A recent census has revealed that a greater proportion of beggars in urban areas in Sri Lanka are women, Chairman of Ways and Means Committee Patali Champika Ranawaka revealed. Speaking d

Heads of 15 students shaven with one razor at J’Pura University

This species of turtle is one of the five most rare turtle species in the world

He questioned the party’s integrity, particularly in light of its condemnation of others for alleged abuses of state resources

The Court of Appeal today held that Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne alias ‘Harak Kata’ should be forthwith produced before a Magistrate if the CID is unable to produce fresh evidence to the Minister of Defence that he had committed any offence unde

A delegation led by Public Security Ministry Secretary Viyani Gunathilaka had a lengthy consultation with Singapore based Tech Industry collective Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) on Sri Lanka’s Online

SL Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau Kana Kananathan who is resident in Nairobi, Kenya met with President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo at the Presidential Palace in Bissau

A revision application filed by State Minister Sanath Nishantha challenging Chilaw High Court’s decision to reject a request made by him that the travel ban imposed on him be lifted was yesterday rejected by the Court of Appeal. Sanath Nishantha

​President Ranil Wickremesinghe is reported to be mulling prorogation of Parliament by the middle of January, next year. Once Parliament is prorogued, pending businesses before the House will lapse, and the new Parliament, once convened by the Pre

According to a Syndicated Surveys poll 77% of Sri Lankan adults think that the government’s decision to reduce returns on the retirement savings in the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), in the pursuit of domestic debt restructuring (DDR), was not

He had climbed onto the roof to engage in some kind of protest

New aircraft to bolster operations and tourism

Parcels were addressed to bogus recipients

Nuwara Eliya District Disaster Management Centre has warned drivers to be cautious of possible dangers when motoring along upcountry roads due to the prevailing heavy rainfall.

State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said that the government is planning to enable women to head the Army, Navy and Air Force. Making his

School grades will be reduced from 13 to 12 under the new educational reforms, the Education Ministry said. This was disclosed at the time of presenting the progress for 2023 and plans for 2024 for the budget of the Ministry of Education by Minister

Christmas decorations and goodies have topped the list of imports thus far since the relaxing of all import restrictions since October this year, Sri Lanka Customs said. Customs spokesperson Senior Director Seevali Arukgoda told the Daily Mirror t

The 33 doctors attached to prison hospitals, worked only 1,296 man-hours for a month, far below the stipulated 4,570 man-hours

They include two fire fitting and rescue vehicles, a boat of high engine capacity equipped with GPS technology, two double cabs and a pilot car

With as many as 449 Wild Elephants and 169 people killed in the human-elephant conflict by December 1, this year, the relevant authorities are still at a loss to work out a practical solution to the problem. According to the

With reference to our yesterday’s Daily Mirror front page story titled’ ‘Extravagant spending: Bogollagama does it again’, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent the following clarification. The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affair

1,000 dengue cases in just three days

An individual who attempted to take nude photos of his 14-year-old daughter to be shared on the internet to earn money had been hacked to death by his wife. The deceased Suranga Pradeep Kumara (37) of Thalvita was from the Wellawa Police area in the

In a landmark judgement pertaining to the scope of the divorce laws in Sri Lanka, the Court of Appeal has recently held that a District Court in Sri Lanka is not restricted from accepting a valid document proving the dissolution of a marriage issued

Addressing the salary anomalies of teachers as a top priority during the current economic crisis may pose significant challenges in meeting the identified prio

Chennai airport on Monday announced that it has shut its operations till 11 pm ahead of Cyclone Michaung which is expected to make landfall, causing torrential rains.“Airfield closed for arrival and departure operations till 2300 hrs IST yesterday

Decision made in response to a FR petition filed by an estate worker

Two traffic police officers on duty allegedly sought a bribe from the son of Public Security Minister Tiran Alles during a traffic stop in the Galagedara area in Kandy last Saturday. Reportedly, the minister

The western slopes of the central hills have experienced heavy rain since Sunday night, resulting in the spilling over of Wimalasurendra hydropower reservoir again. The roads a

Whilst stressing that debt restructuring has become a must, with the IMF slated to decide on giving the second tranche under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Fund Facility to Sri Lanka, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harsha