A 14-year-old girl who had been raped by a 55-year-old man is alleged to have eloped with the suspect while the case against him was pending.

Former head of the Sri Lanka Jamathe Islami organisation Ustaz Rasheed Hajjul Akbar arrested twice on allegations relating to April 2019 Easter Sunday attacks was discharged on Wednesday from all further proceedings by the Colombo Magistrate Pasan Am

While refuting the claim by Tamil nationalist leader Pazha Nedumaran who said that LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was alive, the Sri Lanka Army said that there is no need to have any doubt regarding Prabhakaran’s death. Nedu

Parliament is to debate on new regulations pertaining to the Colombo Port City on February 22, House media unit confirmed yesterday. Two Regulations under the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act published under the Gazettes 2299/46 and 2299/

The Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan (RCCM) in partnership with the Italian Car Enthusiasts Club (ICEC) held their inaugural Car Rally yesterday at the Excel World Car Park. The charity rally had over 40 participants of all cars of all makes and m

In response to a proposal for the introduction of a license system for fishing in Sri Lankan waters to resolve the India - Sri Lanka fisheries crisis, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda said he refused to allow the use of trawling nets no matter wh

No directive had been issued in this regard, but as a social practice, all non-urgent surgeries had been limited

A 39-year-old woman wanted over financial fraud of more than Rs.20 million had been arrested by the Mirihana Division Crimes Investigation Unit during a raid in Kadawatha yesterday.

The Piliyandala Police has launched an investigation after a Rs.6 million worth official car of a Magistrate was stolen from the Madapatha area after the Magistrate was locked up in a two-storied house.

Wasantha Mudalige was ordered to be released on January 31

the commission requested 770mn to carry out immediate tasks

US ambassador Julie Chung held discussions with the officials of a US-based leading global aerospace company, Boeing, on the ‘potential areas for collaboration with Sri Lanka’s private sector.’

AI as an optional subject from grade 8 onwards

Basil Rajapaksa would shake his head to approve or reject a Cabinet paper

The tortoises were found wrapped in cloth sacks and then packed into six boxes and tagged as “Dried Sea Food”

The body of a Sri Lankan woman (69), who was reported missing following the earthquake in Turkey, has been identified by her daughter, The Sri Lankan Embassy in Turkey said yesterday.

A pregnant woman in a group of pilgrims to Sri Padasthana on Saturday night (11) had delivered a child at Indikatupana on Sri Pada Pilgrims route. Other women in the group had helped her in the delivery.

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution or 13+ would not be a solution to the ethnic problem, National People’s Power MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday. He told parliament that the ethnic problem could be resolved only throu

Calls NPP Leader Anura Dissanayake for a public debate

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he will provide the maximum state support to safeguard Theravada Buddhism to pass it on to

Newly sworn-in SJB MP A. H. M. Fowzie who participated in the debate on the policy statement of President Ranil Wickremesi

A 14-year-old schoolboy was taken into custody by Mahiyangana Police on suspicion of rape of a 12-year-old schoolgirl. The suspec

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena held a special discussion regarding the provision of humanitarian aid for the earthquak

Pakistan Navy is conducting Exercise AMAN 2023 in the ongoing month from Feb 10-14, 2023, and more than 50 countries inclu

A contempt of court application filed by Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) against the Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board for failing to comply with the settlement to provide uninterrupted electricity for A/L students during the exam

A Writ petition filed by a retired Army Colonel seeking an order quashing the decision of the Election Commission to hold the Local Go

Three SriLankan Airlines aircraft were grounded after their planes’ engines went out of order, Minister of Ports and Aviation Nim

The shipment is part of a larger food assistance initiative by USAID and WFP

There will be no barrier for the EC to proceed with the election process

General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan, met President Ranil Wickremes