The depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located approximately 410 km southeast of Trincomalee last night.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) announced today that several roads in the Badulla and Passara areas are obstructed due to heavy rainfall till last night.

Fort Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali today ordered the CID (Criminal Investigation Department) to release former MP Sujeewa Senasinghe’s controversial luxury vehicle to him.

Rajasthan Royals bagged the two spin twins from Sri Lanka in the shape of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Sunday.

Thirty-two Sri Lankan nationals who were victims of human trafficking and stranded in Myanmar have been rescued today following a successful, coordinated process, the Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Ministry said.

The UN office in Sri Lanka and the Forum Against Gender-Based Violence, in collaboration with the Sri Lankan government, organized a walk today to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The walk started at Independe

Jaffna District Independent MP Archuuna Ramanathan paid tributes to slain LTTE leader Veluppillai Prabhakaran claiming that Prabakaran was his god.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has requested the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to submit its tariff proposal by December 6. Failure to do so will compel the Commission to implement the tariff revision clause of the Bulk Supply

Under a prisoner exchange agreement signed between Kuwait and Sri Lanka in 2007, a group of 32 out of 104 Sri Lankan prisoners serving sentences for drug-related offenses in Kuwait’s Central Jail who were released, arrived at the Bandaranaike Inter

The Public Day of the Industries Ministry was re-launched this morning after four years by the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti.

The Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) has raised concerns about the escalating global plastic waste crisis, revealing that plastic waste generation has more than doubled, from 156 million tons in 2000 to 353 million tons in 2019.

Jaffna District Independent MP Archuuna Ramanathan has sought personal security from the Parliament authorities, claiming that he is unable to move freely after the incident in Parliament recently.

Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said that although the people in the North are allowed to observe Maaveerar Naal (Heroes Day) to honour their deceased relatives, they must refrain from displaying any logos, uniforms or images related to t

A U.S. agency said on Sunday that it is reviewing the impact of Department of Justice bribery allegations against the founder of India’s Adani Group on the agency’s prior agreement to lend more than $550 million to a Sri Lankan port development b

The Irrigation Department has taken measures to open the spill gates of several irrigation reservoirs due to heavy showers in the catchment areas, Civil Engineer Lahiruni Jayatillake said.

Speaker Ashoka Ranwala said investigations will be held into the conduct of Jaffna District Independent MP Archuuna Ramanathan in Parliament last week to ascertain whether he had resorted to any indisciplined or unethical behaviour.

The report, issued by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, states that approximately 51,100 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member worldwide in 2023, up from around 48,800 victims in 2022.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it has approved a USD-200-million loan to modernise Sri Lanka’s power sector infrastructure, improving network reliability and supporting renewables integration.

Fort Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali today ordered the CID to release former MP Sujeewa Senasinghe’s controversial luxury vehicle, which was in CID custody, to its owner.

At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday.

Following a joint programme initiated by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and the Department of Examinations, four candidates who were unable to reach their examination centres due to floods in Matara, were transported to their respective centres

Responding to social media reports criticizing the presence of top NPP members at the ABBA Tribute Show, the Mount Lavinia Hotel clarified that the dignitaries were invited guests at the concert.

Pakistan’s authorities have arrested dozens of supporters of incarcerated leader Imran Khan and blocked highways after the opposition political party has come out on the streets nationwide to converge in the capital Islamabad.

Four passengers were injured in a bus accident in the Watawala area on the Hatton-Colombo main road this morning.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a summons to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, indicted on U.S. bribery allegations related to a bombshell federal indictment against him, a court filing showed.

The government has committed to stay within the main guardrails of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme and flexibility on its priorities and objectives are only within them, a top official said.

Referring to the excavation in search of alleged buried treasure near the Central Expressway construction site in the Wanduramba area of Veyangoda over the weekend, Professor of Geology at Peradeniya University Atula Senaratne said people should not

Rajasthan Royals roped in star Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga during the Indian Premier League 2025 mega-auction in Jeddah on Sunday.

Rajasthan Royals roped in star Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga during the Indian Premier League 2025 mega-auction in Jeddah on Sunday.

The 2024 GCE Advanced Level examination will commence today (25) at 2,312 centres, Examinations Commissioner General Amith Jayasundara said.