“Long colds” can be a thing in the same way that “long Covid” is, with some people experiencing prolonged symptoms after an initial infection, according to a UK study. Common long cold symptoms included a cough, stomach pain and diarrhea.

A consignment of BMW motorcycles of high engine capacity smuggled to the country was seized and a suspect arrested by Mount Lavinia Police Crime Investigation Branch yesterday during a raid on a garage in Batakettara in Piliyandala.

The Cabinet yesterday discussed at length the evacuation of Sri Lankan workers from Israel if an emergency arises due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to informed sources.

Seventeen (17) Special Determination petitions have been filed so far before Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Online Safety Bill. These petitions are to be taken up for hearing on October 18.

If this happens, the Presidential Election which is expected to be held in November 2024, is likely to be postponed till the necessary amendments are made to the legislation

A 16 year old school boy who had kicked an unidentified object similar to a golf ball lying on a road at Ullandupitiya in Aladeniiya, received serious injuries when it exploded. He was admitted to the Kandy National Hospital where he was schedu

It has been identified that more than 300 trees, located within the Colombo Municipal Council areas pose a potential threat to the people and properties and a special committee has been appointed to look into the matter and remove the threats immedia

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar who asserted that making the Indian Ocean a free, open and inclusive space, based on the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) as the Constitution of the Seas, said the member states should b

Instead of imposing trivial fines and allowing settlement plans, the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has ordered the Department of Excise to execute maximum penalty of cancelling the licenses of liquor producers, who evade billions

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka in a fresh letter addressed to President Ranil Wickremesinghe had called for a local probe to clear certain shortcomings that are visible in the previous probes on the Easter Sunday attacks. The letter signed by few

Sri Lanka assumed the chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) at the 23rd IORA Council of Ministers which concluded in Colombo yesterday. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry chaired the meet

Colombo Times distributed lunch packets, exercise books and stationery among inmates of an orphanage in Colombo to mark the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday on September 28. Colombo Times Chief Editor Mohammed Rasooldeen is seen handing over the set of

In what appears to be a positive development in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process, the Export-Import Bank of China which is authorized by the Chinese government to negotiate with Sri Lanka on debt restructuring has reached a tentative agreemen

The accident was terrible, but we knew that it was not fatal. The cause of the death of veteran Sri Lankan movie actor Jackson Anthony should be explained to us by the doctors’, Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter and producer Somaratne Dissanay

Sri Lanka was assuming leadership of IORA after two decades

Over 100,000 liquor bottles with fake security stickers seized

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) unreservedly condemns all forms of violence and terror committed by both parties in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The continuing loss of innocent lives, and unimaginable misery inflicted on the civil popula

Meerigama MOH office is to take legal action against a baker on a complaint that a sausage bun manufactured by him had a razor blade in it and that the mouth and the throat of a consumer who ate it were injured.

The Health Ministry of Sri Lanka has determined that a sum of Rs. 67 billion is a pre-requisite to replace expired medical equipment, Daily Mirror learns. According to informed sources, the lifetime of these equipment has expired since 2019. These

Parliamentary electoral system amendment should be done in a genuine manner by drawing up a proper time span after which it comes into effect, an opposition MP said yesterday. Leader of Nidahas Janatha Sabhawa Dullas Alahapperuma came up with his vie

This crisis will only create a further shortage of fuel ensuring that fuel prices will remain high for a longer time

State Development and Construction Corporation, assigned with relevant tasks and allocated Rs. 50 million for this purpose

A 17-year-old girl preparing a venison curry was arrested by the Alawatugoda Police during a raid on a house at Vilanagama area. She was produced before Kan

A Bangladeshi youth who tried to leave for Italy with a forged Schengen visa stamped on his passport was nabbed by the Immigration and Emigration Department officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). BIA immigration official

Intends taking up matter with UNHRC shortly

In a briefing to the Cabinet, President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed deep concern over the recent attacks in Israel and its implications on Sri Lankans and Israelis residing in both countries, a statement from the President’s Media Division (PMD)

Says his client’s stance regarding the burial and cremation to be communicated to the court on next hearing date

SL’s unique geopolitical position enhances its capacity in air and space domain: AF Chief

Says President had repeatedly reiterated that his dealings with the Catholic Church were with the Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka and not with the Cardinal

Claims government is trying to take Sri Lanka back to those dark periods in the past