Responding to criticisms that politicians are not subject to the new tax regulations, State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said that all politicians would be required to register for income tax under new regulations.“The new regulation wi

Questions as to who was behind the imposition of the lesser fine for the MP

The Court of Appeal yesterday issued notices on former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen in connection with a contempt of court application filed for his failure to comply with the orders made by the Court of Appeal in connection with the Wilpattu National

Officials found three partly dismantled hybrid cars, a Toyota Prius and two Toyota Allions

The Sri Lankan government has made it a priority to implement the India-Sri Lanka grid connection by 2030, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.

The GSMB Chairman appears to have acted according to his own whims and fancies and not in accordance with the Act

Says steps would be taken to either remove or cut down on the number of security personnel assigned for such people

The Court of Appeal yesterday postponed for July 25 to deliver its judgement regarding the writ petition filed seeking an order declaring State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage is not qualified to be a Member of Parliam

The Supreme Court had determined that certain clauses of the proposed Anti-Corruption Bill was inconsistent with the constitution and has to be passed with a special majority in Parliament while the situation can be avoided if the Bill is amended as

The Kilinochchi Magistrate has imposed a travel ban on Ceylon Tamil Congress leader MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam over the incident that occurred in Jaffna between MP Ponnambalam and the Police rece

A French national who was apprehended by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Saturday for attempting to smuggle in gold worth over Rs.85 million was ordered to be remanded by the Negombo Magistrate as the former had failed

Government is to call for the amendment to the resolution to change the Terms of Reference of the already adopted resolution to appoint a select committee to probe as to who is responsible for the current financial crisis in Parliament this week.

The AG had filed indictments against the accused for raiding a safe-house used by Army intelligence personnel

A new analysis by International Air Transport Association (IATA) released this week showed that post-pandemic, unruly passenger incidents are on the rise. The latest figures show that there was one unruly incident reported for every 568 flights in 2

The Chairman of the Battaramulla Cooperative Insurance Company Darshana Samarawickrama received injuries in a shooting incident when he was on his way to assume duties last morning and admitted to Homagama Base Hospital.

The Fundamental Rights petition filed by Pastor Jerome Fernando seeking an order preventing police from arresting him in connection with the controv

According to new regulations, every health claim and Nutrient Function Claim, shall have prior written approval by the Chief Food Authority

Says a General Election should be held first to find out the opinion of the people

Due to the increase in heat during the day and night, there is an increase in the spread of skin diseases such as sweat blisters and eczema among children, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.

The government had to print Rs. 189 billion to pay its debts on May 15. That is a very serious situation

The Swedish Consulate General in Colombo said they were unaware of the news published in international media regarding the registration of sex as a sport in Sweden.

Drastic fuel price reduction unlikely

The use of modern drone technology can be used for the development of the agriculture sector in the country, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

In the wake of the recent upsurge cases in little-known respiratory virus called HMPV spreading in the US, Sri Lankan Health authorities said they keep a close eye on the new developments of the virus and have gone on alert.

The wife and the children of Pastor Jerome Fernando who made hate comments against Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism, returned to the island through the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), airport sources said.

The “ Poson Aloka Pooja” illumination of the Thanthirimale Rajamaha Vihara organized by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd was commissioned on Poson full moon day on May 03rd by Lankadeepa Chief Editor Siri Ranasingh

Police officials had not attend court when the case was called

The LGBTQ community of Sri Lanka paraded the streets in Colombo yesterday and took part in a cultural ceremony to voice their rights and concerns, which was themed as ‘Freedom Pride Parade’. A couple of hu

The MP had attended a meeting without police security and intelligence officers had been deployed for his protection. A video of the MP behaving in a violent manner has been shared on social media