Sri Lanka solidified long-awaited agreements with its lenders yesterday, a move economists believe will foster positivity and help the nation emerge from selective default.

The officials from the Ministry of Health and the Department of Animal Production and Health convened an emergency meeting yesterday (25) at the Ministry of Health to address the current bird flu situation. The meeting, chaired by Health Secretary Dr

The party formed by ex-LTTE militants is in the political amalgam that seeks to field a common Tamil presidential candidate at the upcoming elections, Daily Mirror learns.

A sailor sustained fatal wounds and a Navy Dvora damaged due to the aggressive maneuvering of a poaching Indian bottom trawler during a pre-dawn operation by the Sri Lanka Navy to seize the intruding vessel in the seas off Delft Island in Jaffna yest

Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday clarified that there has been no move to accept ministerial portfolios.

Two Intervenient-Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking an order to rescind the interim order issued by the Supreme Court preventing the President from submitting any other nomination to fill the vacancies in the SC other than th

Approximately 15,000 members of the Bohra community from various countries, including India, are expected to attend the Bohra community’s spiritual conference and annual convention in Sri Lanka, scheduled to be held from July 7 to 16.

The Court of Appeal has imposed seven years of rigorous imprisonment on a Human Resource Manager of a private company for committing the offence of sexual harassment against a female clerk by embracing, touching, and kissing her face and lips.

Against the backdrop of continuous complaints from cybercrime victims, Sri Lanka CERT urges the public to be cautious of fake messages purportedly sent by various banks, commercial institutions, and international organisations.

The Education Ministry has requested the Secretary of the Public Security Ministry to ensure special security measures for the safety of state university lecturers, students and non-academic staff, as well as for the protection of public property.

An opposition MP is alleged to have been involved in match-fixing during the last league of the LPL tournament, Minister of Sports, Tourism and Lands Harin Fernando said yesterday.

Termites have chewed their way through US dollar notes with an exchange value of Rs.250 million received by a certain opposition politician who was a presidential candidate at one time.

An individual tortured his four year old son and E-mailed videos of the scene to his wife employed abroad to compel her to return, was produced before the Welimada Actg. Magistrate and remanded till June 25

The Lankadeepa Aloka Pooja illumination at Thanthirimale sacred city organized by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd was commissioned for the second day on Saturday (22) by Editor in Chief of Sunday Lankadeepa Kanchana Dasanayake, Ajantha Kumara Agalakada of dail

The government expressed optimism about the country’s potential to shed its ‘bankrupt nation’ label in the coming weeks, as a series of upcoming events are expected to assist in pushing the country into the next phase of recovery.

The Supreme Court has ordered former OIC Kamal Amarasinghe of the Hakmana Police Station to pay compensation of Rs.150,000 to the former Coordinating Secretary of the UNP Hakmana electorate for violating his fundamental rights by assaulting him and b

The tally of dengue cases in Sri Lanka has surged past the 27,000 mark for the year, raising alarms among health officials and the public.

Animals or animal products will not be allowed to be imported into Sri Lanka from any country where bird flu has been reported, the Animal Production and Health Department announced.

A boy sits merrily on a fuel tanker drawn by an ox . Despite modern modes of goods and fuel transportation , ox drawn tankers are rarely visible at times in congested Colombo roads .

Homagama Acting Magistrate Priyanka Madduma Patabendi yesterday ordered the police to detain eight suspects arrested in connection with the incident in which a 17-year-old girl was gang-raped.

Police are on the lookout for five young men who allegedly gang-raped a 17-year-old girl after abducting her. The police said these young men who came on motorbikes had forcibly taken away the girl when she was on her way home y

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has directed Sri Lanka to go on alert in the wake of the recent detection of avian influenza or bird flu in humans in neighbouring countries like India, Daily Mirror learns. Bird flu, o

The historic Thanthirimale Raja Maha Vihara was illuminated on Poson Poya Day under the sponsorship of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd for the 21st time. President Ranil Wickremesinghe was among the participants who graced the occasion.

A heavy influx of pilgrims was experienced yesterday at Anuradhapura Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and Atamasthana Temples, Mihintale Rajamaha Viharaya and Thanthirimale Rajamaha Viharaya to attend religious activities commemora

The Indian Minister who was on a visit to Sri Lanka on Thursday met with the delegation of Mr. Premadasa’s Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and its alliance partners. At the meetin

Sri Lanka is making significant strides in strengthening its economic ties within the South Asian region, with a focus on finalising Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) with Indonesia, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN,

The Indian Minister also discussed Indian investments, development projects, connectivity projects and other mutually beneficial cooperation in different spheres

A security guard trying to smuggle gold biscuits worth Rs.48 million into the country from the Bandaranaike International

The Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs had requested the Police Cyber Crimes Unit, and Sri Lanka Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) to carry out a probe on the distorting of Karaneeya Metta Sutta.

The Power and Energy Ministry disputed findings by the COPE (Committee on Public Enterprises) that the public had to bear an additional cost for fuel due to the payment of Rs.31 billion as an extra commission to the distributors.