Amid growing uncertainty surrounding investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks, the main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has made a compelling demand for the engagement of Scotland Yard to probe the Channel 4 disclosures and t

Northern Buddhist heritage sites are under threat by the Tamil politicians in the province, the Chief Incumbent of Kurundi Vihara Ven. Galgamuwe Santhabodhi Thera alleged yesterday. “The Tamil politicians in the area held

The constable who had assisted Harak Kata had reportedly given several toffees suspected to be mixed with alcohol to the officers guarding the suspect

Several candidates including senior professors who applied for the post of Vice Chancellor at Sabaragamuwa University have brought to the attention of President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Chairman of University Grants Commission the irregularities that

A massive cigarette consignment worth over Rs.470 million, which was smuggled in from India last week was seized by the Sri Lanka Customs and displayed to the

Sri Lanka Customs yesterday displayed a large Karunka (areca nut) transshipment worth over Rs.27 million, which had arrived in the Colombo Port from

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thera and seven others yesterday pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a case filed before Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court for trespassing into the Nippon Hotel in Colombo

Experts have been unable to properly identify what has caused the mass death of turtles of which the carcasses have recently been washed ashore along different coastal lines. According to an official of the D

The Daily Mirror news report that highlighted the predicament of three children from Pahala Giribawa in Pothanegama in Kurunegala and their mother who had been stranded in Kuwait when the proposed employer refused to p

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who has maintained a stark silence since his resignation in July last year is now eyeing to recapture and strengthen his failed image through a new political party which is now led by one of his close aide’s and

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) CITY FM Service conducting the monthly “Subhawitha Gee” Musical Programme was held at the Devi Balika Vidyalaya Auditorium, Borella last Friday. Five students participated at the programme and SLBC Adviso

Fragmented skeletal remains of another three bodies had also been recovered on Thursday (07)

A 27-year-old woman, a UK citizen, who was in Sri Lanka on an invitation from a young man whom she had befriended through Facebook, was found dead after she had fallen from the 13th floor of an apartment at Alwis Avenue in M

She had been left in a room of the employment agency for more than a month

The final procession of the Sri Jayawardene Pura Kotte Rajamaha Vihara paraded the streets on Saturday night (09) for the 123rd year.

In an obvious move targeting the Presidential Election next year, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his meeting with Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer Basil Rajapaksa, discussed yesterday the importance of announcing some relief

Around 965 containers detained by the Sri Lanka Customs are lying either inside port terminals or at customs examination yards due to pending investigations as of the first half of this year, the report submitted to Parliament by Ways a

Billion-rupee project to clean up Beira Lake gets off the ground

The Department of Forest Conservation has found a racket of grabbing lands running into hundreds of acres from the forest reserves in the Puttalam District with the connivance of some government officials, a top source said.

The death toll from a strong earthquake which struck Morocco on Friday night has surpassed 2,000, according to the country’s interior ministry. “There is destruction everywhere,” Eyewitnesses near the High Atlas mountains were quoted as saying

On March 8, 2023, the Ministry of Finance decided to increase the Special Commodity Levy on imported potatoes by Rs. 30 per kilogram for a six-month period

In a poignant tale of adversity, three children from Pahala Giribawa in Pothanegama, Kurunegala, find themselves in a dire situation as their mother works abroad, their father serves a life sentence, and their humble home teeters on the brink of coll

Says perpetrators had found loopholes in the Excise Ordinance to carry out scam

The girl lost her life when she accidentally fell into a water tank while playing

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to hand over investigation into the Easter Sunday attacks to for

MP Patali Champika Ranawaka has drawn attention to the issue of overlapping responsibilities among various parliamentary committees, raising pertinent concerns about its impact on the legislative process. Speaking to reporters, MP Rana

Loss of Rs. 2,900 from each liquor bottle with a fake sticker

According to WHO, there will be a shortage of 12.9 Mn medical professionals by 2035

Over 7,000 officers and soldiers from Sri Lankan Armed Forces have been imparted training by Pakistan Armed Forces besides provision of military hardware and equipment to Sri Lankan Armed Forces at the time of need, Pakistani High