In response to concerns raised on the lack of Muslim representatives in the recent Cabinet appointments, Cabinet spokesman and Media Minister Nalinda Jayathissa stated that the Cabinet was not formed based on race, religion or caste.

China has invited President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for an official visit, Cabinet spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said today.

Cabinet spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayathissa said the 2025 Budget proposals will be presented to Parliament on January 9, 2025.

A Gazette Extraordinary has been published detailing the subjects, functions, Departments, Statutory Institutions and Public Corporations under new Ministries.

The upcountry railway line has been disrupted between Badulla and Bandarawela due to landslides and falling rocks, the Railways Department said.

The Department of Examinations today advised Advanced Level (A/L) candidates to report to the nearest examination centres if they are unable to reach their assigned centres due to disasters caused by the heavy rains.

Due to heavy rainfall received last night, there is a possibility of flooding in low-lying areas around the Mahaweli River and Heda Oya basins, the Irrigation Department said.

A total of 55,416 persons from 15,670 families have been affected across ten districts due to natural disasters such as flash floods, strong winds and falling trees, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported.

The depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located approximately 410 km southeast of Trincomalee last night.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) announced today that several roads in the Badulla and Passara areas are obstructed due to heavy rainfall till last night.

Fort Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali today ordered the CID (Criminal Investigation Department) to release former MP Sujeewa Senasinghe’s controversial luxury vehicle to him.

Rajasthan Royals bagged the two spin twins from Sri Lanka in the shape of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Sunday.

Thirty-two Sri Lankan nationals who were victims of human trafficking and stranded in Myanmar have been rescued today following a successful, coordinated process, the Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Ministry said.

Jaffna District Independent MP Archuuna Ramanathan paid tributes to slain LTTE leader Veluppillai Prabhakaran claiming that Prabakaran was his god.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has requested the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to submit its tariff proposal by December 6. Failure to do so will compel the Commission to implement the tariff revision clause of the Bulk Supply

Under a prisoner exchange agreement signed between Kuwait and Sri Lanka in 2007, a group of 32 out of 104 Sri Lankan prisoners serving sentences for drug-related offenses in Kuwait’s Central Jail who were released, arrived at the Bandaranaike Inter

The Public Day of the Industries Ministry was re-launched this morning after four years by the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti.

The Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) has raised concerns about the escalating global plastic waste crisis, revealing that plastic waste generation has more than doubled, from 156 million tons in 2000 to 353 million tons in 2019.

Jaffna District Independent MP Archuuna Ramanathan has sought personal security from the Parliament authorities, claiming that he is unable to move freely after the incident in Parliament recently.

Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said that although the people in the North are allowed to observe Maaveerar Naal (Heroes Day) to honour their deceased relatives, they must refrain from displaying any logos, uniforms or images related to t

A U.S. agency said on Sunday that it is reviewing the impact of Department of Justice bribery allegations against the founder of India’s Adani Group on the agency’s prior agreement to lend more than $550 million to a Sri Lankan port development b

The Irrigation Department has taken measures to open the spill gates of several irrigation reservoirs due to heavy showers in the catchment areas, Civil Engineer Lahiruni Jayatillake said.

Speaker Ashoka Ranwala said investigations will be held into the conduct of Jaffna District Independent MP Archuuna Ramanathan in Parliament last week to ascertain whether he had resorted to any indisciplined or unethical behaviour.

The report, issued by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, states that approximately 51,100 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member worldwide in 2023, up from around 48,800 victims in 2022.

Fort Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali today ordered the CID to release former MP Sujeewa Senasinghe’s controversial luxury vehicle, which was in CID custody, to its owner.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it has approved a USD-200-million loan to modernise Sri Lanka’s power sector infrastructure, improving network reliability and supporting renewables integration.

At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday.

Following a joint programme initiated by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and the Department of Examinations, four candidates who were unable to reach their examination centres due to floods in Matara, were transported to their respective centres

Responding to social media reports criticizing the presence of top NPP members at the ABBA Tribute Show, the Mount Lavinia Hotel clarified that the dignitaries were invited guests at the concert.

Pakistan’s authorities have arrested dozens of supporters of incarcerated leader Imran Khan and blocked highways after the opposition political party has come out on the streets nationwide to converge in the capital Islamabad.