Some 70,000 people from 18,000 families across thirteen districts have been affected by adverse weather conditions, with two deaths reported, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

A thirty-one-year-old male, admitted to Colombo National Hospital for treatment following a burn accident, died shortly after receiving an antibiotic injection, sources confirmed.

The value of the US dollar and the Sri Lankan Rupee is determined by supply and demand. If the value of the dollar rises significantly, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has sufficient dollars to control it, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambal

An awareness programme to educate the Sri Lankan migrant workers in Singapore on matters related to foreign remittances and foreign currency accounts was held at the High Commission of Sri Lanka recently with the collaboration of the People’s Bank

The government has no plans to transfer 55 liquor licences from Sathosa outlets to companies owned by Arjun Aloysius, but the new licences will be awarded only on the basis of factors such as the population of the country and the arrival of tourists,

With the presidential elections pending, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is planning to conduct a major rally in Anuradhapura on May 26 and a series of grassroots level meetings afterwards while the minority allies of the opposition weigh in the s

Incumbent Presidential Ranil Wickremesinghe will officially announce his candidature for the Presidential elections next month, Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said yesterday.

With the outbreak of the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) among cattle in the Nuwara Eliya District, there is a growing tendency among dairy farmers to sell off their affected livestock.

A wild elephant who attempted to feed on fruits in a fruit stall at Polatuwadiya in Gallewa had died of electric shock when it came in contact with a live wire.

It is alleged that four women, two of them legally married, have claimed the body of a man who died in an accident on Monday night (20) at Kuliyapitiya.

Sri Lanka yesterday rejected the false allegation of “genocide” in Sri Lanka in a message by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on 18 May 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The Commercial High Court has issued an enjoining order restraining singer Romaine Willis and Mass Ramli Miskin alias DJ Mass from performing, reproducing and distributing the songs titled “Eh Yaye” and “Api Natamu”.

More than 33,000 people in ten districts have been affected due to flash floods and adverse weather conditions around the country, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Director Pradeep Kodippili said.

The district office of the Department of Meteorology in Puttalam and a few other government offices were inundated due to minor floods in the area, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said yesterday.

A woman who had gone for a bath in Kumbukkan Oya in Lunugala on Sunday evening (19) had died of injuries all over her body and her body was recovered from the banks of the river by the Lunugla Police.

The Mahanyakes of the Four Chapters in the country requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a jointly signed letter to pardon Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera possibly before Vesak from his prison term of four years.

The Colombo District Court yesterday issued an enjoining order preventing Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe PC and Attorney-at-Law Keerthi Udawatta from functioning as Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Chairman and party acting General Secretary respective

Justice Minister Wijayadasa Rajapakshe has been appointed as the acting Education Minister in addition to his current portfolio due to Minister Susil Premjayantha being on an overseas visit until May 27.

The Colombo Commercial High Court has issued an enjoining order against a business entity in Kandy restraining it from carrying on an identical business under a misleadingly similar trade name to Dedigama, Dedigama Group Ltd.

Sri Lankan political leaders expressed their condolences on the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake is ready to participate in the proposed debate with Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa on June 6, NPP Executive Committee member Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday.

In the wake of plans by tech baron Elon Musk to visit Sri Lanka later this year, the government has initiated the process of evolving fresh regulations to facilitate the launch of Starlink satellite internet service, a Minister said yesterday.

A person was arrested in Dehiwala for facilitating over 100 individuals to go to Russia on tourist visas, apparently as mercenaries to serve in the Russia-Ukraine war, police said.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed court yesterday that its sleuths visited the residences of former State Minister Diana Gamage but she was not available.

A one-day state mourning will be observed in Sri Lanka today as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the Public Administration Ministry announced. The national flag will fly at half-mast at all govern

French Ambassador Jean-François Pactet expressed optimism yesterday that Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process could be concluded ‘very fast’ but declined to elaborate on more details

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka discusses a point with Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Gunathilake while Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda looks on at the function to mark the 15th National War Heroes Day yesterday at the National War Heroes Mem

Three members of the same family from Maladeniya in Mirigama had been strangled to death and their cash and jewellery taken away by a relative.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and senior officials in northwestern Iran has suffered a crash with no information available yet on potential injuries or damage, the Iranian media reported.

Iranian Ambassador Dr. Alireza Delkhosh has been admitted to a private hospital in Colombo after being allegedly assaulted by a businessman at the Colombo City Centre (CCC) car park.