There is no legal provision for transporting schoolchildren on motorcycles, but the traffic police have allowed this on compassionate grounds, Senior DIG Traffic Administration and Road Safety, Indika Hapugoda said.

Sri Lanka is better prepared for the Monkeypox pandemic than a few years ago, Minister of Health Ramesh Pathirana told Parliament today.

Bandula Lal Bandarigoda was sworn in as a Member of Parliament before Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today.

An Inspector of Police and a Constable have been arrested by the Colombo Crime Division for possessing over 1 kg of heroin in Piliyandala.

Colombo, August 21 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka is preparing for a challenging presidential election on September 21 amid a significant police shortage and ongoing anti-crime operations, the Daily Mirror learns.

UNP Leader and Independent candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe’s rallies will include a multi coloured backdrop on stage during the campaign season as these colours represent all the parties that are supporting him in the upcoming Presidential Election,

Sri Lanka secured a dominant eight-wicket consolation victory over series winners Ireland in the third one-day international at Stormont.

A wedding photographer by the name Rasanga Dissanayake was arrested for taking photos of the final Randoli perahera with a drone camera.

National People’s Power (NPP) government will take over the country with a plan to eliminate poverty while stopping waste, theft and corruption, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Twelve Sri Lankan junior athletes are at risk of missing the 2024 World Junior Athletic Championships in Lima, Peru, due to the Sports Ministry’s last-minute withdrawal of financial support.

World number one Jannik Sinner has been cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for a banned substance in March.

MPs Palani Thigambaram and Velu Kumar of the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) got into a fight during a live debate on a local TV show.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be moved from Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates.

The world’s longest stamp, measuring 205 mm symbolizing the historic Sri Dalada Perahera in Kandy, was released by the Postal Department, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The Mahanayake of the Malwatta Chapter Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera has raised concerns regarding the security aspect of the proposed link road between Sri Lanka and India was when constructed.

A new international record at men’s T20I level as 39 runs were conceded from one over in the match between Samoa and Vanuatu.

Matthew Potts and Dan Lawrence were included for England while Milan Rathnayake is poised for Sri Lanka debut in the first match of the crucial ICC World Test Championship series.

Bangladesh Head Coach Chandika Hathurusingha is still interested in completing his contract with the Men’s National Cricket Team to 2025 despite the recent political turmoil in the country.

The driving licenses including heavy vehicle that do not have an expiry date will be canceled by the end of this year and those license holders will be provided with a reasonable time to obtain their new licenses, Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Co

The National People’s Power (NPP) is to file a law suit against SJB MP Tissa Attanayake for making a false statement at a political rally in Mawanella, NPP politburo member Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed a short while ago to develop infrastructure for the storage, regasification and supply of LNG for the Sobadhanavi Combined Cycle Power Plant at Kerawalapitiya, the Power and Energy Ministry said.

One man died and six people were missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, after a luxury yacht was struck by an unexpectedly violent storm and sank off Sicily early on Monday.

Whilst highlighting that an unnecessary fuss is being made about Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa’s failure to shake hands with incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe during the nomination day, SJB Vice President Sujeewa Senasinghe said today t

Sri Lanka batter Harshitha Samarawickrama and Ireland opener Gaby Lewis have finished with career high positions in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings at the end of their two-match series in Dublin that ended 1-1.

Heavy showers above 100 mm are likely in the Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces and in the Galle and Matara districts, the Forecasting Division of the National Meteorological Centre said.

Four suspects who were produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate allegedly for disseminating offensive and detrimental accounts on Facebook against Parliamentarian Kavinda Jayewardene, were remanded till August 29.

Three patients who were subjected to permanent loss of sight due to the use of ‘Prednisolone Acetatean’ eye drops used after cataract surgeries at a government hospital, filed lawsuits before the Colombo District Court today claiming Rs.300 milli

A total of 736,589 applications have been received for postal voting at the 2024 Presidential election, and a total of 24,268 applications among them have been rejected, Commissioner General Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake said.

The new luxury ’Air Port Terminal Shuttle Service’ launched at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) was suspended yesterday, the airport duty officer said.

Iran was behind the recent hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, US intelligence officials have confirmed.