The Colombo High Court today ordered to release former Governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal and four others from a corruption case filed by the Bribery Commission.

Train services between Colombo Fort and Maradana will be delayed due to a derailment, the Railways Department said.

Those who carry out propaganda insulting the Buddhist philosophy and the Buddha’s character are engaged in various businesses in this country as well as in other foreign countries and spend a lot of money to carry out such work, a Parliamentary Com

The daily consumption of eggs in the country has increased by one million compared to the last few months, the Animal Production and Health Department (DAPH) reported.

Former United States President Donald Trump has been found guilty in a historic criminal hush-money trial, in a decision that could shake up the 2024 election campaign.

Sri Lanka has donated as many as 36,000 corneas to Pakistan over many decades, a top official said.

Although the Central Bank said the current monetary policy stance is appropriate to both maintain inflation in line with their desired goal of 5 percent while supporting the recovery in the economy, they kept the door open for future rate cuts, but

Sri Lanka and Pakistan have agreed to explore the possibility of increasing air connectivity by launching direct flight from Colombo to Islamabad, a top source here said .

Following severe criticism that US Ambassador Julie Chung had interfered in discussing Sri Lanka’s election process with the Election Commission (EC) officials, the EC chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake defended the move saying that the discussion with C

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence has refuted recent media reports, stating that Poland is utilizing intermediaries to procure surplus ammunitions from Sri Lanka to transfer to Ukraine.

The Families of the Disappeared with the parents staged a protest against the attempt to free former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda from the Trial-at-Bar relating to the disappearance of 11 youths by a group of Navy officers.

With the increased rainfall in the catchment areas of the central hills, the hydro-power plants are receiving sufficient capacity of water, the Irrigation Department’s Irrigation (Hydrology) Director, Eng. S.P.C. Sugeeshwara Bandara said.

Ruwan Jayasekara, alias Midigama Ruwan, a notorious underworld figure allegedly involved in planning an attack on the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters in Colombo to free drug trafficker Nadun Chinthaka alias ’Harak Kata’, brou

The International spotlight is already cast on the conduct of the upcoming presidential election in Sri Lanka with the European Union already deploying its experts for a pre-election assessment of the ground situation, an official said yesterday.

Several concerned members of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) - Attorneys-at-Law including President’s Counsels have urged the newly appointed five-member expertise Committee of Inquiry to look into the very serious and perturbing allegation

Having nearly one third of listed entities adopting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in their business models and reporting, the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) Chief acknowledges a growing interest among listed entities to adopt ES

Deputy Director General of Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention Professor Quanyi Wang said that the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has been providing necessary guidance and support to tackle the Chronic Kidney Diseases of Unknown Eti

Sri Lanka Customs strongly refuting all allegations levelled against them including misappropriation of billions of rupees from the Customs Reward Fund said even a Supreme Court verdict in 2000 proves that the present reward scheme has been approved

Whilst United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said he will explain his proposal of extending the terms of the President and Parliament on Monday, Presidential

Children in primary grades should be engaged in more extracurricular and co-curricular activities than academic activities, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

A prisoner from Kalutara Malwatta Prison, serving time for a drug-related offense, escaped this afternoon, according to prison sources.

American Airlines has been sued by three Black men who have alleged that they were racially discriminated against when they were removed from a flight.

If politicians fail to resolve the salary anomaly issue of teachers and principals before Poson Poya, their political future will be uncertain, the National Teachers’ Power (NTP) said.

A contempt of court application has been filed before the Court of Appeal against former President Maithripala Sirisena for allegedly disregarding an order made by the Colombo District Court regarding the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) chairmanship.

The United States will boycott a United Nations tribute on Thursday to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed earlier this month in a helicopter crash, a U.S. official said.

Sri Lankan diplomats in Russia will engage with officials of the Russian Defence Ministry this evening, in ’’first steps’’ towards repatriating Sri Lankans in Russia, who have been thrust into the battlefront of its war against Ukraine.

Renowned Sri Lankan composer, instrumentalist and music director Dr. Shelton Premaratne passed away this morning (30) in Australia at the age of 94.

New York will boost security for the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup in June, the governor said on Wednesday, after reports of threats especially related to the India-Pakistan match.

The World Bank organized a high-level roundtable discussion on advancing energy transitions in Sri Lanka, yesterday.

Due to the considerable rainfall in the catchment areas of the central hills yesterday, those living in Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy are requested to be vigilant as the water level of the Mahaweli Ganga has risen and hence may cause sudden floods.