There is confusion regarding the situation in Arugam Bay as there seemed to be two schools of thought as to who was planning to stage an attack, UNP Deputy Leader and National Democratic Front (NDF) Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath said the government had not laid hands on media, and as a result, a lot of misinformation is in circulation using ‘the freedom of wild ass’.

United National Party (UNP) Chairman Wajira Abeywardena said his party leader, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is ready to take charge of the country in case the need arises.

NPP member Tilvin Silva refuted making any allegation of hidden money in Uganda, while saying that such claims were made by the SJBers. He told a news conference that it was the NPP which said the so-called containers of US Dollars were printed

Those candidate who use GPS to find their constituency are not eligible to be elected to Parliament, Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday. “ How could those candidates who cannot find their constituencies without GPS go to Parliam

Latest Police investigations have revealed new details regarding the recovery of an illegally assembled luxury vehicle from the home of Shashi Prabha Ratwatte, the wife of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte. The vehicle, which was found during a po

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced that it would carry out energy sector reforms without privatising the institution.

The Supreme Court yesterday issued an interim order directing the CID to conduct a comprehensive investigation into whether there is any aspect of criminal liability in connection with the controversial import of medical supplies, including human imm

A Fundamental Rights petition filed by a civil society activist challenging the Election Commission’s decision to hold the Parliamentary Election on November 14 was dismissed yesterday by the Supreme Court.

As the 2024 General Election approaches, the Election Commission has issued guidelines on how to vote and choose the preferred candidates.

The Venerable Galboda Siri Gnanissara Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund ‘Nena Isura’ was launched yesterday. It was done to enliven the legacy of Ven. Gnanissara Thera’s social and educational services carried out when he was alive as the Chief I

In a groundbreaking development, Assetline Finance Limited, the flagship company in the financial services cluster of the David Pieris Holdings (Private Limited), one of Sri Lanka’s top conglomerates has secured a senior loan from the Japan ASEAN W

In its recent judgement, the Supreme Court held that a party in a divorce case can pursue a claim against a co-defendant (the adulterer—a third party outside the marriage) for damages, without simultaneously seeking dissolution of the marriage in t

The Department of Immigration and Emigration has proposed to link up with the tourist hotels in future as a practical means to track down information on foreign tourists visiting from seven countries that do not require a visa to enter or remain in S

The Ministry of Defence categorically denied news stories circulating on certain social media, claiming a move to remove all armed forces personnel presently stationed to provide security at temples and places of worship around the country.

Medium and Small Scale rice mill owners who expressed their concern over the selling of rice to beer manufactures by large scale rice mill owners yesterday said around 3000 small rice mills face closure as a result.

MPs will not be able to appoint their family members as their personal staff under the new government, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said over the week end.

Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya has been appointed as the Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy, the Presidential Media Division (PMD) announced yesterday (1). Dr. Wijayasuriya, a veteran in telecommunications and digital solutions, is expected to

The inaugural flight of a new airline carrying 238 tourists from Switzerland arrived at Katunayake last morning. The airbus of the Edelweiss Airline landed in Katunayake airport at 9.20am yesterday. The airport officials had made arrangements to

Two young men and a woman were attacked by a wild elephant causing them serious injuries when they attempted to take a photo of a wild elephant in the Kathnoruwa forest reserve in Ehetuwewa division in Meegelewa.

Another suspicions Jeep bearing a forged number plate, allegedly used by former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte,was seized by the Theldeniya police yesterday. Police said the jeep had been parked in a garage of an unoccupied house in the ICC housing s

Leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sajith Premadasa slammed President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for his recent comments about the media, asking Dissanayake to back off trying to control media narratives.

While ruling out speculations that the members from the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) would get ministerial portfolios under National People’s Power (NPP) government, a top NPP official said there has been no official discussion to that effect

Spas misconstrued as brothels : operators seek redress from Human Rights Commission

Though the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Sri Lanka as a country free of measles, the country has been hit by cases once again since 2023, prompting the health authorities to declare a special vaccination week from November 4 to 9, accordin

Currently, a total of Sri 35,216 Sri Lankans work in South Korea and 28,583 are listed under the EPS system

Govt explores possibility of using them for productive purposes

Three lecturers, two military officials, 15 female students and 19 male students had been injured

The two children with their parents were clearing the garden to lay the foundation for a house when they met with accident

The government will not provide houses to ministers in Colombo. They must come to the villages and look into issues in the village. They must work with the people