The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), Lanka IOC and Sinopec have decided to revise their fuel prices with effect from last night. Accordingly, a litre of Lanka Petrol 92 Octane (Rs. 356) was reduced by Rs. 10, and its new retail price will be Rs. 3

The National Lotteries Board (NLB) has come under fire following revelations in the country’s 2022 annual audit report regarding unclaimed prize money and uncredited funds.

​Sri Lanka is among the South Asian countries gearing up for elections at different levels in 2024, alongside India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Maldives, the UK government said.

The Road Development Authority (RDA) announced the closure of the New Kelani Bridge, popularly known as the ‘Golden Gate Kalyani’ bridge, in three phases, beginning today. The Transport and Highways Ministry said as construction work on the New

The Constitutional Council is yet to give its stance on President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s decision to appoint Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon as the new acting IGP, the Speaker announced yesterday. Speaker M

The principal of Rambukpitiya Madya Maha Vidyalaya in Nawalapitiya, who forced five children to eat polythene wrappers, was produced before Nawalapitiya Magistrate Nilantha Wimalaw

Newly appointed acting IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon told reporters yesterday that everyone would soon witness how he operates as the police chief. QHow do you expect to work for the people and the country in your new position? I have held various p

Sri Lanka and the country’s Official Creditor Committee (OCC) co-chaired by India, Japan and France as the Chair of the Paris Club have agreed on a preliminary debt restructuring deal, a statement issued by the Paris Club Secretariat said, yesterda

Sydney, Nov 29 (Daily Mail) - New South Wales Police are pushing for an apprehended violence order to be taken out against a Sri Lankan cricket star despite him being cleared of sexually assaulting a woman at her Sydney home. Danushka Gunathilaka,

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday appointed Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon as the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) after months of speculation as to who would get the seat. The appointment has been met with mixed reactions, with some

In the wake of reports about Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and deposed Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe having talks with Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay on the Sri Lanka cricket crisis, an authoritative source said it is the legitimate d

A Contempt of Court application has been filed in the Court of Appeal seeking an order to take action against former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe for committing the offence of contempt of court.

Former Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe has been invited to join the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) but he will not be the common opposition candidate, an SJB MP yesterday said scoffing speculations in political circles. “ Roshan Ranasinghe has

Appointing DIG Deshabandu Tennekoon as the acting IGP is an insult to Easter Sunday bomb victims, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today. “Some 273 people were killed as a result of Easter Sunday bombing and further 500 were inj

The Intern Medical Officers who were assigned to 22 central government hospitals for training from January 2016 to March 2022 had been paid Rs.47 million unlawful allowances. This was disclosed in the annual report 2022 of the Auditor General. The r

A proposal to limit the tenure of the police officer, who will be appointed as Inspector General of Police to a maximum of three years, is to be submitted to the Cabinet. If the officer appointed to the post of Inspector General of Police does not

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles is reported to have held discussion with President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the appointment of the next Inspector General of Police (IGP), a matter to be completed ‘very soon’, and it is likely that DIG Deshaba

The new Sports Minister through his lawyer yesterday gave an undertaking, not to take any further action regarding the gazette notification issued by the former Minister

Opposition Leader says he invited the former Sports Minister to discuss removing Sri Lanka’s cricket ban and not for any political conspiracy

Two prominent underworld criminals, Midigama Chuti and Jile, who allegedly planned to launch a commando style attack to help two underworld figures Harak Kata and Kudu Salindu escape from Criminal Investigation Department custody, were reportedly arr

The Excise Department yesterday allowed the resumption of alcohol production at W. M. Mendis and Co. and Randenigala liquor manufacturing companies after these two companies had paid Rs 116 million in taxes,

Statements recorded in compliance with an order from the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court

This was revealed in the annual report 2022 of the Auditor General

The government is expected to face increased pressure to implement effective fiscal policies and debt management strategies to address this growing economic challenge

The showery weather conditions across the island are slated to intensify, commencing today (29), owing to an atmospheric disturbance lingering over the Southeast Bay of Bengal sea area, according to the Department of Meteorology. Accordingly, fore

It has also been revealed that the International LTTE network based in Norway is planning to raise funds in foreign countries by using this video clip

The petition alleged that the Constitutional Council had taken this decision in the context of such judges being nominated by the President for appointment to the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal

Officials point out that the drug traffickers are distributing drugs among schoolchildren

The Daily Mirror report on November 25, 2023, under the title “Alleged smuggled Land Cruiser seized from Minister Roshan Ranasinghe’s ve

An alarming number of approximately 40 government hospitals across the island have shut down, with an additional 100 on the verge of closure. The affected hospitals, lacking medical staff, are predominantly located in the Northern Province, Puttalam