Four former senior customs officials found guilty in connection with the largest-ever recorded bribe nabbed by the Bribery Commission in Sri Lanka were sentenced yesterday to 35 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court.

The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Association for Sri Lanka – China Social and Cultural Cooperation, will host a prize-giving ceremony at the Royal Institute International Auditorium in Kohuwala, Nugegoda, at 3 pm today (7

The Free Press Movement (FMM) has strongly urged the government to fulfil its responsibility and take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of journalist Tissa Ravindra Perera, following a reported threat to his life.

A special event marking the launch of the book ‘Professor Gunapala Malalasekera: A Photographic Portrait’, authored by Ven. Wetara Mahinda Thera, will take place on Saturday,

An attempt by an inbound female Thai national to smuggle a large stock of methamphetamine aka Ice worth over Rs.100 million concealed in probiotic supplement packs was seized by the Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on

Anuradhapura Zonal Director of Irrigation, Engineer Jayantha De Silva, stated that due to the recent heavy rainfall in the North Central Province, two spill gates of the Rajangana Reservoir have been opened to a height of three feet since yesterday (

The Department of Meteorology has predicted substantial rainfall above 100mm for most parts of the island in coming days.

The Ministry of Health has agreed to assign a few experienced Food and Drug Inspectors to revive the operations of the now-defunct law enforcement division of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), which is responsible for all the drug r

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

Badulla Division SSP Wasantha Kandewatta said a comprehensive investigation into the fatal bus accident on the Badulla-Mahiyangana Road last Friday (01) was underway.

Hambantota District Former Parliamentarian Chamal Rajapaksa said on Saturday (2) they suspect the possibility of a dictatorship similar to that of Hitler would come up in Sri Lanka soon.

The Incumbent President has bowed down to the IMF and accepted the instruction not to reduce taxes, Former Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.

The “ Nethinethera “ Media Day of Isipathana College was held last week and at the NIIBS Convention Centre Kelaniya recently. It was held under the patronage of Principal of the College D. P. Udawattage.

The incumbent government’s move to borrow from banks for state expenditure will shoot up prices of essential goods, United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader and New Democratic Front (NDF) Gampaha District candidate Ruwan Wijewardene said during th

An Excise Inspector attached to the brewery of Ethimale Sugar Factory was arrested by Monaragala police on suspicion of illegally transporting 135 litres of Ethanol in his car to Matara.

The remarks made by National People’s Power (NPP) candidate Lakshman Nipuna arachchi that the new government would dissolve trade unions is disturbing, former Minister and New Democratic Front (NDF) Candidate Susil Premajayantha said yesterday.

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 yesterday.

A young man who assaulted his mother demanding the possession of house and property and locked her out forcing her to spend the night in the jungle was remanded till November 07 by Maho Acting Magistrate Udaya Rajapakse.

A woman and her son had been seriously injured when a house at Muriyakulama in Karuwalagaswewa came under wild elephant attack.

People’s Action for Free And Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has received 972 complaints of election law violations islandwide in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in November, according to a recent report.

A total of 93 fresh complaints related to the upcoming parliamentary election were received, taking the total number of complaints to over 1,000.

Sri Lanka Customs entered into a mutual agreement with its Russian counterpart on Wednesday to counter illegal trading activities and to boost legal trade facilities between the two nations in the future, an official said.

A trust fund (Venerable Galboda Siri Gnanissara Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund) will be established on November 3, to carry forward late Venerable Galboda Siri Gnanissara Thera’s vision.

Highlighting that third tranche of IMF is delayed while some banks are facing a liquidity issue, former State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe yesterday said the hierarchy of the government should inform the nation of the true status of the econ

India has strongly reiterated that the use of force on their fishermen in Sri Lanka’s Northern seas should be avoided under all circumstances, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said following a joint meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working

However, in a letter dated August 30, the Attorney General’s Department instructed the CID to halt further action, asserting that the officers acted lawfully during the incident and did not exceed their right to self-defence. This letter was signed

The Supreme Court yesterday permitted the petitioners to add former President Ranil Wickremesinghe as a respondent in a Fundamental Rights petition filed challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

Whilst highlighting the delay in the release of the the third tranche by the IMF, UNP Deputy Leader and New Democratic Front (NDF) Candidate Ruwan Wijewardene said Sri Lanka is losing the economic stability it had achieved during the past two years.

An individual who pushed his mistress off a moving bus causing her serious injuries was taken into custody by Dambulla police yesterday.

Jerudong International School (JIS)’s Year 11 students who took the International GCSE (IGCSE) examinations in June 2024 have achieved some of the best results in the school’s history.