A commemorative service was held in memory of Rasaiah Parthipan commonly known by the nom de guerre ‘Thileepan’ in Nallur Jaffna this morning (26). Parthipan a revolutionary member of the LTTE and a ...

The Parliamentary Committee on High Posts has approved three key appointments, including Sri Lanka’s new Ambassador to the Philippines, High Commissioner to Canada and Chairman of the Sri Lanka ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 26 SEPTEMBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 26 September 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in the Western, Uva  and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested by prison officials on Wednesday (23) for allegedly using a mobile phone to record a prison bus transporting suspects and inmates from the Kandy Court Complex to ...

By Norman Palihawadane The Sri Lanka Navy brought 25 Indonesian fishermen safely ashore at the Colombo Port on Thursday (24), following a multi-agency rescue operation after their fishing trawler ...

Certificate will be required for a range of key transactions in Sri Lanka from November 1, 2026, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced. The requirement, introduced under the Inland Revenue ...

Parliament yesterday passed the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution Bill and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill with two-thirds majorities, with 158 MPs voting in favour and 63 against each Bill.

India and Sri Lanka have agreed to further strengthen cooperation between their narcotics law-enforcement agencies to counter the growing challenges posed by illicit drug trafficking, particularly ...

The US Embassy in Sri Lanka, through the US Department of State’s Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction and in partnership with the Atlantic Council, conducted a three-day training September 9–11 in ...

Reliable and affordable energy is essential to Sri Lanka’s economic growth, industrial development and competitiveness. As the country seeks to strengthen energy security while reducing its dependence ...

Sri Lanka’s largest gifting and rewards ecosystem, thyaga.lk, has achieved a remarkable milestone at the SLIM DIGIS 2.6, securing the prestigious Grand Prix award in its first-ever entry at the awards ...

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama yesterday ordered the remand of Lakmanthi Hettiarachchi, wife of former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena, until October 6 over an alleged attempt to ...