The national ceremony to mark the World Environment Day, which was scheduled to take place tomorrow in Ratnapura under the auspices of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, will be held in low key due to the prevailing disaster situation, the Daily Mirror

A fire broke out in the rear engine of the Colombo bound Podimenike Express from Badulla last morning. The train was packed to capacity at the time of the incident, but nobody was hurt.

Amid inclement weather in the country, the Health Ministry has directed all provincial health directors to remain alert and make necessary directives to ensure the safety of people and the smooth function of the hospitals.

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Rohitha Bogollagama, extended an invitation to King Charles III to visit Sri Lanka, while presenting his Letter of Credence at Buckingham Palace.

Containment of the trafficking of drugs, originating from Afghanistan and transported by sea in Iranian dhows from the Makran Coast, had become increasingly challenging for the Sri Lankan authorities given the modus-operandi of drug cartels, a top so

A shortage of 5,000 private buses is making it difficult to provide an adequate passenger transport service, Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Chairman Gemunu Wijerathne claimed.

Apple has added iPhone 5s, iPhone 6s, iPod touch, and 2015 iMac to its list of obsolete products, following the 7-year distribution cutoff. These devices won’t receive updates or service from Apple.

During the ongoing probe into Sri Lankan refugees illegally obtaining Indian passports, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) officials on Saturday arrested two Sri Lankans and an Indian agent who provided the passports.

They said the signalling system has been affected due to sudden floods.

The Chang’e 6, chinese space shuttle touched down in the South Pole-Aitken Basin at 06:23 Beijing time on Sunday morning (22:23 GMT Saturday), the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.

IMF is not an ordinary money lender and one cannot deal with it like the way you deal with an ordinary money lender, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

The new office bearers and the executive committee of the Free Media Movement (FMM) for the year 2024 – 2025 was appointed last week at its AGM at the Sri Lanka Press Institute.

Industry stakeholders including hoteliers, tourism authorities and even law enforcement agencies have shown their utter dismay over an abrupt decision taken by the National Authority on Alcohol and Tobacco (NATA) to scrap the ‘H

Says we have a right as we are former UNPers

Our sister paper, Daily Lankadeepa, won seven awards at the Miracle Awards ceremony held at Waters Edge Hotel on Thursday (30th). Among the individual accolades, Sujith Hewajulige was named Best News Editor and Journalist, Lionel Perera won

Those who carry out such propaganda pump huge sums of money into it

This year’s university admission eligibility threshold, based on the 2023 (2024) GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examination results, stood at 64.33%, Commissioner General of the Examinations Department announced yesterday

Resolution passed at a special meeting convened onThursday (30)

Successor companies will take over various functions for efficient and transparent operations

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that two police officers from the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) violated the Fundamental Rights of the wife of a former driver attached to former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, by illegally arresting and detainin

Judgement follows four writ petitions filed by environmental organizations

Lack of information regarding completion status of remaining officers highlighted

Rise in foreign tourist arrivals identified as a contributing factor

Urges parents and teachers to educate children about the dangers of nicotine

A memorial service in remembrance of the late Ambassador Jean-François Pactet of France to Sri Lanka was held at St. Mary’s Church, Lauries Road, Colombo 04 yesterday morning.The event was organised by the Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affai

Following severe criticism that US Ambassador Julie Chung had interfered in discussing Sri Lanka’s election process with the Election Commission (EC) officials, the EC chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake defended the move saying that the discussion with C

Several concerned members of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) - Attorneys-at-Law including President’s Counsels have urged the newly appointed five-member expertise Committee of Inquiry to look into the very serious and perturbing allegation

Slamming a “powerful Western country” for its double standard and hypocrisy, Russia’s ambassador to Sri Lanka Levan Dzhagaryan said steps will be taken to assist in the repatriation of hundreds of ex-Sri Lankan military personnel in Russia, who

Whilst United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said he will explain his proposal of extending the terms of the President and Parliament on Monday, Presidential Adviser Ashu Marasinghe stressed that the former only talked o

The International spotlight is already cast on the conduct of the upcoming presidential election in Sri Lanka with the European Union already deploying its experts for a pre-election assessment of the ground situation, an official said yesterday. El