At least 1,000 police officers, including members of the Special Task Force, will be deployed around the Election Commission and surrounding areas on Thursday (15) to maintain security and law and order during the Presidential Election nomination sub

Claiming that he was not overly concerned about his security, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that anyone has the right to contest in elections and engage in election campaigns.

A teenager has been detained after he videoed himself stabbing five people who were sitting in an open-air cafe in the northwestern Turkish city of Eskisehir.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has made arrangements to implement a special programme to confirm the right of voting for all eligible citizens in case of any emergency situation that may occur during this presidential election period.

Four more candidates including Namal Rajapaksha from the Samabima Party placed cash deposits for the upcoming Presidential election today (13) pushing the total number of candidates to 36.

Four suspects including a principal were arrested in connection with the rape of a 16- year- old girl by 22 schoolboys in Thanamalwila, Police said.

Approval has been granted to implement projects for the installation and maintenance of solar panels on the roofs of stations and buildings owned by Sri Lanka Railways (SLR).

Compared to July 2023, the number of Sri Lankans seeking foreign employment in July 2024 has increased by 15%, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya(SJB) MP Rajitha Senaratne pledged his support to President Ranil Wickremesinghe today.

Government approval was granted to reconstruct 172 houses that had been affected by disasters, including floods and strong winds that occurred due to the activation of the south-west monsoon.

The government has decided to import 3,000 metric tons of ginger for the possibility of reducing the retail price of ginger to an affordable price for customers in the local market and facilitating the production of ginger.

Puttalam district leader of the Jathika Nidahas Peramuna, MP Jagath Priyankara pledged his support to President Ranil Wickremesinghe a short while ago.

A formula was introduced to reduce the water tariff for low-income families by 10 percent in the future, Cabinet spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

State Minister Premalal Jayasekara also known as ’Choka Malli’, who had earlier declared his intention to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the upcoming election, has shifted his allegiance.

Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars - deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has issued a Telecommunications Service Provider License under Section 17B of the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991 as amended, to Starlink Lanka (Private) Limited for th

The Election Commission is striving to conduct the upcoming Presidential Election within the allocated budget of Rs 10 billion, despite the number of candidates having now reached 30, said Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake.

Due to the low-level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, heavy showers above 100 mm are likely in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and North-Western Provinces, the Forecasting Division of the National Meteorological Cent

More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region’s south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) published on Monday.

An Indian Army contingent participating in the annual joint military exercise ’Mithrashakti’ arrived at the Mattala Airport yesterday.

Presidential candidate Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said today that he does not believe in wooing MPs and posing for photographs with them.

Sri Lanka has granted security clearance for at least 12 foreign vessels to dock at its ports this year, despite imposing restrictions on foreign vessels, the Daily Mirror learns.

At least 20 Members of Parliament have failed to submit their asset and liability statements, according to informed sources.

The government has put off its plans to find an alternate strategy to develop the cash strapped national career ‘SriLankan Airlines’ till the Presidential Election is over, an official said.

The four main political candidates - Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa, Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Namal Rajapaksa will begin their campaign rallies soon after nominations end on August 15 with each party eyeing to complete 100 rallies each.

Sri Lanka is witnessing a rise in teenage pregnancy and sexual abuse, with 28 cases reported during the first half of this year, according to the latest data from the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA).

Sri Lanka’s insurance industry is poised to benefit from the ongoing recovery in economic activity, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said, as improved business conditions, low inflation and low interest rates in conventional financial

The success of Sri Lanka’s power sector reforms depends heavily on the government’s ability to maintain strong political will over the long term, according to Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Takafumi Kadono.

Bharat Kosh, a repository of Indic knowledge, was inaugurated by the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha at the Colombo Public Library yesterday.

Bank of Ceylon (BOC), Sri Lanka’s premier financial institution, announced its inclusion in The Banker magazine’s prestigious list of Top 1000 World Banks for 2024.