A boy sits merrily on a fuel tanker drawn by an ox . Despite modern modes of goods and fuel transportation , ox drawn tankers are rarely visible at times in congested Colombo roads .

Homagama Acting Magistrate Priyanka Madduma Patabendi yesterday ordered the police to detain eight suspects arrested in connection with the incident in which a 17-year-old girl was gang-raped.

Police are on the lookout for five young men who allegedly gang-raped a 17-year-old girl after abducting her. The police said these young men who came on motorbikes had forcibly taken away the girl when she was on her way home y

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has directed Sri Lanka to go on alert in the wake of the recent detection of avian influenza or bird flu in humans in neighbouring countries like India, Daily Mirror learns. Bird flu, o

The historic Thanthirimale Raja Maha Vihara was illuminated on Poson Poya Day under the sponsorship of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd for the 21st time. President Ranil Wickremesinghe was among the participants who graced the occasion.

A heavy influx of pilgrims was experienced yesterday at Anuradhapura Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and Atamasthana Temples, Mihintale Rajamaha Viharaya and Thanthirimale Rajamaha Viharaya to attend religious activities commemora

The Indian Minister who was on a visit to Sri Lanka on Thursday met with the delegation of Mr. Premadasa’s Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and its alliance partners. At the meetin

Sri Lanka is making significant strides in strengthening its economic ties within the South Asian region, with a focus on finalising Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) with Indonesia, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN,

The Indian Minister also discussed Indian investments, development projects, connectivity projects and other mutually beneficial cooperation in different spheres

A security guard trying to smuggle gold biscuits worth Rs.48 million into the country from the Bandaranaike International

The Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs had requested the Police Cyber Crimes Unit, and Sri Lanka Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) to carry out a probe on the distorting of Karaneeya Metta Sutta.

The Power and Energy Ministry disputed findings by the COPE (Committee on Public Enterprises) that the public had to bear an additional cost for fuel due to the payment of Rs.31 billion as an extra commission to the distributors.

Sri Lanka has once again declined to accept the external evidence-gathering mechanism established by UN Human Rights Council resolutions 46/1 and 51/1, emphasizing significant legal and political implications for all nations involved.

Lankadeepa Poson Aloka Pooja illumination in Thanthirimale Rajamaha Vihara organized by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd will be held on June 21, 22 and 23.

Founder of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Basil Rajapaksa is reported to have told his party’s breakaway group at a meeting even attended by President Ranil Wickremesinghe that the Rajapaksas were not ready to cow down to any pressure.

It transpired in a Court of Appeal judgement that a child victim of a rape case began her testimony at the trial about nine years after the alleged incident, by which time she was a 21-year-old married woman.

Coming up with allegations against higher-ups of his own party, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka yesterday said he was questioned by a Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) higher-up whether he will support Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa if he wants time to s

Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella who responded to remarks made by Field Marshal Fonseka earlier yesterday said the latter is not aware of parliamentary procedures.

Responding to images circulated on social media depicting a water pipeline filled with gunk, claimed to be in Sri Lanka, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) denied the existence of such pipelines in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka and India have decided to conduct the feasibility study on the proposed land connectivity project with the involvement of a third party, an informed source said.

When contacted CMC Commissioner Bhadrani Jayawardena told the Daily Mirror a fresh project is underway with the collaboration of the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) to identify the non-risky trees in the city.

An experiment is underway at the Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Faculty to explore the possibility of producing nutritious dairy products, including cheese, as well as medicine for skin diseases, from the milk of domesticated donkeys.

Issuing a press release regarding the President’s statement on the Supreme Court’s determination on the Gender Equality Bill, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) reiterated that the President’s statement is a threat to the Supreme Court and

Maligakanda Magistrate Manjula Thilakaratne granted permission to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain the records of 19 accounts belonging to model Piumi Hansamali, following allegations that Hansamali has acquired substantial prope

Stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya was yesterday ordered to be released from the magisterial inquiry by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court upon the Attorney General’s advice.

Health officials in Sri Lanka have identified a growing tendency of women being infected with leptospirosis, commonly referred to as rat fever, with a notable increase.

Sri Lanka closely monitors vote bank politics in the run-up to UK elections targeting the votes of the Sri Lankan-origin Tamil community since both Labour Party and Conservative Party have vowed to press for truth, reconciliation and accountability i

Amidst growing concerns over the spread of Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS), or commonly known as ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ across Japan, Sri Lankan health authorities have moved to reassure the public, emphasizing that there is no cause f

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday in Parliament criticized the Supreme Court saying that it is in a way engaged in judicial cannibalism.

Four-year-old Sivanathan Abhilash, who went missing on Monday (17) evening in the Duncan Estate within the Norwood Police area, was found yesterday in a forest within the same estate, Police said.