A mother and her teenage daughter were killed after the upper floor of a two-storey house in Maharagama was allegedly set on fire by an unidentified group, while two men sustained serious burn ...

Vice-President JD Vance said that the United States and Iran had failed to reach an agreement following high-stakes talks held in Islamabad, signalling continued uncertainty over one of the world’s ...

A special audit report issued by the National Audit Office has exposed major financial losses, procurement lapses, and systemic weaknesses in the coal purchasing process for the Lakvijaya Power Plant ...

Opposition MP D.V. Chanaka has alleged that assurances by Power and Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody that no scheduled power cuts would take place are misleading, citing official data from the Ceylon ...

Sri Lanka Police revealed today (27) that a total of 301 people have lost their lives in traffic accidents between 1 January and 21 February 2025. In a public statement on their official Facebook page ...

The Essential Services Commissioner General, Prabath Chandrakeerthi, has issued a set of guidelines directing all Government and statutory institutions to switch off air conditioning systems after 3 p ...

The government has unveiled plans to modernise Sri Lanka’s public transport sector under Budget 2025, introducing a fleet of advanced buses to improve urban mobility, President Anura Kumara ...

Three-wheeler drivers in Weligama have accused drivers providing transport services through mobile applications such as PickMe and Uber of unfair practices and intimidation, warning of a large-scale ...

Dimuth Bhashitha Atapattu officially assumed duties as the Director General of the Data Protection Authority of Sri Lanka at a ceremony attended by several key officials in the country’s digital ...

In a groundbreaking moment for both Sri Lankan and global theatre, Hiran Abeysekera is set to play Hamlet at the National Theatre in London in 2025 — becoming the first non-white actor to portray the ...

An Iranian passenger vessel has reportedly become stranded in sea areas off Panadura, multiple sources said. Sources said the vessel will not be brought to a Sri Lankan port. However, following ...

The government of Sri Lanka has announced that Value Added Tax (VAT) at a rate of 18% will be imposed on a broad range of digital services provided within the country, starting from 1 October 2025.