The Colombo District Court issued an enjoining order preventing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) from sending its list of nominations for the SJB National List to the Election Commission without including the name of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)

The fever that spread in Jaffna, claiming seven lives, has been identified as Leptospirosis, commonly known as Rat Fever, the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry announced today.

Two sisters were killed after the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry on the Southern Expressway.

A Fundamental Rights petition filed by a lawyer seeking an order directing the Constitutional Council to approve the recommendation made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to appoint the incumbent President of the Court of Appeal, Nissanka Band

Policies should be formulated, and decisions should be made based on data that prioritises the best interests of schoolchildren. Officials should also treat the public humanely, recognising their role as providers of public services, Prime Minister H

Security details of former Presidents have been withdrawn after reviewing reports on the security threats they face, police said.

While pointing out that the toque monkey is one of five mammals in Sri Lanka not protected under the law, veteran environmentalist Dr. Jagath Gunawardane said farmers are allowed to take action against non-protected animals that trespass on their lan

The low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to continue moving west-northwestward slowly, towards the Tamil Nadu coast near Northern Sri Lanka, within the next 24 hours, the Meteorological Department said.

In the wake of the visit of Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu as the first highest level engagement with the new government in Sri Lanka, the United States said it views the IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme

Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to protect the country’s democracy.

Instagram and WhatsApp are now back online after a mass global outage affected several Meta-owned apps on Wednesday.

Adani Ports noted that the project, which is a joint venture with John Keells Holdings (JKH) and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), would be financed through the company’s internal accruals and capital management plan.

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC (LMF) has set an extraordinary benchmark at its Ambewela Farms, achieving a record-breaking daily milk production of 62,000 litres from a single source.

If the Australian government has recently culled millions of kangaroos to protect their land, Sri Lanka could consider measures to export harmful animal populations causing significant damage to crops, former Minister Mahinda Amaraweera suggested.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is considering bringing in a no-confidence motion against Speaker Ashoka Ranwala as an option, SJB MP Ajith P. Perera said today.

The Election Commission has gazetted the name of Mohomed Faizar Musthafa as a National List MP of the New Democratic Front (NDF).

The government is ready to take up the discussion again on exporting Toque Macaque monkeys to China as one solution to the monkey menace, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation Lal Kantha said today.

Director of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, Dr. T. Sathyamoorthy, said that if MP Ramanathan Archchuna visits the hospital again and disrupts its operations, he will be captured and handed over to the Jaffna Police.

The death toll from an unidentified fever spreading in Jaffna has risen to five, confirmed Jaffna Hospital Director Dr. T. Sathyamoorthy during a media briefing.

Geethanath Cassilingam, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Jaffna District Organizer, has called on the diplomatic community to temporarily halt all engagements with the Speaker of Parliament, Ashoka Sapumal Ranwala, amid growing allegations surr

The Liberal Youth Movement has expressed deep concern over allegations questioning the authenticity of the academic qualifications presented by Speaker Ashoka Ranwala prior to the elections and during parliamentary proceedings.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has announced the commencement of public consultations on the electricity tariff revision for the six-month period from January to June 2025, starting on December 17.

Sri Lankan cricketer Niroshan Dickwella’s three-year ban for an alleged anti-doping violation has been reduced to three months following an appeal.

Police in South Korea have raided the presidential office in Seoul, following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s abortive attempt to impose martial law last week.

The sudden fever currently spreading in the Jaffna district has not yet been identified, nor has it been confirmed as rat fever (leptospirosis), Acting Consultant Community Physician of the Health Ministry’s Epidemiology Unit Dr. Kumudu Weerakoon s

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has submitted more than 60 sanctions and visa ban requests against Sri Lankan public and security officials to date for human rights and economic crimes in Sri Lanka and multiple universal jurisdicti

Former South Korean Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is accused of playing a lead role in the failed imposition of martial law on Dec 3, has attempted suicide inside a detention centre, a justice ministry official told Parliament.

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led conglomerate on Tuesday said it will use its own resources to fund a Sri Lankan port project and not seek US funding.

Newly appointed Chief Justice Murdu Fernando, PC, yesterday pledged her unwavering commitment to upholding the integrity, independence, and dignity of the country’s judiciary as an independent and impartial arbiter of justice.

Asserting that it was verified with Waseda University in Japan that Speaker Ashoka Ranwala has never been a student of it, the UNP yesterday said the fake Doctoral title is an insult on Parliament as the oldest in Asia and nation as a whole.