The Presidential election will be held in September, informed sources revealed yesterday.

The Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate yesterday ordered the Anuradhapura Assistant Director of Wildlife Conservation to capture and release the wild elephant, popularly known as Agbo, which has been frequenting the Thirappane area for more than a year, i

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardene is expected to make a special statement in Parliament today on the order issued by the Supreme Court barring the IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon from functioning.

Religious leaders who are up in arms over three Bills namely Gender Equality Bill, Women Empowerment Bill and the Penal Code Amendment yesterday called for their withdrawal.

Mixed opinions transpired in Parliament yesterday over the appointment of an acting IGP following the injunction order issued by the Supreme Court on IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon where Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha said a decision would be take

Twelve centres that distort Sri Lankan history as well as Buddhist doctrine are currently operating in the country, while 85 people who are perverting the Buddhist Dhamma have been identified so far, it was revealed at the Parliamentary Caucus functi

The Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the convictions and five-year jail terms imposed on four accused, including controversial former police officer SSP Douglas Pieris, in connection with an abduction incident that took place during the 1987-1989 i

As the Daily Mirror exclusively reported on May 22, 2024, the current Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has formally declared his candidacy for the upcoming Presidential election yesterday.

The Supreme Court yesterday issued an interim order restraining Deshabandu Tennakoon from exercising the powers, functions and responsibilities of the office of Inspector General of Police (IGP).

Sri Lanka Police is facing a dilemma at present as its two top officers including IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon have been barred from serving in their posts owing to the Supreme Court ruling on the latter, whilst Senior DIG Lalith Pathinayake was tipped t

The police launched an investigation into an incident where a video went viral on social media showing a group of youth accusing police officers on road duty of planting cannabis in the car they were travelling in.

A detainee remanded in the Dumbara Prison on murder charges assaulted two prison officials causing serious injuries to them when they were taking him to the Batticaloa courts in connection with another case.

“The government is planning to totally scrap the divorce law and introduce a new law named ‘no fault divorce’,” Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said yesterday.

The Gotabaya Rajapaksa government made a wrong decision to forcefully cremate the COVID dead, after recent research found that the virus had not spread in the surface water.

The Medical Supplies Division has not settled a payment of Rs. 8.1 billion to the suppliers of medicines, Minister of Health Ramesh Pathirana said yesterday.

The government yesterday approved handing over the plot of land at Beira Lake, known as Kurulu Uyana Island, to the Sri Jinarathana Bhikshu Training School Committee for development under a long-term lease.

The prices of vegetables have seen a significant increase, contributing to the overall rise in inflation. According to official data, several vegetables have experienced noticeable price hikes, both in the wholesale and retail markets.

A woman carried a child dozing off during the demonstration organised in front of the Bangladeshi High Commission in Colombo by the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) in solidarity with Bangladeshi university students protesting the contr

Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Minister and General Secretary of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress Jeevan Thondaman and several others are to be arrested for entry by force into the Pedro Tea factory of Kelani Valley Plantations on May 30, 2024.

People passing by a hotel in the Kandy central market thought customers were enjoying their tea. However, these patrons of the hotel were sipping illegally brewed liquor in the guise of drinking tea to evade being nabbed by law enforcers.

Colombo Municipal Council’s (CMC) deliberate failure to take legal action against an unauthorised construction on a sanctioned street line in Colombo 6, has irked the Urban Development Authority (UDA).Despite several directives given by the UDA

A woman, 32, and her two daughters who went for a bath in a quarry lake in the Tissamaharama area have drowned, the police said.

With Sri Lanka’s inflation increasing to 2.4 per cent in June from 1.6 per cent reported in May according to the national consumer price index, people appeared to have been compelled to spend more on transport, alcoholic beverages and tobacco.

In response to Minister Prasanna Ranatunga’s plea for an immediate candidacy announcement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe assured yesterday that he plans to reveal his decision at the opportune moment. “An invitation was extended to me by Min

The Medical Research Institute (MRI), the apex institute which performs laboratory testing, laboratory diagnosis and consultations has come under fire for neglecting a significant number of its testing. This follows the allegations made by trade u

The villagers living around the Lankagama entrance of the world heritage Sinharaja forest strongly oppose the politically backed efforts of Neluwa Divisional Secretariat to harm the forest reserve to facilitate a road to a single domestic compound, w

Former Director of the Institute of National Security Studies, Asanga Abeyagoonasekera who was arrested upon arrival in the country at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) had been released on bail. Police detained him while returning to Sri

Former Australian Prime Minister and Finance Minister Scott Morrison who arrived in Sri Lanka last week said that what Sri Lanka achieved since the economic crisis was extraordinary. He was here on the invitation of Don Susantha Katugampala, Chairm

U.S. President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, leaving the presidential race in uncharted territory, the foreign media reported. Mr. Biden, in

In what appeared to be a conflict of opinion within the Cabinet, President Ranil Wickremesinghe defied Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe and went ahead with the publication of the ‘22 Amendment to the Constitution Bill ‘ in a gazette notific