigate into the JAICA fund controversy, found that the BASL

The National People’s Power (NPP) has complained to the Elections Commission against Parliamentarian Rajitha Senarathne over a statement made by him.

Presidential candidate and former Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Janaka Ratnayake, pledged that his first priority upon being elected President will be to reduce fuel prices by Rs. 150.

Highlighting his commitment to creating a respectable police service, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa announced yesterday that he would introduce a ‘One Rank One Pay’ system to address pay anomalies.

The Election Commission has released guidelines for voters on how they should cast their votes in the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election scheduled for September 21, 2024.

A 47-year-old person was arrested on suspicion of killing a wild elephant and burning it in a pit, according to the Nikaweratiya Wildlife Office.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he intends to ease the tax burden on the public over the next two years while adhering to the agreements the country has reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the 18 countries that have provid

Inflation in the Colombo district slowed sharply in August, as both food and non-food prices cooled after the government started cutting the tariffs of the utilities and fuel, ameliorating the price pressures through the supply chains.

Economists have called on Sri Lanka’s incoming president to safeguard the Central Bank’s independence and address the taxation issues, key areas critical to stabilising the nation’s economy.

Ahead of the presidential poll, in an apparent move to ensure that Indo-Lanka bilateral cooperation on national security is not compromised under a future government, visiting Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with four main presiden

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election today assured a complete independent picture of the Presidential Election 2024 and said it will come up with recommendations for future electoral reforms.

National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister of India Ajit Doval visited Colombo from 29-30 August 2024, for the signing of the Founding Documents of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC), a statement from the Indian High Commission said.

India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met SLPP Presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa in Colombo today where the duo discussed several areas of mutual concern.

Israeli forces killed a local commander of the Islamist movement Hamas in the flashpoint city of Jenin on Friday as they pressed a major operation in the occupied West Bank for a third day, the Israeli military said.

United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said today that he has not been informed of his removal by the party leadership.

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies has issued a statement clarifying recent misleading media reports about the divestiture of Hotel Developers (Lanka) Ltd, which owns the Colombo Hilton.

A 24-year-old youth was found stabbed to death with a sharp weapon by his father over a personal dispute in the Dehiattakandiya area last morning.

An attempt made by a gang to cheat businessmen in Aluthgama and Dharga Town under the pretext of tax officers of the Inland Revenue Department collecting income tax from business establishments and to obtain money was foiled by the Aluthgama police.

The five-member-Special Committee appointed by the Bar Council of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) over the controversial BASL-JICA issue has found that BASL President Kaushalya Navaratne PC has failed to act with transparency in relation to t

SLPP Presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa can easily become the President at the upcoming Presidential election as he began his campaign with a definite 35 percent votes of the people who stood with the ’Mahinda Chinthanaya’ policy, State Minis

A Melbourne man who killed his wife with a knife and an axe has been found guilty of murder, with a Supreme Court jury rejecting his story that he was acting in self-defence.

India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat this morning, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Claiming that the promise to increase government employees’ salary by Rs. 25,000 is an utter lie, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today the National People’s Power (NPP) will increase government servants’ salary every six months propot

Former Sri Lanka Test cricketer Dulip Samaraweera is facing a Cricket Australia probe amid allegations of serious misconduct towards a female player.

Three foreign workers trapped inside a collapsed train tunnel have died despite rescue efforts that lasted over five days, Thai authorities have said.

The Colombo Lotus Tower will be illuminated in red on September 01, to mark the commencement of World Alzheimer’s Month, the Colombo Lotus Tower Management Company (Private) Limited announced.

A van collided against the Matara bound express train from Kandy at the Keenadeniya railway crossing off Ambepussa railway station, police said.

It is uncertain whether this country can ever be led in the right direction. Whoever comes to power seems to rule for only three years before their authority falls apart, founder of the National Namal Uyana, Ven. Wanawasi Rahula Thera said.

The United National Party (UNP) is set to replace its General Secretary, Palitha Range Bandara, a top source said.

IndiGo, a key Indian airline, will commence flight operations between Chennai and Jaffna starting from September 1, an official said.