A police constable who burgled a house in Dehiwala and took away property including foreign currency, gold jewellery and electrical appliances was arrested yesterday by the Dehiwala police.

The Bridal exhibition ‘My Wedding’ is held at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial International Hall (BMICH) from November 8 to 10. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

A two-match ban for the pace bowler for his part in an on-field incident against England.

Nissan has said it will lay off thousands of workers as it slashes global production to tackle a drop in sales in China and the US.

Officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption arrested a female principal of a primary school in Ragama for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs. 150,000.

CR and FC will make history with their first-ever floodlight rugby match at Longden Place today when they play with their traditional rivals Havelock Sports Club. The kick-off is at 6.30 p.m.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a 52-year-old man, Dhammika Kumara Ranasinghe, who returned from Malaysia this morning, at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), for his involvement in defrauding over Rs. 10 billion throug

A total of 3,249 driving licenses have been suspended since January this year due to various illegal activities committed by motorists, Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Commissioner General Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasingha said.

The New Zealand cricket team, currently touring Sri Lanka for a series of white-ball matches, took a break from their preparations to embark on an adventurous excursion to Minneriya National Park on Wednesday.

The Education Ministry announced that all schools will close from November 13 in preparation for the parliamentary elections scheduled for the following day (November 14).

Investigations into the recovery of an illegally assembled, unregistered luxury car from the home of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte’s wife in Mirihana have revealed that Ratwatte had been using the vehicle since 2020 with a fake number plate.

The move initiated by the previous government to hand over the management of the Mattala International Airport to an India-Russia joint venture is poised to be abandoned since Sri Lankan authorities are not ready to grant the licence for it over lega

Taking a swipe at the name he is often referred to by some of his opponents, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said the government hierarchy should seek advice from the ’grandfather’ if they do not know how to handle government fina

The Supreme Court yesterday issued several interim orders, including staying and suspending all proceedings in the impugned Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court case, where an order to release elephants to suspects in those proceedings, had been made b

Sri Lanka’s national tea sales average for October declined to Rs. 1,172.15 (US$ 4.02) per kilogram, down by Rs. 35.84 and US$ 0.02 compared with September’s Rs. 1,207.99 (US$ 4.04), according to data from the Sri Lanka Tea Board.

The Meteorology Department will be able to provide more accurate weather forecasts from 2026, following the installation of two Doppler radar systems by the end of this year.

The Government of Korea has granted US$ 10.20 million to Sri Lanka to improve solid waste management practices in the Uva and Northern provinces.

The Meteorology Department lacks a sufficient number of duty meteorologists, Deputy Director of Forecasting and Early Warning M.M.P. Mendis said.

The government is considering obtaining the membership of the New Development Bank (NDB), a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS states, after failing to obtain BRICS membership due its decision not to grant new membership, Minister

In a classic case of human smuggling, a man attempting to transport an unknown woman to Italy with his wife’s travel documents was stopped by the Immigration and Emigration Department officials at the airport.

The Small and Medium Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association claimed today that the growing rice shortage in the market is due to increased use of raw rice for beer production.

The deadline to return firearms provided to civilians for personal protection has been extended till November 21, 2024, the Ministry of Defence said.

The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy showers, with around 100 mm of rainfall expected in parts of the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Western and Southern Provinces.

Two individuals, including a woman were injured in a shooting in the Kimbulgana area of Wennappuwa this evening (7).

Dr. Shafi Sihabdeen, who was recently acquitted of all charges related to illegal sterilisation surgeries, today (07) lodged a complaint with the Ministry of Public Security.

The Secretary to the Ministry of Trade today submitted the report compiled by the Consumer Affairs Authority on rice and paddy stocks in the country to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

American voters have spoken, and it’s now official that Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States.

Two newly appointed Ambassadors to Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat today (07), President’s Media Division said.

Three suspects were arrested for illegally fishing in a high-security sea area near the Port of Colombo, obstructing shipping routes.

Claiming that some opposition politicians are alleging that the government has failed to fulfil its promises, Minister Vijitha Herath said the manifesto of the National People’s Power (NPP) was presented to be completed within five years and not wi