The Election Commission has announced that voters with disabilities will receive special assistance to cast their ballots at the upcoming Parliamentary Election on November 14, 2024.

Sri Lanka has made a winning start in the SAFF Women’s Championship-2024 today, defeating the Maldives.

SLPP National Organizer Namal Rajapaksa slammed the government for acting blind and deaf over the release of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) report on the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, with all talk but no action.

Clarifying that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has never purchased diesel for electricity generation, through competitive bidding, including during the tenure of the previous management, the CEB said the new management has not taken any decision

Claiming that none of the National People’s Power (NPP) leaders had claimed that the NPP government will not obtain loans, NPP member Lal Kantha said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake continuously said loans are not a ’crime’.

Sri Lanka Cricket selectors have selected the 16-member squad for the three-match ODI series against the West Indies.

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the Review of Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) Facilities and Financing, the IMF’s vehicle for providing concessional financing to low-income member

Senior Professor Kapila Senevirathne has been appointed as the Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

The Irrigation Department has withdrawn all flood warnings issued for the Kelani Ganga and Attanagalu Oya, Irrigation (Hydrology) Director S.P.C. Sugeeshwara said.

In the wake of the new government’s move to strike a fuel supply deal with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to generate power, a top economic analyst said such a transaction without a competitive bidding

Former presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Chandrika Kumaratunga engulfed in an argument over an incident of a certain political leader’s young son hiding USD 1000 million in a Dubai bank, where Mr. Wickremesinghe rebuffed the allegation claiming t

Israeli troops had for more than a year hunted the leader of Hamas, who disappeared in Gaza soon after masterminding the 7 October attacks.

Train services on the Batticaloa-Colombo main line have been disrupted between Hingurakgoda and Gal Oya railway stations after a fuel train collided with a herd of elephants, the Railways Department said.

Sri Lanka’s new NPP government is following a similar borrowing strategy to the Ranil Wickremesinghe regime, raising significant funds from domestic markets to manage its debt, according to leading economists.

The captain involved in a controversial cockpit lockout incident aboard SriLankan Airlines flight UL607 from Sydney to Colombo has reportedly resigned.

Kusal Mendis hit an unbeaten 68 to help clinch Sri Lanka’s first T20 international series win over the West Indies with a thumping nine-wicket victory in the third and final game on Thursday.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena said that he does not like to hear that those who ruled the country over the past 74 years had ruined it.

While pointing out how Ministers rob government assets, former President Maithripala Sirisena noted that Ministers cannot steal without the knowledge of their secretaries and chief accountants.

The government has announced a temporary increase in taxes on several imported goods, starting from October 14 till December 31, 2024.

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) appreciated the measures taken by the Central Province Governor to remove former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s name from a school in the Wattegama Education Zone, Kandy.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, citing her alleged involvement in mass killings during violent protests that erupted earlier this year.

The Anuradhapura Magistrate’s Court directed all state and private sector banks in Sri Lanka to provide details of bank accounts belonging to a former ASP, a Sub Inspector of Police, a Police Sergeant, a woman and another individual to the Illegal

The Election Commission announced the maximum expenditure limits allowed for candidates, parties, independent groups and national list candidates ahead of the upcoming Parliamentary election slated for November 14.

India crashed to a new low after being dismissed for 46, their lowest Test score ever at home, by a disciplined New Zealand fast bowling attack on the second day of the rain-affected first Test at Bangalore on Thursday.

An Indian national was arrested this morning by the officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while he was attempting to smuggle one kilogram of Ice narcotic into the country.

Liam Payne, the former One Direction star, has died aged 31 in Argentina after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, police say.

There should be experienced people in Parliament to resolve the economic crisis, former President Ranil Wickremeisnghe said today.

Actress turned aragalaya activist Damitha Abeyratne, whose name was omitted from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) list in the Ratnapura District asked for a national list slot from the party.

Claiming that it is more than enough for a certain group to rule the country for 76 years, former President Chandrika Kumaratunge said a new group must come to power.

Italy has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby through surrogacy.