Law enforcement agencies running operations in and outside the airport made a couple of detections of illegal cigarettes worth over Rs.11.1 million during the weekend and arrested two females and a male.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the investigations into the Easter Sunday bomb attacks will be expedited, and steps will be taken to ensure that such a tragedy never occurs again in the country.

A team of students from Dharmapala College, St. Sebastian’s College and Elizabeth Moir School achieved international recognition by winning the Zhang Heng Award for Engineering Design at the 6th Global Challenge Robotics Competition 2024, held in A

The Inland Revenue Department has collected Rs. 1,417 billion in taxes by September 30, 2024, surpassing 70% of its annual goal of Rs. 2,024 billion.

Oct 6 (SAMAA): Pakistani prisoners as many as 56 who have been imprisoned in Sri Lanka for several years will return home Sunday (today) via chartered plane.

The Finance Ministry has increased the special import levy on potatoes and big onions.

The police urge anyone with evidence or knowledge of any leaked questions from the Grade 5 scholarship exam, beyond the three already reported, to come forward by October 7, 2024.

Managing Partner of Colombo Jewellery Stores Akram Cassim has been elected as the President of Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLJGA).

The responsibility of uplifting the lives of the innocent people of this country and protecting the nation, race and religion now rests on the shoulders of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the Atamasthanadhipathi Most Venerable Pallekumbura Hemara

A total of 122 independent groups have placed their cash deposits for the upcoming general elections scheduled for November 14, 2024, the Election Commission stated.

DIG Dhammika Priyantha has been appointed as the new Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS).

Numerous MPs who were in the currently dissolved Parliament have decided to opt out of politics without contesting the upcoming general election.

The Election Commission has halted the unlawful appointment of a new Managing Director to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) by the new government.

A 25-year-old woman from Sucharithagama, Anuradhapura, was arrested by prison authorities after attempting to smuggle a psychoactive drug into the Anuradhapura prison, concealed in a lunch parcel intended for her remanded husband.

A part of R.A. de Mel Mawatha in the Kollupitiya Police area from St. Michael’s Roundabout to the Rotunda Roundabout along Temple Trees was opened to the public after 19 years, the Ministry of Defence said.

Claiming that the National People’s Power (NPP) is finalising its nomination lists at district level for the upcoming General Election, NPP General Secretary Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe said yesterday the NPP is preparing a mechanism to avoid competiti

Asserting that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) remains a steadfast partner in supporting Sri Lanka and its people, Director for Asia Pacific Department Krishna Srinivasan said today that the IMF team will continue its close engagement with Sri

There has been an increase in the number of children showing symptoms of influenza and doctors advise vulnerable groups to wear masks, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Consultant Pediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.

There is a positive response from the government regarding the import of vehicles from January.

Officers from the Bribery Commission arrested a Deputy Commissioner and a clerk from the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT), along with a broker, for accepting a bribe.

The government has announced the temporary recall of all firearms issued to civilians by the Ministry of Defence.

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, on an official visit to Sri Lanka, held a series of high-level discussions with the nation’s top leaders.

Dr. Samitha Perera has been appointed as the new Chairman of Lanka Sathosa.

Indian Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today, focusing on enhancing cooperation and strengthening the relationship between India and Sri Lanka.

The international community should support Sri Lanka in building a peaceful, multi ethnic, green and prosperous Sri Lanka, Norwegian diplomat and former politician Erik Solheim said.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that the dates for the third review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) will be announced in due course.

Former Minister of Transport and Mass Media Dr. Bandula Gunawardene has decided not to contest at the upcoming General elections.

A couple, aged 63 and 67, were brutally hacked to death at their home in Welhengoda, Ahangama this morning, police said.

A special meeting was held at the Police Headquarters to review the progress of several high-profile investigations concerning crimes, fraud and other controversial cases in Sri Lanka.

India’s Minister of External Affairs, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, arrived in Sri Lanka this morning for an official visit.