Fire-fighting operations continued for the second straight day Saturday to contain a major fire that broke out on the Panama-flagged cargo merchant vessel ‘MV Maersk Frankfurt’, with the Indian Coast Guard confirming that one crew member had been

The Delhi Consumer Commission directed travel companies Thomas Cook and Red Apple Travel to pay Rs 1 crore as compensation to Yogesh Saigal for the death of his family members in a road accident during a vacation in Sri Lanka.

Puttalam District MP Ali Sabri Raheem, who surrendered to the police this morning, was released on bail by Puttalam Acting Magistrate Indika Tennakoon.

Dr. Jayampathi Wickramaratne , the former MP who played a key role in drafting the 19th Amendment , said the upper limit of the term of President and Parliament as mentioned in Article 83 of the Constitution was not touched at that time only to avoid

Kalpitiya police have arrested Puttalam District MP Ali Sabri Raheem after he surrendered to the police this morning.

An individual who shot the tusker Agbo frequenting Tirappane area, in its eye with a catapult, was taken into custody by Tirappane Police yesterday. The suspect was a resident of Akkara Panaha in Ethungama, Tirappane in the Anuradhapura District.

A major fire broke out on a container cargo merchant vessel about 102 nautical miles southwest of Goa, causing explosions on the front part of the ship on Friday evening. The vessel was on a passage from Mundra port in Gujarat to Colombo in Sri Lanka

Whilst the government issued a stern warning to suppliers of essential goods emphasising that they must promptly pass on the cost reductions resulting from its recent policy decisions by next week, some producers said it is not possible to reduce pri

Bangladesh has announced the imposition of a curfew and the deployment of military forces after days of clashes at protests against government job quotas across the country.

In what seemed to be a significant change in Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), the party is slated to appoint national list MP Imthiaz Bakeer Markar as its new chairman in place of Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka.

A bus carrying a group of pilgrims from Jaffna to Kataragama ran off the road and overturned this afternoon in the Muttur area resulting in 52 pilgrims being injured.

Pakistani Federal Minister for Communication Abdul Aleem Khan has promised to bear the repatriation expenses of Pakistani prisoners in Sri Lankan jails, said an official statement on Friday, making it possible for them to return to their home country

European Union scotched rumours on social media that it conducted an election poll survey in Sri Lanka.

SriLankan Airlines said its internet booking services have been fully restored as of 2 pm today following the mass IT outage faced around the world.

In the wake of the gazetting of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, the Elections Commission (EC) has announced that there are no obstacles to declaring the Presidential Election which is due to be declared by the end of this month.

The National People’s Power (NPP) today alleged that state funds, vehicles and resources are being used to boost the image of the President ahead of the Presidential election and urged the Elections Commission to look into the matter.

The bill titled the ’Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution’ was published in a gazette notification, as ordered by the President.

The construction work to modernise the Hingurakgoda domestic airport for international flight operations commenced today under the initiative of Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva.

National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to leave for Japan.

A raft of global institutions - including major banks, media outlets and airlines - have reported suffering a mass IT outage.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that efforts are underway to position Sri Lanka as the regional hub for human capital development.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed Professor W. M. T. Madhujith to the post of Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya with effect from August 01, 2024, Presidetial Media Division (PMD) said.

Sri Lanka has scrapped plans to sell off its indebted national airline despite shortlisting three potential buyers, the government’s privatisation agency said Friday.

Train services on the upcountry line have been disrupted due to trees falling across the tracks between Pattipola and Ohiya railway stations.

Sri Lanka Customs yesterday interdicted four of its senior officials attached to the Central Cargo Examination Directorate for being involved in a major fraud of releasing an illicit goods container to its importer by preparing fraudulent documents,

Election Commission Chairman R.m.a.l.ratnayake said yesterday that the Presidential election would be declared next week.

Amidst speculation surrounding the escape of underworld figure Kanjipani Imran, who is implicated in the Athurugiriya shooting incident, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles stated that the lawyers who represented Kanjipani played a pivotal role in f

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles challenged MP Harsha de Silva who has recommended the conduct of a forensic audit of the visa process outsourcing deal which the Sri Lankan government has signed with VFS Global.

Protesters have set fire to the headquarters of the state broadcaster in Bangladesh as violent clashes between students and police continue, the authorities say.

The order in respect of nine Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police was fixed for July 24 by the Supreme Court a short while ago.