A train plying to Colombo Fort from Panadura derailed at the Kompannavidiya railway station this morning, the Railways Department said.

Times of Israel - Social media platform X has suspended the Hebrew-language account of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, a day after it was opened.

We take a look at what lies ahead for all Test sides and who remains in contention of reaching the 2025 World Test Championship Final.

The make-up of Japan’s future government was in flux on Monday after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s scandal-tainted ruling coalition, leaving no party with a clear mandate to lead the world’s fourth-largest economy.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake vowed once again that the perks and benefits of the past heads of state would be scrapped completely, no matter what.

The Alliance for People’s Struggle yesterday called for a fresh probe on what they called the passport scandal stating that the truth of the claim made by Epic Lanka that it had signed an agreement with Department of Emigration and Immigration on p

The government will study the X Press Pearl disaster which occurred in 2021 and will launch an investigation over it in the near future, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told Daily Mirror last evening.

Residents of the area and those engaging in tourism in Arugam Bay tourist zone point out that there is no unusual decline in foreign tourist arrivals in the area but there is a decline since this is off season.

The government could potentially cut off two-thirds of its public sector workforce expenses by strategically implementing the correct technology to streamline public services, according to former ICTA chairman.

Lanka IOC PLC (LIOC) reported higher revenues but profits tumbled in the quarter ended in September 2024 reflecting growing demand for fuel in a recovering economy, but the margins narrowed, taking a toll on the bottom-line.

The next review of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be delayed, the Central Bank confirmed on Friday.

The highly contagious viral disease previously known as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), which is spreading among pigs, hogs, and boars in Sri Lanka, has been identified as African Swine Disease.

Referring to his political fates and his rival candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Election, former President Ranil Wickremeisnghe said both he and Dissanayake are in the same boat.

Results of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha elections show that the National People’s Power (NPP) vote base is on the decline, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said today.

Experienced and capable persons are needed in Parliament to take over the government if the need arises, UNP Deputy Leader and New Democratic Front (NDF) Gampaha district candidate Ruwan Wijewardene said.

Sri Lanka finished as the runner-up in the 2024 Asian Netball Championship, narrowly losing to Singapore in the final, which ended 67-64.

The Sooriyawewa Police fired shots at a lorry that failed to stop when ordered during a traffic inspection at Meegahajadura.

Following the modernisation of the Maho-Anuradhapura stretch of the northern railway line, train services between Colombo and Kankesanthurai will resume tomorrow, October 28, the Sri Lanka Railway Department said.

A Russian couple was arrested by the Kandy Tourist Police for violating immigration laws and staying in the country without a visa.

Opener Evin Lewis blazed his way to an unbeaten century to give the West Indies a consolation eight-wicket victory in Saturday’s rain-hit third and final ODI against Sri Lanka.

The UK police have made inquiries into a complaint regarding the alleged harassment of a domestic worker at the official residence of Sri Lankan High Commissioner in London Rohitha Bogollagama.

The National People’s Party (NPP) has achieved a major victory in the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election held on Saturday (26).

A 17-year-old student of the Royal College in Colombo reportedly committed suicide by jumping onto a moving train near Dematagoda Railway station, police said.

The government has planned to conduct the Provincial Council elections within next year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Actor turned politician Ranjan Ramanyake today said major political parties have got alarmed after he decided to come back into politics.

Team Sri Lanka’s Yevan David finished third in the qualifying race of the Formula Four event at the FIA Motorsports Games in Valencia, Spain, and will provisionally line up on the second row of Sunday’s medal race.

McDonald’s Corporation and its Sri Lankan franchise partner, International Restaurant Systems (Pvt.) Ltd, have ended their business relationship, following a mutually agreed legal settlement, the companies said in a joint statement.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) called for a public consultation this week, to review the Long-Term Generation Expansion Plan for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), covering the 2025-2044 period.

The Sri Lankan embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the Coconut Development Authority of Sri Lanka, successfully organized the first ever participation of ten Sri Lankan companies manufacturing coconut-based products, at the 41st edi

Chanu Nimesha, the Secretary of Women’s Affairs of the Sri Lanka Socialist party, has created history by becoming the first transgender individual to contest an election in Sri Lanka.