The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pledged to provide technical assistance to Sri Lanka in developing a law for the recovery of stolen assets, a Minister said yesterday.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his televised address to the nation, asserted that his government would not hesitate to replace the heads of the state institutions such as the Ceylon Electricity Board, the Ce

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Intelligence unit will be paying close attention to those who publish fake posts on social media platforms about children and school students being abducted.

Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) has decided to take action against Prof. Tissa Vitharana for misleading the public by making statements in the Parliament, thus creating disputes within the party.

The general public who come to seek medical treatment from Government hospitals is facing great inconvenience as they are being asked to purchase certain drugs and get certain tests done from pr

Whilst condemning the recent defamatory statements made by persons such as Natasha Edirisooriya and others, the Catholic Church yesterday alleged that some politicians are making use of these statements for political mileage.

It was revealed at the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) that the rating system of television channels is not correct and is irregular and biased.

Environmental scientists have warned not to consume fish from the area until a proper scientific examination on the spill is conducted

Popular British comedian Ricky Gervais and Former Minister Navin Dissanayake had an interesting Twitter interaction over a tweet posted by the latter on standup comedy. On Monday, a series of tweets by Dissanayake on freedom of expression stating “

The Colombo Lotus Tower has once again reiterated to its visitors to stop confessing their love on the Lotus Tower walls as couples continue to draw hearts and scribble their names to confess their commitment to one another.

One department has already granted Rs. 28.8 million

Wildlife authorities opt for new adaptation measures

Sri Lanka and China successfully concluded the 12th round of diplomatic consultations between the two countries, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said.

Transport, Highways, and Media Minister Bandula Gunawardane raised concerns on the resistance from bureaucrats towards the government’s digitization process, which serves as a crucial tool in combating corruption across all levels of the public ser

Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles has instructed IGP Chandana Wickramaratne to remove the police officers deployed for the protection of certain persons and places that do not require protection and immediately assign them to the police station

Consumption of beef from cattle suffering from the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) will not spread the disease among humans, as the LSD only reduces milk production, Director General of the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agricultural Research and Training Institute (HA

His presence will enhance cinema induced tourism as well as spiritual and wellness tourism

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles to take immediate action to establish a special police unit to investigate into and act on persons or groups that disrupt religious harmony. The decision has b

A hawk that caught a cobra had flown away with its prey only to be electrocuted when it came into contact with a high tension power transmission line at Alagalle in Vavuniya .

A senior doctor at the National Eye Hospital, Dr. Prasad Colombage yesterday requested not to expose children to direct sunlight and said even adults should avoid it as it may affect their eyes.

Despite rains having comparatively decreased, the Public Health Inspectors’ Union (PHIU) warned that Sri Lanka is not out of the woods yet in terms of the dengue outbreak. Speaking to Daily Mirror, PHIU Secretary Indunil Bopitiya said Sri Lanka w

The special counters which were opened by the Department of Immigration and Emigration at the Bandaranaike International Airport for the benefit of the foreign nationals, have been closed, informed sources said. The special counters w

Newly appointed Governor for the Eastern Province Senthil Thondaman said he received complaints about Cannabis or Ganja being cultivated in the lands coming under the purview of various stat

A 53-year-old man died after being shot at by two unidentified gunmen

The resolution was taken up in Parliament on May 24 2023

The leave to appeal application filed by former President Maithripala Sirisena challenging the Negombo District Court’s order to proceed with the cases filed against him by the victims of the Katuwapitiya Church bomb

The writ petition filed by Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon challenging the magisterial inquiry and issuance of summons against him was yesterday reserved for judgement by the Court of Appeal.

Following discussions between the Turkish Ambassador Demet Sekercioglu and Sri Lanka’s Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva yesterday, it was decided to commence direct flights from Istanbul, Turkey to the Katunayake Intern

The report estimates 3.9 million people or 17 percent of the population is in moderate acute food insecurity which is nearly a 40 percent decrease from June/July last year