The naval and fishing communities involved in activities from Kalpitiya to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle, and Hambantota are advised to remain vigilant as swell wave heights and periods may rise in the sea areas, the Natural Ha

Chief Incumbent of Sri Padasthana and Chief Sanghanayake of Sabaragamuwa Province Ven. Bengamuwe Dhammadinna Thera said only foreign tourists would be permitted to visit Sri Pada during the off-season. Addressin

Tensions escalated near Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo 07 as police resorted to using water cannons to disperse a group of protesting medical students. The demonstration was organized by medical students against the proposed introduction of privat

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles, in response to allegations over the outsourced online visa application process, said it had been given to VFS Global, a company operating in 151 countries after proper study into the matter and approval by the Ca

Indian High Commission in Colombo yesterday denied any reference to India in the visa issuance at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Colombo.

The Planters’ Association (PA) of Ceylon representing Regional Plantation Companies (RPC) is moving ahead to object to the Rs.1700 daily wage increase proposed for plantation workers, while asserting that a final decision is yet to be reached on th

Sri Lanka will have another round of talks with the representatives of the ad hoc group of bondholders soon, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said.

Patients seeking medical treatment at government hospitals across the country are facing significant inconvenience due to a shortage of medicines, forcing them to seek alternatives in private pharmacies.

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka did not play any role in organizing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) May Day rally and therefore he did not deserve any prominence, its Vice Chairman Sujeewa Senasinghe said yesterday.

The body of an inmate who was detained in the Dumbara Prison in Pallekele on charges of drug trafficking was found hanging, Balagolla Police said.

Following the price reduction of Lanka auto diesel from last night, Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Chairman Gemunu Wijerathne said today that the fuel price revision is insufficient for a bus fare revision at this time. Addressing

(BJP) has invited representatives from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the United National Party ( UNP) to get awareness on the electoral process As the Lok Sabha elections campaign heats up in India , the ruling Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP)

The passenger ferry service between India’s Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai (KKS) in Jaffna is scheduled to resume on May 13, Controller General of Immigration and Emigration I.S.H.J. Ilukpitiya said. Addressing the media, he said several attemp

Police have initiated investigations to arrest an individual who exposed his person to a female tourist at Piyadigama beach in Ahangama. The tourist complained to police that she was having a stroll along the beach with her two year old son and a ten

Shortly after President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s announcement regarding the increase in daily wages of plantation workers to Rs.1700, effective from yesterday, the Planters’ Association of Sri Lanka has raised concerns, stating that implementing th

SJB Chairman Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka made an early exit from the party’s May Day Rally in Fort yesterday. He left shortly before party leader Sajith Premadasa’s speech. Fonseka was seen greeting MPs and Buddhist clergy before he left t

A total of 1,500 workers have been assigned for cleaning and garbage collection purposes in Colombo city after the May Day rallies, Colombo Municipal Council Solid Waste Management Division Director Engineering Eng. Shahina M. Mysan said. She told

The decision to not hold the annual SMMT International Automotive Summit in Sri Lanka for 2025 was influenced by the prevalence of beggar menace at traffic lights in Colombo, Sri Lanka Automobile Association Secretary Devapriya Hettiarachchi said.

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said yesterday President Ranil Wickremesinghe invited her on several occasions to take up a position and support the government.

The National People’s Power (NPP) yesterday accepted the official invitation for the political debate to be held by the Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa, with the three main presidential candidates while the Samagi Jana Balawegaya leader Sajith Premadas

Four incidents of rape involving underage girls had been reported yesterday from Buttala, Wedikumbura, Kuda Oya and Wellawaya Police areas in the Monaragala District.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has expressed serious concern over recent remarks made by Public Security Minister Tiran Alles and urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to remove him from the post.

Minister’s remarks at the Katukurunda STF training camp drew criticism from BASL

SLFP not in a position to field presidential candidate

He had occupied by force an area of 18 acres of the forest reserve

Four incidents of rape involving underage girls had been reported yesterday from Buttala, Wedikumbura, Kuda Oya and Wellawaya Police areas in th

Interview to be aired LIVE on the Daily Mirror, Lankadeepa, and Tamil Mirror and Sunday Times digital platforms

Despite the public being heaped with tax burdens and a soaring cost of living, parliamentarians, along with public servants in the executive category, are set to get concessionary vehicle permits soon, the Daily Mirror learns. As many as 102 MPs o

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday ruled out the possibility of a political alliance with United National Party (UNP) led

Despite being released on bail, beggars often return to their activities