Only trees with high commercial value are given priority when it comes to maintenance of trees

Around 700–800 fatalities are reported annually due to breast cancer in Sri Lanka, a medical expert said. Consultant Community Physician of the National Cancer Control Programme Dr. Suraj Perera told the media that there were 5,189 patients i

Hambantota District Engineer in Charge of excavations of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau and his driver were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption on Thursday night on suspicion of accepting a grati

Received over 1,500 electricity bills around the country to pay

All Foreign Ministers of IORA states will attend

SLMC decided to expel Minister Naseer Ahamad following his decision to vote in favour of the budget at the Third Reading on December 10, 2021

The previous occasion the judiciary gave a judgement in favour of an expulsion was in 1991

There will be no interference or involvement of top police officers in the investigations into the death of a police constable who was run over by a SUV at Independence Square roundabout in Colombo, Western Province Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon

The CID Sub-Inspector Sugath Mendis who had been arrested and interdicted along with former CID Director Shani Abeysekera, was yesterday awarded a one million rupees compensation by the Supreme Court. Sub-Inspect

He should be brought before the privilege committee and should be severely dealt with

In the wake of growing fear over the escalating crime rate in the country, civil organizations and the opposition have expressed growing concerns over the President’s failure to nominate a suitable replacement for the role of Inspector General of P

A 78 year old man died yesterday after being pinned under a boulder that rolled down a hill and fell on his house in Galle.

An SUV vehicle ran over a police traffic officer who was on duty at the Independence Avenue roundabout last evening, police said.

Steps have been taken to transfer the elephant Sita who received gunshot injuries, for further treatment to Kandy. Senior Prof. Asoka Dangolla of the Veterinary Faculty of Peradeniya University, providing treatment to the injured elephant said, sever

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (4) granted leave to proceed with two Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging former President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to grant pardon to Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnan

A group of children including the victim had been singing and dancing on desks and tables in their class room and the fan blade had struck the boy’s head

The Sri Lanka Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith hold the same view on the Easter Sunday attacks and call for a local probe on it with foreign observers. This was revealed by

Levy of fees from local and foreign tourists visiting Sri Padasthana off season was in pursuance of a gazette notification in 2022

Recurrent expenditure for some ministries will be slashed in 2024, the Appropriation Bill which was presented to Parliament revealed yesterday. Accordingly, recurrent expenditure allocated for the Transport and Highways, Power and Energy, Tourism a

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka who was acquitted of rape charges by an Australian Court last week, yesterday said he respected everyone’s freedom of expression, in relation to those who accused and passed judgement on him on social media

Daily Mirror’s Deputy Features Editor Kamanthi Wickramasinghe received the ‘Print Media Youth Journalist of the Year’ Award at the New Generation Awards 2023 held on October 3 at the Galle Face Hotel. New Generation Awards 2023 was organised by

Sri Lanka, a country that reveres elephants, is now thinking hard to combat the conflict humans have with these animals with the unprecedented number of shocking deaths of jumbos over the past few days raising eyebrows here and abroad. What’s al

Increasing trend of Hospital staff being addicted to pain relievers

Pellets had penetrated the body and their removal was yet to be decided

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed to strengthen the collaboration between the Sri Lanka Air Force and SriLankan Airlines, particularly in the fields of aviation training, education and other areas of mutual interest, the SLAF said.

A glowing tribute was paid to veteran journalist Edmund Ranasinghe at the launch of a special book “ Edmondge Pathra Viplawaya ( Edmond’s revolution with Newspapers ) at the Presidential Secretariat on Tuesday where he was identified as a catalys

Mandarina Colombo, a renowned hotel in Sri Lanka, celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27th with a series of events. One noteworthy event was a community care project focused on cleaning the historic Gangarama Temple in Hunupitiya. The dedicated

Three petitioners including Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara and Parliamentarian Prof. G.L. Peiris yesterday filed a Special Determination petition in the Sup

Social media regulation could be an obvious scenario as the countries in the globe envisage signing an international convention on the same, President Ranil Wickremeisnghe stressed yesterday. The remark from the President came hours after the Onlin

The government approved a proposal for the acquisition of about 219.72 hectares of land in the Siyambalanduwa Divisional Secretariat Division of the Moneragala District by the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority for a 100 MW solar energy project.