Sri Lanka is hard-pressed against time to reach agreements with creditors including bondholders before June, when the third tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) extended fund facility is expected, Daily Mirror learns. Sri Lanka is e

The Harvard Club of Sri Lanka proudly announces ‘BIG BOLD BRAVE 2024,’ a ground-breaking thought leadership conference set to take place from April 3rd to 5th, 2024, at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This is a collaboration of 15+ Ha

Police suspect that the shooting in Moragahahena where two persons were killed was carried out based on an assassination contract given by an organized criminal named Tanuja Sampath alias Homagama “Handaya” who is reportedly in Dubai. Two individ

A 53-year-old individual has died in a police shooting while attempting to resolve a dispute in Padiyadora in Mawanella over the weekend. According to the police, the Mawanella Police were alerted to a dispute in Padiyadora and dispatched officers to

The military government in Myanmar has reportedly cited that the rescue of 48 Sri Lankans held captive by cyber crime operators in the Myawaddy area has proven to be challenging since that is controlled by ethnic armed groups, an informed source said

The Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa extends an invitation to the three main Presidential candidates - Ranil Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa for a LIVE Presidential debate on their economic and political policies and their pl

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organizer Tissa Attanayake over the weekend cautioned his leader Sajith Premadasa on whom the party should associate with. “SJB should not associate with those who shift sides, and those who are corrupt but wit

To mark the Sinhala and Tamil New Year the Department of Excise has banned the countrywide sale of liquor on April 12 and 13, except for the star class hotels. Issuing a special notice, the departmental media spokesperson Channa Weerakkody said th

With reference to a report put out by Verite Research that revealed only 83 MPs have attended Parliamentary sessions within the month of January this year, some MPs said they have to play multiple roles which result in them missing sessions and thus

No decision has been taken to declare April 15 as a public holiday, Home Affairs State Minister Ashoka Priyantha said. He said requests have been made by state officials and public to declare April 15 as a public holiday because of the

An individual who was assaulted and tied to a tree on suspicion of attempting to break open the charity box in Getambe Diyakapanathota temple had succumbed to his injuries. The villagers had caught him when he was frequenting the temple ground and a

The total solar eclipses that is expected to take place today will not be visible in Sri Lanka, Director of the Astronomy and Space Science Unit, Department of Physics, Colombo University, and the Chairman of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern

Thousands of fish in Mundalama lagoon have been found dead since Saturday evening much to the anxiety of the fisher folk and the environmentalists. President of Mundalama St. James Fisheries Society Marthenu Fernando said thousands of dead fish had b

Delays in legal proceedings result in the late closure of cases

Claims there are 14 SJB MPs who hold the same view

Positions in the new alliance led by the SJB are yet to be decided

Says it is vital to defeat the racial political culture on behalf of the future generation

Onion imported from Turkey also available in the market

In the midst of heated political debate over the Katchatheevu Island, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda set the stage for another debate when he said that India secured Wadge Bank which is located below Kanyakumari and a much big

Former President Maithripala Sirisena who is at the centre of controversy over his latest remarks that he is aware of the mast

Says after using the prescribed eye drops, he experienced discomfort and vision loss

SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa seems to be telling his new alliance members to sign the deal to contest the upcoming elections under one alliance.

The Contempt of Court application filed against former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe was yesterday fixed for July 10 by the Court of Appeal. Attorney-

Reportedly, a young farmer has successfully cultivated a variety of cabbage seeds from Nuwara Eliya in the Mahailuppallama area in Anuradhapura District, marking a historic milestone in Sri Lanka. This accomplish

Sri Lanka Bar Association paid tribute to Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella and his spouse Shamen Kiriella on for completion of 50 years in the legal profession. They were among tho

The sun is expected to be directly over Sri Lanka from April 5 to April 15, as a result of its apparent northward relative motion, the Forecasting Division of the National Meteorological Centre said.

The killing of another hill country leopardess was reported yesterday from Rockwood estate in Norwood in the Nallathanniya wildlife range.

The Colombo District Court yesterday issued an enjoining order preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

The first application under the newly enacted Online Safety Act was made to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court and the Court issued a conditional order preventing respondent parties from communicating alleged false information against former Chai