Some powerful nations including those from the region want a weak government in Sri Lanka, so that they can get what they want, MP Rajitha Senaratne said today.

Price of Litro domestic LP gas will not be increased despite the LP gas price increase in the world market, Litro Gas Chairman Muditha Peiris said.

A total of 112 new complaints related to the upcoming Presidential election have been received, bringing the overall number of complaints to 1,592, according to the Election Commission.

Rapper Fatman Scoop, 53, has died after collapsing on stage in front of a crowd of horrified fans.

Police recovered a stock of high explosives and a live hand grenade following the interrogation of an underworld gang member recently brought to Sri Lanka.

SLPP Presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa said that he will temporarily halt all political activities in Jaffna until the conclusion of the Nallur Ther (chariot) festival.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that new legislation will be introduced to ensure that individuals can choose either burial or cremation based on their personal wishes.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a visa amnesty program to allow people living illegally in the country to legalise their residency status or depart without facing any penalties.

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

President Ranil Wickremesinghe participated in a rally in Trincomalee on August 31, 2024. Former municipal councilor of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and several UNP stalwarts joined to express their support for the President. Pix by Pradeep Pathiran

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Seruwawila organiser Nalin Gunawardena, son of late Minister M. K. D. S. Gunawardena and T. Bahardeen, a former Municipal councillor of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) have expressed their support for President Ranil

Geethanath Cassilingham, a Politburo member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) from the Northern Province has expressed serious concern over the idea of supporting a Tamil common candidature.

A block on Elon Musk’s X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension, according to AFP.

The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has unanimously called for BASL President Kaushalya Navaratne to resign from office after a five-member committee appointed to investigate into the JAICA fund controversy, found that the BASL

Independent presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe attended an election rally in Ja-Ela on August 30, 2024. During the rally, President Wickremesinghe was seen in conversation with former MPs Harin Fernando and Ruwan Wijewardene. Pix by Pradeep

The National People’s Power (NPP) has complained to the Elections Commission against Parliamentarian Rajitha Senarathne over a statement made by him.

Presidential candidate and former Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Janaka Ratnayake, pledged that his first priority upon being elected President will be to reduce fuel prices by Rs. 150.

Highlighting his commitment to creating a respectable police service, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa announced yesterday that he would introduce a ‘One Rank One Pay’ system to address pay anomalies.

The Election Commission has released guidelines for voters on how they should cast their votes in the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election scheduled for September 21, 2024.

The COMPLAST & RUBEXPO 2024 organized by SMART Expos & Fairs and co-organized by PRISL, with support from IDB was launched yesterday (30) at the BMICH. The event which attracted over 300 industry experts and featured 200+ exhibitors from the plastics

A 47-year-old person was arrested on suspicion of killing a wild elephant and burning it in a pit, according to the Nikaweratiya Wildlife Office.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he intends to ease the tax burden on the public over the next two years while adhering to the agreements the country has reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the 18 countries that have provid

Inflation in the Colombo district slowed sharply in August, as both food and non-food prices cooled after the government started cutting the tariffs of the utilities and fuel, ameliorating the price pressures through the supply chains.

Economists have called on Sri Lanka’s incoming president to safeguard the Central Bank’s independence and address the taxation issues, key areas critical to stabilising the nation’s economy.

Ahead of the presidential poll, in an apparent move to ensure that Indo-Lanka bilateral cooperation on national security is not compromised under a future government, visiting Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with four main presiden

In line with the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, families of the disappeared staged a protest in Colombo today urging the authorities to expedite the truth seeking process. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election today assured a complete independent picture of the Presidential Election 2024 and said it will come up with recommendations for future electoral reforms.

National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister of India Ajit Doval visited Colombo from 29-30 August 2024, for the signing of the Founding Documents of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC), a statement from the Indian High Commission said.

India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met SLPP Presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa in Colombo today where the duo discussed several areas of mutual concern.

Israeli forces killed a local commander of the Islamist movement Hamas in the flashpoint city of Jenin on Friday as they pressed a major operation in the occupied West Bank for a third day, the Israeli military said.