The Ministry of Defence said that it has decided to issue only one firearm per civilian for personal protection and it will be issued after considering intelligence reports.

Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, said he is confident and optimistic that the incumbent government will bring justice to the Easter Sunday bomb victims by uncovering the truth.

A masked woman was seen questioning NPP MP Nilanthi Kottahachchi about whether their government plans to recover stolen assets allegedly stashed in Uganda as mentioned by her during the election campaign period to woo votes.

ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 to be played across Pakistan and a neutral venue

Another writ petition has been filed before the Court of Appeal seeking an order declaring that the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, Dr. Upali Pannilage, is disqualified from being a Member of Parliament (MP)

A multi-day trawler carrying more than 100 suspected illegal emigrants lost its course and drifted towards the sea off the Mullivaikkal coast in Mullaitivu.

The government has approved increasing the daily allocation to Rs. 100 to provide breakfast for children attending Early Childhood Development Centres and preschools, Cabinet spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

A man was arrested by the expressway police yesterday for driving a vehicle in the wrong direction on the Southern Expressway (E01), the Expressway Operation, Maintenance and Management Division said.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today issued a warrant for the arrest of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thera for failing to appear before court on the day the judgment was to be delivered over a case fil

A Sri Lankan man has been sentenced to 37 years in jail for murdering his wife with an axe in front of their teenage children, in what a judge has described as a brutal and horrific attack.

A Sri Lankan man faced Broadmeadows Magistrates Court today (19 December 2024) charged with allegedly committing an act of indecency on board an international flight.

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has not submitted his educational certificates to Parliament as yet, despite his claims of tabling them in Parliament yesterday, Cabinet spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today.

Cabinet approval was granted to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Sri Lanka to acquire vehicles for the Sri Lanka Police under an Indian grant.

An Indian Navy speedboat that was undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast today. The navy in a statement said 13 people including a naval officer and two people from the original equipment manufa

Last week, the government faced a diplomatic blunder when Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya accepted a consignment of school uniforms from China and ended up thanking the ‘Republic of China’ which Taiwan is officially known as instead of the ‘P

The crisis involving the issuing of passports brews further with the available number of copies being sufficient only till July next year.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an investigation into the alleged E-8 visa scandal of sending persons for employment to South Korea.

Preparations are underway to warmly welcome President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during his future visit to China, Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Qin Boyong said.

PCR and rapid antigen test kits have been imported to Sri Lanka by a company which has not been registered with National Medicine Regulatory Authority (NMRA) during the COVID 19 pandemic period, Parliament was informed today.

Claiming that no agreement which betrays the country was signed with India, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said today the agreement on power grid connectivity aims to export excessive energy generated in Sri Lanka.

Led by Charith Asalanka, the squad remains unchanged from their home series against the Black Caps back in November.

The Examinations Department today announced the date for the 2024 (2025) GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examinations.

A gazette notification will be issued specifying the types of vehicles permitted for import under the first category, effective from today.

A hill country leopard, frequently seen in the shrub jungle adjacent to Fordyce Estate in Hatton, was killed, and its head and limbs were cut off and taken away.

Chief Incumbent of the Mihintale Rajamaha Vihara, Ven. Walawahengunawewe Dhammarathana Thera, who was charged with the alleged assault of a tour guide within the temple’s central compound, causing injuries, was acquitted by Anuradhapura Additional

Delhi’s pollution has once again soared to hazardous levels, with a top expert warning that India’s toxic air will have a bigger impact on public health than the Covid-19 pandemic.

The age of those suffering from heart disease in Sri Lanka is gradually decreasing and the age limit has now reached 17, National Hospital specialist Indika de Lanerolle said today.

SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa today (18) challenged Minister of Trade Wasantha Samarasinghe to step down from his ministerial portfolio if ’’he (Wasantha) fails to prove that I (Namal) took the law exam alone in an A/C room,’’

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa claimed today that he is a degree holder and tabled all his certificates in Parliament.

Belgium-based NGO Hind Rajab Foundation has accused that Gal Ferenbook, an Israeli soldier allegedly responsible for the death of a Palestinian civilian and the degrading treatment of the body, is now in Colombo, Sri Lanka.