Sri Lankans will vote for the election of MPs to the country’s tenth Parliament today, the first to be constituted after President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office. The last parliamentary election was conducted in August, 2020 when the country

Sri Lanka’s rupee is projected to remain on a ‘very comfortable terrain’ in the coming years, with the gross foreign exchange reserves standing to top the US $ 12 billion mark before the capital repayments to the creditors begin in 2029, accord

Sri Lanka’s estate sector community is likely to receive significant multinational support, with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) looking to extend its assistance to improve the social and economic conditions of the estate communit

A 47-year-old man was killed after being struck by lightning in Medawachchiya this afternoon.

At least ten train services will be cancelled tomorrow due to the absence of train drivers and driver assistants, the Railways Department said.

Aryan Bangar, the son of former Indian cricketer and Batting Coach Sanjay Bangar, has courageously transitioned from male to female and now goes by the name Anaya Bangar.

The government has announced a new initiative to issue copies of birth, marriage and death certificates to Sri Lankans living abroad through Sri Lankan embassies, aimed at providing greater convenience to the expatriate community, the President’s M

The United States embassy in Sri Lanka today rescinded the travel restrictions for Arugam Bay on October 23.

The Election Commission has advised the public to refrain from photographing or filming any polling-related activities and uploading such images or videos on social media.

The Alumni Association of the Bachelor of Labour Education (BLE) held its Annual General Meeting on November 10, 2024, at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute, where the President and Executive Committee for the 2024/25 ter

A bus carrying ballot boxes from Southlands College, Galle to polling stations collided with a car today.

People in India’s capital Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog as the air quality deteriorated to severe levels in the city.

There is a possibility of thundershowers exceeding 100 mm tomorrow after 2 p.m, Deputy Director of the Meteorology Department, Meril Mendis said.

The Kahathuduwa Police launched an investigation following a complaint filed by a photographer from the Presidential Media Division (PMD), alleging that he was receiving threatening phone calls from the former Director General of the PMD.

The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the new government intends to review the Extraordinary Gazette notification issued by former Wildlife Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, which altered the boundaries of the Vidataltivu Nature Res

The Election Commission announced that the distribution of ballot boxes and essential stationery for the 2024 General Elections commenced today.

Ballot boxes for tomorrow’s parliamentary election being transported to polling stations from D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo today. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

A Korean tourist who had attempted to take a selfie from a moving train ended in disaster.

The presence of a large number of candidates has cost the election authorities dearly in terms of additional expenses for extra counting centres, documentation work, and ballot paper printing, an official said yesterday.

A 32-year-old Sierra Leone national who attempted to smuggle in cocaine worth nearly Rs. 13 million through the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) was arrested on suspicion of trafficking narcotics.

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Elon Musk to lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) for his incoming administration.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called for the immediate suspension of Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) Maxwell de Silva following the conclusions and the recommendations submitted by the NOC Ethi

Five leading liquor manufacturers including W. M. Mendis and Co. Limited will face imminent risk of losing its liquor production licence, if an accumulated tax arrears of Rs.8.5 billion is not settled by November 30th, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Defence Ministry has notified former Members of Parliament, Provincial Councils and leaders of political parties and organisations, and officials in executive positions of the government, to surrender firearms and ammunition issued to them, by De

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has formally summoned the newly elected Parliament to convene for its inaugural session on November 21, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

The National Mineral Policy in Sri Lanka should be revised to align with current legal and environmental conditions.

At least 35 people were killed and dozens more injured when a driver who was allegedly unhappy with his divorce settlement drove into a crowd in China, police have revealed.

Record-breaking levels of thick, toxic smog that have shrouded eastern Pakistan and northern India since last month can be seen in striking satellite imagery.

Sri Lanka has reported a notable increase in cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in recent days.