The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will contest the upcoming elections, including the Local Government and Provincial Council elections, under the ‘Chair’ symbol, SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake said today.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has met Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli on Thursday at the prime minister’s residence in Baluwatar.

Sri Lanka’s cricket legends Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara have thrown their weight behind the government’s newly launched ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative.

Refuting reports of moves to stop the allowance paid to kidney patients, the government said today that the allowance paid to kidney patients will be increased to Rs. 10,000.

The Australian cricket team will arrive in Sri Lanka on January 20 for a series comprising two Test matches and one One-Day International (ODI).

Police in Queens, New York are investigating a reported mass shooting at a nightclub on Wednesday that has left at least 11 people wounded.

Police are investigating after a Tesla Cybertruck filled with fuel canisters and firework mortars exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

An unidentified male body has been discovered in the lake near the Floating Market in Pettah, police said.

Kusal Janith Perera’s scintillating century guided Sri Lanka to a thrilling 7-run victory over New Zealand in the third and final T20I in Nelson on Thursday.

The crisis involved in the issuance of passports is to exist further in the New Year, since the available stock is sufficient only for the first half of this year, and the government is still at a loss to call for tenders to get fresh copies of the P

The untimely death of Jivon Zoro Singh (15), a student of Colombo International School (CIS) who fell to his death from the Altair luxury apartment complex sparked much controversy over the past few months.

Major General Ruwan Wanigasooriya (Retd) has been appointed as the new Chief of National Intelligence, the Ministry of Defence said.

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is to enhance its air capabilities with the addition of eight Bell 206 helicopters from the United States and an FT-7 trainer aircraft from Pakistan this year, the Daily Mirror learns.

Major General (Rtd) Ruwan Kulatunga, the Chief of National Intelligence (CNI), retired from his position on December 31, 2024.

The second stage of the third term for the 2024 academic year in all government and government-approved private schools begins today

One inmate in Matara prison was reported dead and ten others were injured when a Bo tree within the prison premises fell on them.

If the current government can ensure that people have at least three meals a day throughout the year, then that will be enough, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa said.

A gazette notification was issued on December 31, 2024, to maintain the existing import duty on 63 selected items, including essential food items, without any revisions, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development announced.

The Examinations Department has decided to award full marks for the three controversial questions from the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination held recently.

The annual birth rate in the country, which previously stood at 350,000, has reportedly dropped significantly, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.

The controversy surrounding former Speaker Asoka Ranwala’s doctorate has taken a bizarre twist, with NPP MP K. Illankumaran from the Jaffna district describing Ranwala as a “Medical Doctor’’.

A group of 50 hearing and speech impaired individuals who had undergone special training provided by the Department of Motor Traffic received their driving licenses.

The Colombo Crime Division has arrested social activist Namal Kumara, police said.

With the government’s decisions on fuel price revisions, reducing bus fares has become a distant dream for the people, Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Chairman Gemunu Wijerathne said.

By the end of 2024, the Sri Lanka Customs achieved a record-breaking revenue of over Rs. 1.5 trillion, marking the highest annual revenue in its history.

Claiming that Sri Lanka achieved significant economic stability as a nation in 2024, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said with this progress as the foundation, the country would move forward in 2025 with renewed vision and determination, working t

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a law that abolishes the death penalty in the southern African state with immediate effect.