A private bus transporting a group of pilgrims came under attack by a rogue elephant frequenting Oyamaduwa area. Although the passengers escaped unhurt the bus was extensively damaged. They were on their way back to Matara after pilgrimage to Than

A body of a woman lying on the banks of the Bellanwila lake by Katuele Road in Boralesgamuwa was recovered by the Boralesgamuwa police yesterday. The dead was identified as G.M.Monika, a 62 year old woman who is a resident of Werahera.

The bombings killed 267 people and injured about 500

According to the foreign media, Mr. Muizzu campaigned on the slogan ‘India Out’

Professional vocational training courses are to be held for students who sit for the GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examination immediately after the examination is over, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

Outgoing Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda paid a farewell call on the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal (29/9) at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi, a statement from his office said. During

Recruitments would be made on the results of an open competitive examination free of political patronage

The birthday of Prophet Mohammed celebrated yesterday by Muslims in Sri Lanka at the Dewatagaha mosque in Colombo.

Sri Lankan international cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka says he is eager to return to the game and rebuild his reputation after he was acquitted of sexual assault by a Sydney judge who said the evidence established there was “no opportunity” for

More and more MPs undertake familiarization tours

Three of the four jumbos that died at Galgamuwa were less than ten years of age and the other about 12 years

Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL) will be added to ( Lanka Electricity Company Ltd) Bills , from September 8 2023, the company announced last evening. Accordingly the decision to add the levy will become e

Mullaitivu District Judge T. Saravanarajah has tendered his resignation from his posts due to threats on his life and a lot of stress, the Mullaitivu District Magistrate said. His resignation letter was sent to the secretary of the Judicial Service

The Eliyakanda hill, bounded by the Matara-Kataragama main highway, was undergoing erosion

The ex-co will meet and take a decision early next week

The launch of the book titled ‘The Right Eye,’ authored by Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara took place this week at the Shangri-La, Colombo. President Ranil Wickremes

Cabinet approval had been granted for the implementation of a programme to prevent forest fires and extinguish forest fires. The programme will be implemented with the support of the government and other relevant parties at the national level.

A woman has been ordered to be remanded till September 27 by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court after she was accused of sharing her nude videos online to make money. The CID’s Computer Crimes Division had arrested the woman, a mother of one

President’s Counsel Saliya Pieris said that the proposed Online Safety Bill misleads the public into believing that it is being introduced to protect children in Sri Lanka. The former President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka made these comm

An accused who stood indicted with murder was found guilty and sentenced to death by High Court Judge of Puttalam Nayomi Thamara Wickremesekara yesterday (26). A resident of Temple Road, Mullegama in Navagattegama, Mannapperuma Mudiyanselage Susil

A Chinese tourist on a visit to Anuradhapura had a harrowing experience when a monkey took away his wallet containing cash Rs. 50,000 and several documents including his passport near Abhayagiri Cheithiya. The 48-year-old Chinese tourist Yuan Shua

In the wake of the shooting incident involving father-in-law of State Minister D.V. Chanaka, Lalith Wasantha Mendis, a 61-year-old businessman who owned a textile shop in Galle city, investigators are grappling with the formidable challenge of identi

Sri Lankan politicians are a surprising lot. At the height of the political crisis when the local economy collapsed and the country ran out of money, all political leaders appealed to the international community for help. And in goodwill many countri

An instance where it is suspected that glue has been applied to hide a crack of an egg was reported from Kegalle yesterday. This was revealed by a Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) organizer of Deraniyagala Ranjith Polgampola during a press briefing he

The western countries are bracing for voicing strong concern for the government regarding the latest version of the Anti-Terrorism Bill (ATB) and the Online Safety Bill - which they see as problematic after analysis of the contents with their legal e

A future National Peoples’ Power (NPP) government will never hesitate to work with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other institutions, former NPP MP Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday. He told reporters that the NPP will deal with the

The Supreme Court has delivered a judgment upholding the prescriptive rights of a defendant who occupied a disputed property for nearly 30 years over a land claimed by a plaintiff. Supreme Court Justice Shiran Goonaratne observed that the plaintiff

She had complained to the private employment agency in Colombo that she was not getting enough food

Criminal Manna Romesh and journalist had several phone conversations