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

Sri Lanka welcomed 63,491 tourists in the first half of October, in continuing with the slowdown in tourist arrivals, ahead of the winter season, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) data showed.

In what seemed like an interesting development within the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), The party leadership had refused to accept the resignation letter submitted by Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya National Organiser Hirunika Premachandra while Ms. Premac

An Iranian national who tried to enter Sri Lanka by impersonating an Italian national was intercepted by the Immigration and Emigration Department officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport today.

The 45th National Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) was held at the Monarch Imperial Hotel in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Former presidents of the institute attended the event and shared their experiences

The Elections Commission announced that the thumb of the voter’s left hand will be marked with the appropriate marking ink for the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election scheduled for October 26, 2024.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed officials of the Ministry of Transport and Highways to prioritise the safety of railway employees and the public in the execution of railway line projects.

A team from the Army Commando Regiment recovered the body of a young man who had been brutally murdered and disposed of at the Mini World’s End (Punchi Lokanthaya) today.

It is need to rebuild Sri Lanka’s education system in alignment with global demands to achieve the country’s educational goals, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.

Sri Lanka’s new government has abandoned plans to sell the debt-ridden national airline SriLankan Airlines, but will restructure it for a more profitable future.

Former Fijian and Kandy Sports Club centre three quarter Bati Ponai passed away in Fiji recently.

A 35-year-old man was shot dead in the Madampitiya area of Grandpass, this evening, Police said.

Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck eastern Turkey’s Malatya province on Wednesday, the country’s disaster and emergency management authority (AFAD) said, adding that there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties

A Sri Lankan attorney, Vincent Perera has been sworn in as the new Attorney General of Seychelles on Wednesday at State House.

None of the parliamentarians elected by the people understand the struggles of the country’s innocent poor, Janasetha Peramuna Leader Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera said.

Ten flights, including an Air India plane with 211 people from Delhi to Chicago, received bomb-threat messages through social media handles in the past 48 hours, prompting security agencies to reportedly undertake specific counter-terrorist drills at

The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order restraining the Divisional Secretary of Udapalatha, Gampola, from unduly interfering with or suspending the Cable Car Project in Ambuluwawa, which is being carried out by a private company.

More than 1,000 pigs in livestock farms in the Anuradhapura district have died from a disease caused by an unidentified virus, much to the distress of local farmers.

Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Sandanaya (SJS) today questioned as to whether President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath have decided not to participate in the Brazil, Russia, India, China,

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court once again rejected a bail application filed on behalf of two directors of W.M. Mendis and Company Ltd. – Arjun Aloysius and A.R. Dinendra John.

The Court of Appeal today issued an order preventing Cricketer Upul Tharanga, the Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket’s Selection Committee, from being arrested upon returning to the country in connection with an order issued by the Matale High Court.

The Pensions Department is set to distribute a monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3,000 to all pensioners from today (16).

As torrential rains result in flooding across Sri Lanka, health experts are raising alarm over a spike in waterborne diseases, which spread through contaminated water.

Ninety-two people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina, weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of the state, Governor Roy Cooper said on Tuesday.