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.

A treat at Kandy Queen’s Hotel organised by former Parliamentarian and Kandy District candidate of Sarvajana Balaya Party contesting the General Election was cancelled by the Kandy Elections Office and the police.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, former MPs and candidates of New Democratic Alliance (DNA) Susil Premajayantha, Sagala Ratnayake, Premanath Dollawatta and Ravi Karunanayake in conversation during a party meeting held in Athurugiriya yesterday

The Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), conducted a public lecture titled “Military Innovations and Its Contributions to National Security” recently at the “Nandimithra Auditorium” of the Ministry of Defence at the Defence Head

Exercise Indus Shield-2024, a leading regional military exercise, displayed the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) advanced multi-domain combat capabilities, with Air Chiefs and senior military officials from various allied nations in attendance. The event

The ‘Muslim Wedding Expo’ organised by the Kosha Event Solutions CEO Naziya Yakoob was ceremonially opened by chief guest Hassim Omar Foundation Chairman Hassim Omar and Mrs. Mariyam Hassim Omar at Miami Banquet Hall in Colombo yesterday.

Nishantha Perera, leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) candidates group who contested the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election which held on Saturday, is likely to be picked for the post of chairman of the Pradeshiya Sabha.

Police had given chase and shot a lorry transporting cattle illegally for slaughter and seized it at Bopele junction in Suriyawewa in the early hours of last morning.

Following the modernisation of the Maho-Anuradhapura stretch of the northern railway line, train services between Colombo and Kankesanthurai will resume today (28), Sri Lanka Railway Department said.

Referring to his political fate and his rival candidate at the Presidential Election Anura Kumara Dissanayake, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said both himself and Dissanayake are in the same boat.

In the wake of potential security threats facing tourists in Arugam Bay, Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva met with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s office.

Refuting claims made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe that his government had allocated funds required to increase public sector salaries, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday no such funds had been allocated.

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader former MP Udaya Gammanpila yesterday requested the information officer - Presidential Secretariat in writing to provide him with records of evidence given by Public Security Ministry Secretary Ravi Seneviratne befo

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to the monks who participated in the panel discussion on Pali as a classical language held in Colombo. ICCR’s Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre in Colombo organized it under the aegis of the

The case against former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte in connection with threatening and intimidating with death a Tamil detainee in Anuradhapura prisons was taken up yesterday before Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate and Addl. District Judge Nalaka Sanj

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mujibur Rahman yesterday questioned as why Sri Lankan security forces and police are providing security to Israeli establishments in Colombo and elsewhere.

Claiming that no travel bans have been issued other than travel advisories for citizens in some countries, Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath said yesterday the embassies have expressed confidence regarding the security situation in the country

Claiming that the government has ensured security of all citizens, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday the government acted swiftly based on intelligence reports of a potential threat whereas the actions taken by the government were not

Following are the remarks he made during the meeting.

Claiming that the government is committed to build a country with a law which is applied to all Sinhala, Tamil and Muslims equally, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday

Leader of United Democratic Voice and former parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake said the government should not have taken back the ambulance used by former President Mahinda Rajapakse in view of his health condition and that the step taken by the gove

The previous government kept a close watch on the movements of Israelis during the past few years and managed the tourism sector and saw to it that international conflicts don’t affect the local tourism industry, former Minister of Tourism Harin Fe

The Old Boys Association of the Sri Sumangala College, Panadura will be organising an Annual Blood Donation Drive alongside its renowned medical camp, at the Sri Sumangala College Primary Auditorium on October 27.

The Beechcraft KA350 of the Royal Australian Air Force, which was gifted to Sri Lanka, is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today, a Defence official confirmed yesterday.

Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and handed over Rs 30 million in emergency humanitarian relief funds from the Chinese government to help the people affected by the floods in Sri Lanka overcome difficulties a

A new power system to light up the Vijitha Child Development Centre, Beruwala was launched recently with the participation of Chief Incumbent of the Abinawarama Temple of Beruwala Venerable Hadigalle Wimalasara Thera. The project was launched with th

Questioning the motive behind the appointment of a committee headed by retired Judge A. N. J. Alwis to look into actions taken by the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Chief of National Intelligence (CNI), and other relevant authorities concerning pr