Train services on the Batticaloa-Colombo main line have been disrupted between Hingurakgoda and Gal Oya railway stations after a fuel train collided with a herd of elephants, the Railways Department said.

Sri Lanka’s new NPP government is following a similar borrowing strategy to the Ranil Wickremesinghe regime, raising significant funds from domestic markets to manage its debt, according to leading economists.

The captain involved in a controversial cockpit lockout incident aboard SriLankan Airlines flight UL607 from Sydney to Colombo has reportedly resigned.

Kusal Mendis hit an unbeaten 68 to help clinch Sri Lanka’s first T20 international series win over the West Indies with a thumping nine-wicket victory in the third and final game on Thursday.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena said that he does not like to hear that those who ruled the country over the past 74 years had ruined it.

While pointing out how Ministers rob government assets, former President Maithripala Sirisena noted that Ministers cannot steal without the knowledge of their secretaries and chief accountants.

The government has announced a temporary increase in taxes on several imported goods, starting from October 14 till December 31, 2024.

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) appreciated the measures taken by the Central Province Governor to remove former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s name from a school in the Wattegama Education Zone, Kandy.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, citing her alleged involvement in mass killings during violent protests that erupted earlier this year.

The colouring ceremony of the newly constructed seven-story building and the 105-foot-tall Bhadrasana Buddha statue was held today at the Weluwanaramaya International Buddhist Center in Ragama. The ceremony took place under the patronage of the Chief

The Anuradhapura Magistrate’s Court directed all state and private sector banks in Sri Lanka to provide details of bank accounts belonging to a former ASP, a Sub Inspector of Police, a Police Sergeant, a woman and another individual to the Illegal

The Election Commission announced the maximum expenditure limits allowed for candidates, parties, independent groups and national list candidates ahead of the upcoming Parliamentary election slated for November 14.

India crashed to a new low after being dismissed for 46, their lowest Test score ever at home, by a disciplined New Zealand fast bowling attack on the second day of the rain-affected first Test at Bangalore on Thursday.

An Indian national was arrested this morning by the officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while he was attempting to smuggle one kilogram of Ice narcotic into the country.

Liam Payne, the former One Direction star, has died aged 31 in Argentina after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, police say.

There should be experienced people in Parliament to resolve the economic crisis, former President Ranil Wickremeisnghe said today.

Actress turned aragalaya activist Damitha Abeyratne, whose name was omitted from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) list in the Ratnapura District asked for a national list slot from the party.

Claiming that it is more than enough for a certain group to rule the country for 76 years, former President Chandrika Kumaratunge said a new group must come to power.

Devotees at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya are seen participating in religious observances on Vap Full Moon Poya Day, which falls today. A child is seen offering a flower to a foreign visitor at the temple. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Italy has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby through surrogacy.

A 14-year-old boy drowned and died yesterday while bathing in a water-filled ditch in Kotadeniyawa, police said.

Central Province Governor Prof. S.B.S. Abayakoon yesterday authorized the immediate renaming of ’Keheliya Rambukwella Primary School’ in the Kundasale Division of the Wattegama Education Zone, Kandy.

The Galle Magistrate’s Court yesterday sentenced a man to death for deliberately killing another person by electrocution, the police said.

Following the recent arrests of several foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, involved in online scams, the police are now seeking guidance from relevant authorities including the Attorney General’s Department to update laws and regulations.

A township of 500 houses with other facilities such as a hospital and a recreation hall built with assistance from Saudi Arabia way back in 2009 is to be vested with recipients only now.

The highly contagious viral disease known as ’Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome’ (PRRS), which is spreading among pigs, hogs, and boars in Sri Lanka, has spiraled out of control, according to informed sources, over 2000 pigs have so f

Admitting the fact that the Central Bank has issued treasury bills of Rs. 465.1 billion during the period between September 27 and October 15,a top economist of the government said it was not an additional loan obtained by the new government as alleg

The third and final T20 International between Sri Lanka and the West Indies will be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla today. The series is evenly poised at 1-1.

The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for both manufacturing and services activities pointed to persistent expansion in the economic activities in the respective sectors through September 2024, albeit there has been some softening in both from a mon