The Inter Provincial Private Bus Association (IPPBA) has decided to reduce bus fares by four percent while bringing the minimum fare to Rs. 25.

Nawa Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya leader Kumara Welgama’s death was caused by the injuries he sustained during the commotion on May 9, 2022, a former MP said.

Channa Gunawardana was appointed today as the new chairman for Litro Gas Lanka Ltd. and Litro Gas Terminal Lanka Pvt. Ltd.

Preliminary investigations into the Easter Sunday bomb attacks and the Central Bank bond scam have been initiated, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Vijitha Herath said.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal by the Prime Minister to form a committee tasked with reviewing the entitlements, allowances and privileges granted to Members of Parliament, Ministers and Ex-Presidents.

The government has taken steps to recall Ambassadors and High Commissioners who were appointed on political allegiances.

The President directed the officials to suspend the evaluation of the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination answer scripts for two weeks.

A group of farmers and several organizations filed a petition with the Election Commission (EC) to reconsider its decision to suspend fertilizer and fuel subsidies until the conclusion of the general election. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Several activities and celebtarions were held for children at the the Viharamahadevi Park (formerly Victoria Park) to mark World Children’s Day. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to appoint a new Director General for the Government Information Department with immediate effect on a full-time acting basis.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed the Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Duminda Hulangamuwa and Prof. Anil Fernando of the Sri Jayawardenapura University as Senior Advisors for Economic Affairs and Finance on honorary basis.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of Ms. B.M.D. Nilusha Balasooriya as the Acting Controller General of Immigration and Emigration with immediate effect.

The new government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has decided to review all the connectivity projects with India along with the Adani power projects in the north before taking a final decision on them after the next Parliament convenes fol

Actor-turned-politician Ranjan Ramanayake who was given a conditional pardon by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe for contempt of court in 2022 yesterday said he would make a fresh appeal to incumbent President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to grant h

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) insists that United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe should step down as a condition for an electoral alliance with it in view of the General Election.

Three people died and 15 others were injured after a man went on a stabbing rampage inside a Walmart supermarket in Shanghai on Monday night.

Claiming that the government aims to reclaim the joyful, carefree childhood that every child deserves, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government’s mission in this renaissance era is to free children from harmful prejudices and social e

Parliamentarians are not eligible to use their diplomatic passports after dissolution of Parliament and they need to obtain normal passports if they need to travel overseas, Secretary General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera said yesterday.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Legal Secretary Farman Cassim has sent an application under the Right to Information Act (RTI) requesting details on the privileges which the Security Head of Ranil Wickremesinghe had allegedly asked for, on behalf of the

Only a single independent candidate of the Presidential Poll 2024 has declared his campaign finances, whereas no major party had stated their election expenses by the end of September, having nine of 21 days of the grace period to declare expenses ha

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) announced that it will reduce the prices of fuel from midnight today.

There is no change in the decision not to re-conduct the Grade Five scholarship examination, Examination Commissioner General Amit Jayasundara said.

Sri Lankan nationals are instructed not to travel to Lebanon and Syria until further notice due to the current volatile situation in the region, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

Following the drop in prices of eggs, despite requests from canteen and restaurant owners to lower the prices of food items that contain eggs as ingredients, several traders have reported that they have not taken any action yet to reduce prices.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa today stressed the need for ending confrontational politics.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), now in power as the National People’s Power (NPP), has evolved, and the distinction between the JVP and the NPP is clear, former MP Wimal Weerawansa said.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) politburo member Geethanath Cassilingham requested President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in writing to review the licences issued for liquor shops in the Northern Province and potentially close down unnecessary liquor

Gold prices are expected to continue its record-breaking upward trajectory with forecasts projecting a new all-time high of US $ 2,750 per ounce by the end of 2024, according to a report by the Union Bank of Switzerland.

The fleet of 107 vehicles that were returned to the Presidential Secretariat had not been given to the permanent staff of the Presidential Secretariat but to the former President’s personal staff appointed under Article 41 (1) of the Constitution,

The Atletico Madrid forward has 137 caps in national colours and has scored 44 goals for France. His biggest prize with the Les Blues came in 2018 when he lifted the World Cup in Russia.