A French tourist died and two others were injured when the car transporting them veered off the road and toppled at Lankagama in Neluwa off Galle. The deceased were identified as Estell Marie Brannan 22 from France. The injured were tourists from N

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will secure power again at the next election, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Tuesday. He said the SLPP had no intention whatsoever to sit in the opposition or claim the opposition leadership in P

A huge Bo tree and a Sapu tree at Thilak Ratnayaka Mawatha in Asgiriya, Kandy had fallen during the torrential rain experienced in the area causing extensive damage to eight vehicles and serious injuries to two passengers in a trishaw passing the loc

More than 1000 acres of paddy cultivation in the Puttalam District has been devastated by floods and spill water from tanks and reservoirs for the last two months. They said they looked forward to the Maha season cultivation with the monsoon rains bu

The Sri Pada pilgrim season 2023/2024 commenced on Unduwap full moon Poya day yesterday with the participation of thousands of devotees. Chief Sanghanayake of the Sabaragamuwa Province, Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University and Chief Incumbent of

The appointment of the members to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has now been delayed for nearly one month due to difference of opinion between the Constitutional Council (CC) and the Executive on the nomi

The leadership council is expected to comprise Ruwan Wijewardene, Harin Fernando, Vajira Abeywardena, Ravi Karunanayake Sagala Ratnayake, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam and Palitha Range Bandara. When contacted by Daily Mirror, Minister Harin Fernando conf

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) yesterday recorded a statement from former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella in the wake of concerns that the recent arrests made by the CID in connection with the import of substandard Immunoglobulin i

After the X-Press Pearl ship tragedy, Sri Lanka’s ornamental fish exporters claim that many species of marine ornamental fish endemic to our sea areas have become extinct and many small fish species have become emaciated, Sectoral Oversight Committ

The damage caused to the marine environment after the X-Press Pearl ship tragedy should be calculated annually, and an expert research committee from the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) must be appointed to assess the marine environmen

The 19th Tsunami Commemoration was held at the Tsunami Memorial at Pereliya in Hikkaduwa, Galle last morning, with many members of the families of tsunami victims taking part. The commemoration commenced with religious observances.

Most of the tsunami warning towers installed in the coastal areas of the country are out of order. Senior official of the Disaster Management Centre said 57 out of 77 tsunami warning towers are out of order. The official said about eleven of them

Negotiations are underway to bring back 30 criminals involved in drug trafficking and organized crime in France and Dubai with red notices obtained for their arrest, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said.

He had earlier served as Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan from 2019-2020 and as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC from 2017-2019

Overhead transmission lines involves additional costs for maintenance

She is set to portray the character of a Buddhist nun in a film

Claiming that only a few officials of the Health Ministry could not have struck a massive deal of USD 2.5 million when importing subst

The number of dengue fatalities registered so far in 2023 has reached 50 with the tally of cases topping the 84,000 mark. Accordin

He had been arrested for selling Ganja

CEB claims installing advanced lightning protection is expensive

Says he initiated the complaint after learning about the substandard medication

106 suspects under investigation for illegal assets, and 886 drug addicts directed to rehabilitation centres

The prisons were built to hold about 13,000 inmates, but they currently house double that number

In our Daily Mirror edition false cover dated December 20, 2023, covering the 24th Journalism Excellence Awards Ceremony, we have mentioned the Sri Lanka Press Association as one of the organizers. It should have read Sri Lanka Press Institute and NO

The project proposals related to the prevention and treatment of chronic kidney disease put forward by Sri Lanka have received positive responses and strong support from the Chinese government

Sri Lanka received essential medicines worth US$ 1 million from Bangladesh as a goodwill gesture this week. In a brief, simple ceremony, Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Mr. Tareq Md Ariful Islam made a token handover of the consignment to H

Christmas brings us a greater awareness of the truth about human realities and aspirations that transcend mere material development and prosperity

The biography of Sir Ponnapalam Ramanathan titled The Life of Sir Ponnampalam Ramanathan, written by M. Vythilingam, former President of Chavakachcheri Hindu College, will be launched ceremonially on Sunday, December 24 at 5 p.m. at the Sanagarapilla

Special presidential investigation team to look into the matter

In a blow to agricultural development initiatives in Sri Lanka, revelations of mismanagement, corruption and inefficiency have surfaced, impacting both a US $10 million loan earmarked for maize cultivation and a