Wijesiri was found guilty on several charges including assaulting and intimidating officers of the Police Narcotics Bure...
According to an official embassy statement, the initiative aims to "support Sri Lanka’s nationwide dengue response, comp...
The motion was defeated by a 116-vote margin, with 152 Members of Parliament voting against and 36 voting in favor.
Announcing the new tariffs, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) said the duties were being impos...
The illicit remittances were funneled overseas via roughly 24,300 Telegraphic Transfers (TTs) between January 2023 and M...
The fire broke out at a helmet manufacturing facility yesterday morning and quickly engulfed the building, requiring mor...
The suspension was effective Monday (June 20) afternoon until July 26, SriLankan Airlines confirmed.
Wickremaratne was reportedly found dead earlier today at his residence in Athurugiriya.
Colombo Mayoress Vraie Cally Balthazaar said that the tax cuts were approved through a proposal in the CMC’s 2026 Budget...
In contrast, leader of the opposition Sajith Premadasa has drawn a dissatisfaction rating of 64.9%, indicating a stark c...
The officers were receiving treatment at the National Hospital in Colombo; one officer succumbed to their injuries on Mo...
The caucus which includes representatives from party lines, called for legal provisions that would ensure a minimum of 3...
The National Credit Guarantee Institution (NCGI), which facilitates this programme, has expanded its service by opening ...
Following his arrest over multiple long-standing corruption offences, he was produced before the Hulftsdorp Magistrate’s...
The new facility will be named the 'Mahamodara Prison' and will hold jurisdiction covering the entirety of Sri Lanka.
The arrest was made by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with an...
Releasing a statement, CPC said the price of a litre of Octane 92 petrol will be reduced by Rs. 20 to Rs. 414, while a l...
A sharp increase was recorded in June, during which the number of monthly cases exceeded 10,000 for the first time in 20...
Reports said the accident occurred at around 1:10 a.m. in the morning, when the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus vee...
CIABOC on Thursday said that it had arrested Rakitha Nirmala Rajapakshe, the son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa R...
The proposal was to come into effect on July 1 as part of the VAT (Amendment) Act that was passed without a vote in Parl...
The 18-year-old, who represents the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) at the collegiate level, issued a state...
The state's official denial comes after a newspaper published an article alleging an ultimatum was issued by the ICC – t...
This has enabled the resumption of the service from Badulla to the Nanu Oya railway station, after the stretch between A...
With this discovery the total number of human skeletons identified has increased to 380, which activists said made it th...
Issuing a statement clarifying the reasons for the arrest, CIABOC said that Yoshitha was taken into custody over irregul...
That reflected an acceleration from the 4.7% growth recorded in the previous quarter, and was the strongest quarterly ex...
The cases filed by CIABOC charged that Gunawardena caused this financial loss during the procurement process for rented ...
145,745 tourists arrived in the island in May – the highest tourist arrivals the country has ever recorded for the month...
Among the accused were former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, and Per...
Police revealed that the suspect, a 25-year-old monk, was a relative of the victim, and was taken into custody on May 20...
Maha Sangha Sabha of the Malwathu Maha Viharaya had decided to suspend the position of Chief Sanghanayaka of Nuwarakalaw...
The revised prices came into effect from midnight on Saturday (May 30)
Exports between January and April this year improved to over 5.7 billion dollars – equivalent to roughly 1.8 trillion ru...
The report detailed a harrowing pattern of systemic discrimination, physical violence, debt bondage, and restricted move...
Following the announcement, CBSL Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe stated that the bank chose to use the interest rate as a ...
The guidelines, issued to all health sectors and institutions, cover information on suspected symptoms, clinical diagnos...
Travelers from these countries holding diplomatic, official, service, or ordinary passports can obtain the visa through ...
It was reported last week that Weerawansa was summoned following an altercation with police on May 18 at the War Heroes'...
The process of rewriting Employment Law must involve all parties that will be affected by the reforms, Attorney-at-Law D...
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