Responding to a request made by some government ministers that he should contest for the presidential election, President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said he is ready to work with everyone who made this request.

The Bribery Commission has started investigating a complaint against former MP Diana Gamage regarding the abuse of state finance and assets as an MP, knowing she is a non-Sri Lankan and a British citizen.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has reduced its fuel prices with effect from last night.

UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara’s son Yasoda Range Bandara was produced before the Puttalam Actg. Magistrate Sabri Mohmed in connection with an accident on Saturday (29) at Karuwalagaswewa and released on personnel bail of Rs.500,000. H

In a landmark judgement pertaining to the use of video evidence in a child abuse case, the Court of Appeal has recently set aside the conviction with a 16-year jail term imposed against the father of the victim child on the basis that accused was den

Sri Lanka registered its concerns with India on the death of a navy sailor in his attempt to seize an Indian fishing boat poaching in Sri Lankan waters, an informed source said.

Whilst highlighting that Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Sarath Fonseka is a man of ability who never gives up, President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said Sri Lanka will get the opportunity of enjoying the services of the former in the near fut

Former Colombo District Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra was found guilty of her involvement in the abduction of a youth using a Defender in 2015 and was given a three-year rigorous prison sentence by the Colombo High Court yesterday.

In the backdrop of the death of a Navy sailor in the attempt to contain IUU (Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated) fishing, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda said the central government of India alone could not address this issue without the coope

The second round of evaluation for the 2024 GCE A/L examination began yesterday

In the wake of Sri Lanka successfully concluding its bilateral debt restructuring, U.S. Treasury’s Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Kaproth will visit Sri Lanka next week to meet with government officials, think tanks, and financial sector leaders

158 mobile phones, 16 laptops and 60 desktop computers were seized

The drugs had been sent from Canada and the USA to two addresses in Kadawatha and Colombo about a month ago

Prageeth Sampath Karunathilaka, an investigative journalist for the Daily Mirror, has won the Gold Award in the Media Sector - Individual Category (English medium) at the Presidential Environmental Awards 2024. The award honours his exceptional contr

The eight suspects on remand in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old schoolgirl, including her lover, inside the concrete structure of a half-built crematorium in Jalthara, Hanwella on Poson Poya Day were produced before Homagama Ac

Pathfinder Foundation, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, held an event to commemorate the well-known pioneer of the Buddhist revival in Sri Lanka, the late Col. Henry Steel Olcott, on June 16, 2024. The event was held at the histo

The Department of Immigration and Emigration has extended the validity of all passports that expire from June end by one year until the issuance of the e-passport project takes off in January next year.

A herd of wild elephants that raided the Mahakumbukkadawala area in the early hours of yesterday morning caused extensive damage to the Divisional Secretariat and a nearby shop.

Sri Lanka has hosted the Second meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectorial Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) subgroup on Human Trafficking which was held on 26th and 27th of June, 2024 in Colombo, stated the Ministry of De

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has cracked down on a widespread online financial fraud network in Thalangama, Madiwela, and Negombo areas, apprehending at least 93 suspects, including foreigners involved in the scam. Police Spokesman

While condemning the President’s statement on declaring the services of teachers and principals as essential services, Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) General Secretary Joseph Stalin said that before declaring these services as essential, the essent

The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday decided to expedite the hearing of the fundamental rights petition filed to challenge the Constitutional Council’s decision to reject the President’s recommendation to fill the vacancy in the Supreme Court with th

The public male toilet at Nuwara Eliya main bus stand on Mosque Road was sealed off by health authorities yesterday in the wake of the death of two individuals who went into the toilet. HQI Nuwara Eliya Police CI Premalal Hettiarachchi said the po

Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), raised concerns yesterday regarding the debt restructuring agreement signed by the government with official creditor countries, citing specific issues with the terms negotiated. “

In the wake of completion of debt restructuring with bilateral creditors, President Ranil Wickremesinghe sounded optimistic for the future of the country and said the agreement with International Sovereign Bondholders could be reached soon as the nex

Sri Lanka solidified long-awaited agreements with its lenders yesterday, a move economists believe will foster positivity and help the nation emerge from selective default.

The officials from the Ministry of Health and the Department of Animal Production and Health convened an emergency meeting yesterday (25) at the Ministry of Health to address the current bird flu situation. The meeting, chaired by Health Secretary Dr

The party formed by ex-LTTE militants is in the political amalgam that seeks to field a common Tamil presidential candidate at the upcoming elections, Daily Mirror learns.

A sailor sustained fatal wounds and a Navy Dvora damaged due to the aggressive maneuvering of a poaching Indian bottom trawler during a pre-dawn operation by the Sri Lanka Navy to seize the intruding vessel in the seas off Delft Island in Jaffna yest