The Education Ministry has launched a new initiative this month to provide free vouchers for schoolgirls to purchase sanitary pads, announced Education Minister Susil Premajayantha.

Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thera, who was preparing to launch a fast near Parliament with a protest sign board against the proposed Electricity Act, was arrested this afternoon by the Thalangama Police.

A 22-year-old female student following a degree course at a private university was sentenced to one month compulsory imprisonment by Kuliyapitiya Magistrate Randika Lakmal Jayalath for making a false complaint that she was raped by an individual that

A Parliamentary Committee has instructed the relevant officials to take immediate steps to remove the obstacles in the local production and export of toddy, kithul, palm and coconut related products.

Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs Moosa Zameer during his visit to Sri Lanka, requested Public Security Minister Tiran Alles to facilitate arrangements for Maldivian senior citizens to come to Sri Lanka for permanent residence.

The first rally of the new alliance led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will be held on June 8 in Ambalantota town, Sri Lanka Freedom Party Senior Vice President and Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has granted preliminary approval for Starlink to provide satellite-based internet services in Sri Lanka, Technology State Minister Kanaka Herath announced.

The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment has expressed willingness to allocate a portion of the foreign job opportunities to retired military personnel and war hero families, the Ministry of Defence said.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will submit its proposal on electricity tariff revision to the Public Utility Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) tomorrow or on Monday, and the tariff revision will be effective from July 1, Power and Energy Minister K

Thilanga Sumathipala has no ethical right to pretend to be the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) illegally, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Senior Vice President Mahinda Amaraweera said.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has informed the state owned Independent Television Network (ITN) channel that NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake is ready to participate in the debate with SJB leader Sajith Premadasa on the ITN channel.

The time allocated for the Parliamentary debate on the Electricity Amendment Bill is to be extended following the requests by Opposition MPs.

Marcus Stoinis shone with bat and ball as Australia launched their bid for a grand slam of major cricket titles with a 39-run victory over Oman at the T20 World Cup in Barbados on Wednesday.

Lack of proper equipment prevented accurate forecast of the recent inclement weather conditions, geologist Professor Athula Senaratne said yesterday.

In another landmark judgment pertaining to the scope of the pardon granted by the executive President, the Supreme Court today ruled that former President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to grant a Presidential pardon to to Royal Park murder convic

A 17-year-old student was arrested for fatally assaulting a 15-year-old student in Sippikulama, Hambantota.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe auspiciously opened his political office in Colombo.

Thirty-five days have passed since the University Trade Union Joint Committee (UTUJC) launched their trade union action, crippling the entire university system, UTUJC Co-Chairman Dhammika S. Priyantha said.

Uganda captain Brian Masaba said it ’’doesn’t get more special than this’’ after his side beat Papua New Guinea to earn their first win at a T20 World Cup.

Overseas Sri Lankan missions are in the process of being stripped of their authority to issue different categories of visas for foreign nationals including resident visas with the introduction of online application, an official said.

ColomSeveral spells of showers are expected in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and North-Western Provinces, as well as in the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts today, the forecasting division of the National Meteorological Centre said.

Sri Lanka faces a worrying upswing in HIV/AIDS cases, with over 200 new infections and 13 deaths reported in the first quarter alone in 2024.

Japan, Sri Lanka’s biggest bilateral lender after China, yesterday stressed the island nation must speed up in its debt restructuring efforts for its own betterment.

Velupillai Manoharan, the elder brother of LTTE founder leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, has come forward to denounce a scam targeting the Tamil diaspora and revealed that a group within the diaspora has been deceiving unsuspecting individuals by false

Amidst the declining interest rates and entrance of new funds, Sri Lanka’s unit trust industry has continued to gain traction this year. The number of unit trust holders surpassed 100,000 and the total net asset value (NAV) crossed Rs.500 billion a

National carrier SriLankan Airlines has managed to move towards the positive territory, as it recorded a profit for the nine months ended December 31, 2023.

While reaffirming the strong bilateral ties between the two countries, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on Wednesday said he held discussions with his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer, to revisit the limits imposed on foreign currency remittances of Sri

India hammered Ireland by eight wickets in the teams’ Group A T20 World Cup opener in New York on Wednesday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to his swearing-in ceremony, which the President has accepted, according to the President’s Media Division.

Two underworld gangsters operating the drug trafficking network in the country on the directions of their leaders known named ’Alagoram Jothi Ruban’ and ’Sedawatte Kasun’ currently in hiding in Dubai, were arrested today.