Litro Gas Lanka Limited and Laugfs Gas PLC have decided not to revise their retail price of a cylinder of 12.5 kg LP gas in response to the recent fuel price revision.

The case filed against former State Minister Diana Gamage for allegedly obtaining a national identity card by submitting forged documents despite being aware that she is not a Sri Lankan citizen, was fixed for trial today by the Colombo High Court.

The wife of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte was remanded till November 7 over the incident of an unregistered luxury vehicle found at her residence in Mirihana.

Additional Director General of Sri Lanka Customs Sunil Jayarathne has been appointed as the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka.

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the decision to hold the General Elections on November 14.

Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) has appointed Dr. Mothilal de Silva as the new Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective November 4, 2024.

The King and Queen of Spain have been pelted with mud and other objects by angry protesters during a visit to flood-hit Valencia.

As the 2024 General Elections approach, the Election Commission has issued guidelines on how to vote and choose the preferred candidates.

Two foreign nationals have been arrested by the Kandy Tourism Police for violating visa conditions while staying in Sri Lanka.

A female student stripped to her underwear outside her university in Iran in what some student and rights groups say was a protest against the country’s strict Islamic dress code.

MPs will not be able to appoint their family members as their personal staff under the new government, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said over the weekend.

The ambiguous rules surrounding food and drink during elections have placed considerable challenges on candidates, preventing them from offering even simple items like bottled water and refreshments to voters, the Daily Mirror learns.

In its recent judgement, the Supreme Court held that a party in a divorce case can pursue a claim against a co-defendant (the adulterer—a third party outside the marriage) for damages, without simultaneously seeking dissolution of the marriage in t

Following the expected under-performance in the tourism sector this year, Sri Lanka’s tourism is poised to reach new heights with tourist arrivals projected to reach 2.9 million generating US$ 5.4 billion income.

Responding to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s claim that the country will crash like the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) bus, if experienced persons are not elected to Parliament, the National People’s Power (NPP) said people will no

The Sri Lankan Police said that no decision has been made to withdraw personnel deployed for security at various religious sites.

The three-month bana sermon and alms giving was held today at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo to commemorate the former Chief Incumbent of the Temple, late Ven. Galboda Gnanissara Thera. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Sri Lanka won their second Hong Kong Cricket Sixes title, and first since 2007, after beating Pakistan by three wickets in the final on Sunday.

Former Presidents used to enjoy unlimited perks and privileges where they used to get organic vegetables that were grown in Nuwara Eliya every week for their consumption, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake revealed today.

The country will crash like the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) bus which toppled along the Dunhinda-Badulla Road if you don’t elect experienced persons to Parliament, former President Ranil Wickremeisinghe said over the weekend.

The Defence Ministry scotched speculation in social media that the government is planning to withdraw military personnel assigned for duty at places of religious worship.

A total of six suspects including a Maldivian national have been arrested so far in connection with the security threats to tourists in Arugam Bay, Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath said.

The prisons authorities were ordered to provide special protection and medical treatment to former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte who was remanded by the Nugegoda magistrate over the possession of an illegally imported luxury vehicle.

The US and Israel ’’will definitely receive a crushing response’’, Iran’s supreme leader has said, following an Israeli attack on Iran a week ago.

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued early landslide warnings for eight districts due to the ongoing heavy rainfall.

The government has taken steps to complete the construction of the Central Expressway where discussions were held with the Japanese Ambassador to seek their assistance to complete its constructions, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) has stepped in regarding allegations of abusive conduct by a specialist at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, Galle, urging immediate disciplinary action.

The Defence Secretary has instructed the Sri Lanka Air Force to keep a Bell 412 helicopter on standby at the Diyatalawa Air Force Base for the potential airlift of patients injured in yesterday’s bus accident to Colombo for further treatment.

Thirty one government bungalows built during the colonial period and allocated to ministers as their official residences in recent times under different governments will be reserved for viable purposes in the future without assigning them to any gove

Though the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Sri Lanka as a country free of measles, the country has been hit by cases once again since 2023, prompting the health authorities to declare a special vaccination week from November 4 to 9, accordin