Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara has appointed a special committee to look into complaints and objections that have been made by various people and parties against some candidates which the party is slated to fie

Over 9,000 incidents related to cybercrime activities have been reported between August and September this year, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) said.

Refuting reports that security personnel assigned to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe had been removed, police clarified that 163 officers remain assigned to his protection.

The World Bank and the government signed the Second Resilience, Stability, and Economic Turnaround (RESET) Development Policy Operation (DPO) for $200 million, and this is the second operation in a two-part series that began in 2022. The first ope

The Director General (DG) of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today gave an undertaking to resign from office by 3 p.m. yesterday after the Supreme Court granted leave to proceed with three Fundamental Right

Model and actress Piyumi Hansamali has been questioned by the Illegal Assets division of police yesterday.

The personal assistant to Nuwara Eliya District DIG who is suspected to have entered a hotel in Nuwara Eliya town, and threatened and assaulted the owner is to be transferred to the Kandy Police Division and a formal investigation of the incident hel

Majority of presidential candidates are yet to submit their campaign expenditure reports to date, the Election Commission (EC) disclosed over the weekend.

Whilst stressing that the probe on Easter Sunday attacks should not be aimed at confirming pre-conceived conclusions, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday pledged a fair and open probe on the Easter Sunday attacks.

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

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

A teledrama actor Edirisinghe Arachchige Asanka who had in his possession a stock of the illegal intoxicant Methamphetamine (ICE) and attempted to escape arrest by offering a bribe of Rs.1 million to the police was taken into custody by Thanamalwila

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar, said that India’s economic support is critical to realise his vision of a prosperous Sri Lanka and meeting the aspirations of the p

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the visiting High-Level International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation held talks for the second day yesterday where the two parties have discussed the way forward and measures to overcome delays pertaining to the

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.

United National Party (UNP)- led alliance are in the process of finalising arrangements to contest the General Election under the gas cylinder while a final decision is also pending on contesting the Nuwara Eliya District under the elephant symbol

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

Fish kills and algal bloom are among the many water quality problems facing Diyawanna Oya, a government official said yesterday.

Nearly 2,000 weapons issued for life protection of various individuals, including politicians, are to be recalled by the Defence Ministry.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) initiated talks with the People’s United Freedom Alliance (PUFA) led by former Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to explore the possibility of reaching an electoral understanding to contest the General Election, o

The Department of Census and Statistics in its recent report on the labour force survey for the quarter 1 of 2024 reveals only 25.9 per cent of jobs consider A level and above qualifications for employment. Whereas 43.7 per cent of jobs require kn

A spokesman for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday refuted claims made by Cabinet Spokesman Vijitha Herath, stating that Wickremesinghe never sought Presidential immunity in connection with the controversial bond scam legal proceedings.

The Election Commission yesterday (03) announced that it is geared to conduct the 2023 Local Government Election shortly after the upcoming General Election.

The People’s United Freedom Alliance, (PUFA) the political movement led by former Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena ,decided to contest the general election under a common symbol,according to a letter signed by its General Secretary Dr.Ramesh Pathi

The National People’s Power (NPP) government is out to turn Sri Lanka into a secular state by abolishing Article 19 of the constitution, former Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Sarath Weerasekera alleged yesterday.

A few Sri Lankans who have been stranded due to the volatile situation in Lebanon have been given shelter, the Sri Lanka Embassy in Beirut said yesterday.

The Sri Lankan government incurs an annual cost of Rs. 237 billion to address health problems linked to alcohol consumption, highlighting the significant social, economic, and health challenges posed by alcohol, according to the Alcohol and Drug Info

A future Samagi Jana Sandanaya (SJS) government will cooperate with incumbent President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the event it secures a majority in Parliament at the General elections, its leaders said today.

The Porsche, which was given to her during her tenure as Presidential Advisor, was originally imported ten years ago, Rosy Senanayake, Adviser to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

Sri Lanka has reported a staggering 239 elephant deaths within the last eight months owing to a plethora of reasons, Wildlife Department sources said.