Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe who wound up the New Democratic Front (NDF) campaign for the general election said the people of Sri Lanka should decide whether they want to sweep away the dirt and end up with an L board government and a Parlia

Claiming that the debt restructuring process will be completed by December this year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressed confidence that Sri Lanka will receive the third tranche under the IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) by the end of Janua

A new agreement with the IMF is a must in order to extend the debt repayment period to 2033 and to avoid another economic crisis, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.

Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), a breakaway group of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), yesterday said the latter which is governing the country today had even neglected the commemoration of November heroes on the due date.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated an investigation into the documentary aired by Britain’s Channel 4 TV over Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings in 2019.

The Maligakanda Magistrate yesterday allowed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to record statements from 18 Ministers in the previous government led by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who represented the Cabinet which approved the ca

Sri Lankans currently staying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being sent to cyber scam centres in Myanmar in groups and the National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF) has received information through reliable sources that there is an i

Ahead of the Parliamentary election scheduled for November 14, the Election Commission has launched an online system enabling voters to access their polling cards.

A lawyer practising in the Anuradhapura court was arrested yesterday by Anuradhapura Division Crime Investigations Unit on suspicion of peddling narcotics to detainees under the pretext of giving them legal advice.

Southern Province Governor Bandula Harischandra said the Kataragama Devalaya had run into arrears of 900,000 for fuel for the Devala vehicles supplied by Tissamaharama Multi-Purpose Cooperative and only Rs. 300,000 had been paid. He said a balance of

The India-Sri Lanka ferry service is to be suspended for over a month due to the turbulent sea during the monsoon period, an official said.

Sri Lanka’s application to join BRICS will be considered in due course in consultations and consensus along with numerous other bids from other countries under the chairmanship of Russia, the Russian Embassy said yesterday.

Price of an egg will rise to Rs 1000 if Sri Lanka fails to stabilize the economy, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

With heavy inter-monsoonal rain beating the country, the election authorities have decided to work out extra plans along with the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) to conduct polling of the General Election next Wednesday without any impact from a pos

In an official meeting, Ambassador Aviv Ezra, Deputy Director General and Head of the Asia and Pacific Division at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Israel, Nimal Bandara

Daily clearances drastically dropped from 1,800-2,000 last year to 300-400 now, despite having the same workforce

Counsel representing Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, who filed a Fundamental Rights petition related to the X-Press Pearl disaster, concluded his oral submissions yesterday before a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court.

High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha recently visited one of the sites of the Indian Housing Project (IHP) Phase - III at Narangala Division in Uva Province in a bid to extend multi-sectorial assistance.

Allegedly demanded bribe to admit student to Grade 1

Witnesses report the driver warned of brake failure moments before the crash

Ranil can run country for another 12 years

He entered the girl’s house, armed with two locally made guns and sharp weapons

Schools used as counting centres be closed only for the specific periods necessary

Says social media report on his imprisonment in UK few years ago is mudslinging

Hilton Colombo hosted Rotary Pink Pledge Affair on October 29 —the culminating event of Rotary District 3220’s month-long Rotary Pink Pledge campaign – Rotary’s fight against breast cancer, led by the Women in Rotary initiative. This evening

Suspensions made following court orders

A total of 149 fresh complaints related to the upcoming General Election were received, pushing the total number of complaints to over 2,000. The Election Commission said the complaints were received during the period from September 26 to November 0

Over 500 attendees had arrived from various parts of the district

Cigarettes seized through multiple detections over the past two months

In response to recent reports suggesting a potential wave of pharmacy closures across Sri Lanka due to alleged rejections of licence renewal applications, the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) clarified that these reports are inaccurate.