Dairy farmers in the Mayilathamadu–Mathavanai pasturelands of Batticaloa urged the Government to immediately enforce court orders concerning alleged illegal settlements and protect their lives and ...

A timekeeping officer attached to the Gampaha Regional Office of the Road Passenger Transport Authority has been arrested over allegations of soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs 100 from a bus ...

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has called for the withdrawal and substantial revision of the proposed Prevention of Organised Crime Bill, declaring it incompatible with the ...

Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara yesterday (21) revealed that 1,454 convicted prisoners are unable to secure their release due to unpaid court-imposed fines, adding that Government and ...

None of the liquor licences issued in 2024, which the current Government alleged had been granted as political bribes during former President and Finance Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s tenure, has ...

The Lakvijaya coal Power Plant in Norochcholai is expected to resume electricity generation today (22), potentially eliminating the need for scheduled power cuts across the country, the National ...

The Buddhist clergy has endorsed recommendations to amend laws governing the treatment of Buddhist monks in prison, while calling for further discussions among the 31 factions of the three main ...

Only around 10% of those included in a study in the Colombo District had adequate Vitamin D levels, while approximately 60% were found to be deficient, President-elect of the College of ...

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday (20) commenced hearing 25 petitions challenging the Government’s proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill, with petitioners raising concerns over judicial ...

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced an eight-hour water supply interruption in several areas ...

Several gunshots have reportedly been fired into the air at the Kalutara Prison this afternoon (21) after a person attempted ...

Sri Lanka’s overall inflation rate, measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), remained unchanged at 8.1% ...