The Department of Animal Production and Health has decided to make the veterinary health certificate mandatory when transporting pigs.

A total of 12 buses and vans used for transporting school children, which were deemed unfit for service, were removed from operation this morning. The decision was made by Nuwara Eliya District Chief Vehicle Inspector, Daminda Dissanayaka.

King Charles‘s landmark address to Australia’s Parliament House on Monday was disrupted by a protesting Indigenous senator shouting “you are not my king” and accusing him of “committ[ing] genocide against our people

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader, former MP Udaya Gammanpila has called for the immediate removal of Ravi Seneviratne from the post as the Public Security Ministry Secretary, as he has been named as a main accused in the Easter Sunday bomb attacks

The All Animal and Transhumance Organization held a protest at the Technical Junction, urging the government to protect elephants’ right to life and freedom, as they are dying prematurely due to train accidents and human activities. Pix by Kithsiri

Sri Lanka Railways reported delays affecting train services between Colombo-Fort and Maradana due to a technical malfunction at the Fort Railway Station.

Claiming that those who were in a state of coma for the last five years about the Easter Sunday attacks had now started to question the reports of the Presidential Commission, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today those reports were not secre

Former military general Prabowo Subianto has been sworn in as Indonesia’s president, as he announced the country’s largest cabinet since the 1960s.

Former Dharmaraja, Kandy SC, CH & FC, CR & FC, Up Country and national sevens and fifteens player, former Army SC and Nepal Men’s and Women’s Head Coach, and Royal’s Backs and Assistant Coach, Radhika Hettiarachchi, signed with Zahira College f

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader former MP Udaya Gammanpila vowed to publicize the two reports on the Easter Sunday bomb attacks today unless President Anura Kumara Dissanayake does it.

Following a request from security chiefs for the removal of Fundamental Rights cases and arrest orders against officers tackling the rising underworld, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed the Attorney General to immediately intervene to

In response to a remark made by incumbent President Anura Kumara Dissanayake that his predecessor Ranil Wickremesinghe has asked for extensive privileges, Advisor to the former President Sagala Ratnayake yesterday said it is the security unit of Mr.

The government is yet to take a decision on the curtailment of perks and benefits of former presidents and their widows since it awaits the recommendations of the committee that has been appointed to look into it, a top source said.

The Ministry of Finance outlined that recent tensions in the Middle East are likely to pose risks to the Sri Lankan economy and fiscal operations.

Sri Lanka has exceeded IMF’s annual primary surplus target with the primary surplus reaching estimated 2.1 percent of GDP during the first eight months of the year.

Half centuries from captain Charith Asalanka and debutant Nishan Madushka helped Sri Lanka chase down a revised target to win the rain-affected first ODI against West Indies by five wickets in Pallekele.

An outstanding all-round performance by Amelia Kerr led New Zealand to their first ever Women’s T20 World Cup title as they beat South Africa by a commanding 32 runs in Sunday’s final in Dubai.

The Kandy Division Criminal Investigation Bureau has confiscated a BMW and a Pajero jeep, valued at approximately Rs. 60 million, from the residence of former Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena’s son-in-law in Aniwatta, Kandy.

The government is expecting to increase salaries of public servants, provide an additional allowance for school children and increase the allowance for low income families through the budget for 2025 which is to be presented before March next year, P

The Government will launch a special project ’Clean Sri Lanka’ aiming to make Sri Lanka the cleanest country in the Asian region, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

More than 20 flights of Indian airlines received bomb threats on Sunday (October 20, 2024), according to sources.

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) recorded nearly 8,000 complaints related to online scams, cyber frauds and issues concerning Facebook over the past nine months, SLCERT Senior Information Security Engineer Charuka Damunupola s

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has decided to set up a strategic committee to provide the necessary support for the successful conduct of the election and to provide leadership and correct guidance for future decisions.

The Meteorology Department has warned that some areas in the Northern Province could experience heavy rainfall exceeding 100mm.

Larger groups of tourists are visiting the sacred Golden Temple in Dambulla these days. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

A private secretary of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte was found dead with gunshot injuries in a house in Katugastota today.

A total of 58 fresh complaints related to the upcoming parliamentary elections were received, taking the total number of complaints to over 400.

Three members of the same family including a 15-year old girl were reportedly killed in a house fire in the Sinhapura area of Chilaw. 

Police said that four persons, including a woman, have died in separate road accidents over the past 24 hours across Moronthuduwa, Kopai, Karandeniya and Kadawatha.

At least seven people have died after part of a ferry dock collapsed in Georgia’s Sapelo Island on Saturday, local authorities say.