Emission of chlorine gas to the environment from the chemical factory in Katuwana Industrial Zone in Homagama which was on fire several days ago, was experienced on Wednesday night (23) again.

Adding another to the list of recent arrests, the Department of Immigration and Emigration stopped a man who tried to leave the country with a forged Canadian visa on his Sri Lankan passport at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Wednesda

Claiming that he was facing various obstacles in delivering his duties, Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe said yesterday that some people within the government were craving for the position of the Sports Minister. He told Parliament that there are

A forensic audit is to be conducted on a fuel distribution scam that had taken place in 2022, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera informed Parliament yesterday. Minister Wijesekera who was responding to an oral question raised by MP Thus

Around 20 turtle carcasses have washed ashore along the stretch of beach from Negombo to Kalutara within a span of just three days. According to a senior official of the D

Two opposition MPs Nalin Bandara Jayamaha and Wasantha Yapa Bandara were suspended from sessions after an uproar which flared up in Parliament yesterday. The two MPs were suspended for rushing towards the chair and shouting at Deputy Speaker Ajith

More than 90 percent of vehicles running in Sri Lanka are not up to the proper smoke emission standards, the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Energy and Transport has revealed. This was revealed at the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Energy and Tran

A Sri Lankan national returning from Dubai was nabbed by the police while attempting to smuggle in a stock of illicit cigarettes worth over Rs.2.1 million at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). The Police Narcoti

Former cricketer turned ICC umpire Kumar Dharmasena has found himself embroiled in a scandal after a video of an individual resembling him engaging in a lewd act surfaced on social media. The Daily Mirror reached out to Dharmasena on his verified Fa

Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said yesterday that fake security stickers which were found on liquor bottles were sent to the Government Analyst for investigation and vowed stern action against the perpetrators.

Following recent claims by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa regarding a shortage of the meningococcal vaccine in government hospitals for the past year, a senior health official told Daily Mirror that there are currently 88 vaccines available. Ad

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered to temporarily suspend the travel ban imposed against former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, until the next court hearing. Udayanga Weeratunga through his lawyer made an applic

Sri Lanka has recently experienced a disturbing increase in shootings, resulting in a significant loss of lives and injuries. According to police, there have been over 60 reported shooting incidents across the country since January, leading to the de

Russian mercenary chief and Wagner boss Yevjeny Prigozhin who led an aborted revulsion recency was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said. Latest repo

Indian space agency ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander on the moon, making the country the first nation to reach the lunar south pole. Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 meets with the mo

With the spread of the contagious Meningococcal disease among inmates at the Galle prison, health officials have encountered a concerning phenomenon of inmates exhibiting false symptoms in an attempt to escape and secure drugs through hospital admiss

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Sri Lanka early next month and travel to Trincomalee where India has embarked on strategic investments with the final aim of establishing a pipeline linking the two countries for the transfer of petrol

Bureaucratic red tape, commission–seeking politicians, technocrats and public servants, complex land laws, the absence of policy consistency even on vital matters such as taxation and foreign currency regulation stand in the way of attracting much-

In the context of the contagious Meningococcal disease spreading among the inmates, the medical experts opined that there is a risk of bacteria spreading in the society.

Says tax revenue could be increased when more people purchase alcoholic drinks

A woman was injured last night when two elephants belonging to the Vishnu Devalaya ran amok during the second day of Kumbal Perahera at the historic Temple of the Tooth in Kandy.

A Chinese tourist was arrested on suspicion

Claiming that salaries of Parliamentarians have not been increased for 20 years, State Minister Shantha Bandara yesterday raised concerns that the media had falsely reported that all 225 MPs have requested for the import of dut

China has requested permission for a research ship to dock in Colombo following a visit by a spacecraft-tracking vessel last year that sparked security concerns from neighbouring India. Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Priyanga Wickramasingh

Country received US $ 1 billion foreign Investment last year

National Anthem sung at LPL not according to melody described in Constitution

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said around 250,000 people are experiencing drinking water problems due to the dry weather conditions. The DMC, in its latest situation report issued yesterday said Jaffna and Vavuniya are still the most affect

Measures were being taken to find a reasonable solution to migration of medical specialists to serve in other countries, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said yesterday. He told Parliament that advice of the Attorney General has been sought to

letter of demand has been sent through Attorney-at-law Sunil Watagala urging both Kariyawasam and Kuttiarachchi to pay the sum as damages within 14 days

1000 swords, daggers, pointed weapons, bomb parts, 08 guns and 10 Galkatas type firearms were disposed