Former Sri Lanka Netball Captain Tharjini Sivalingam married R. Prasad, a popular Indian businessman, in Chennai on Monday. The ceremony was attended by several Sri Lankan netball players, friends, and well-wishers.

The unique donkey population native to the Kalpitiya Peninsula, which contributed to the area’s biodiversity, is facing the threat of extinction, causing concern among environmentalists.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will announce a program offering a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. illegally who are married to U.S. citizens, a large-scale legalization effort that contrasts sharply with Republi

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshbandu Tennakoon has instructed the relevant authorities to implement special security programmes to ensure the safety of religious and cultural events for this year’s Poson festival.

The Constitutional Council has rejected President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s proposal to extend the term of office for Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam (PC) by another six months.

The sudden railway trade union action scheduled to be launched by the Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) was decided to be called off as their demands are being considered by the Public Service Commission.

Sri Lanka ended their T20 World Cup campaign on a high note when they hammered Netherlands in their final game.

Applications have been called from interested individuals to fill in a vacancy in the post of a member of the National Police Commission, the Communications Department of Parliament said.

The Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) has decided to engage in a sudden trade union action due to not taking up their demands for discussion today.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe gave an assurance in Parliament that the first property will be exempted from taxation under the Imputed Rental Income Tax.

Otago Highlanders outside back Connor Garden-Bachop died on Monday following a medical event, New Zealand Rugby said. He was 25.

Police fired water cannons to disperse protesters near the parliament entry road at Polduwa Junction a short while ago. The protest was organized by unemployed graduates.

While highlighting in Parliament today that the Supreme Court has engaged in judicial cannibalism with regard to its determination on the Gender Equality Bill, President Ranil Wickremesinghe proposed appointing a select committee to look into the jud

Vehicular movements on Lotus Road in Colombo has been obstructed due to a protest by the university non-academic staff, the police said.

No one should be alarmed by the proposed Imputed Rental Income Tax, as 90 percent of the house and property owners will not be affected by it, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today.

Left-arm paceman Trent Boult said he had played his ’’last day’’ of international cricket after New Zealand’s disappointing T20 World Cup campaign ended with a seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in Trinidad on Monday.

Health officials in Japan are on high alert after close to 1,000 cases of a deadly infection were reported across the country. The disease, known as Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS), or ‘flesh-eating bacteria’, is spreading rapidly, resu

Nicholas Pooran was run out agonisingly short of a maiden T20 World Cup hundred as a rampant West Indies humbled Afghanistan by 104 runs in a clash of unbeaten teams on Monday.

The Supreme Court has informed that some sections of the Telecommunication Amendment Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced in Parliament today.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to visit North Korea for the first time in 24 years on Tuesday.

The prevailing rainy conditions in the south-western part of the island are expected to enhance in the next few days from tomorrow (19), the forecasting division of the National Meteorological Centre said.

In a startling revelation, Sri Lanka’s law enforcement agencies have reported a surge in incidents regarding live-streaming sexual content involving youth, who are allegedly selling these explicit clips to international companies.

In response to the significant prevalence of HIV cases among young people between the ages 15-24, the health authorities have scaled up testing especially targeting the said group.

Against the backdrop of some politicians announcing polling day of the presidential election, the Election Commission’s Chairman R.L.A.M. Rathnayake said that it is the sole discretion of his office in terms of the Constitution and therefore others

Lockie Ferguson returned the remarkable figures of three wickets for no runs in his maximum four overs as already-eliminated New Zealand bowed out of the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in Trinidad on Monday.

According to reports by Gynaecologists and Obstetricians, during the past five years the number of births in the country has decreased by more than 100,000 and the annual death rate has increased by 35,000.

The T20 World Cup 2026 will also see 20 teams locking horns for the coveted trophy in India and Sri Lanka. The 12 automatic qualifiers for the next edition of the 20-over World Cup have been confirmed following the teams’ qualification for the Supe

The Sri Lanka Railways Department has decidecd to offer free train services for one week from today (17) to passengers traveling between Anuradhapura and Mihintale for Poson Poya.

The Election Commission has announced that any defects in ballot boxes will be rectified once polling station details are obtained.

Sri Lanka skipper Wanindu Hasaranga has slammed the social media trolls for trying to turn the other fans against them after their T20 World Cup exit.