A Kathi Judge and his wife have been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 2,300. According to the Commission, the Kathi ...

Famine is defined as extreme and widespread hunger, often leading to death. Ancient Sri Lanka experienced at least one famine, recorded as ‘Baminithiyaseya’ in the Anuradhapura period, when monks ate ...

President Trump met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and European leaders at the White House on Monday, in a cordial but inconclusive push to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Nine out of 35 buses imported for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) years ago were restored and put back into operation today at the Katubedda Super Luxury Tourist Depot, following ...

Two additional Special Determination petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the proposed Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill, which was presented in ...

Work on the Kadawatha–Mirigama Expressway will commence shortly, while the Rambukkana–Galagedara Expressway is also expected to begin, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Prasanna Gunasena ...

MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam condemned the actions of National People’s Power (NPP) members in the North and East, who have reportedly threatened shop owners to keep their businesses open or face legal ...

Minister Jayakody is a man very close to President Dissanayake and he is considered one of the President's closest friends for many years. In fact, he was introduced to the Fertiliser Corporation by ...

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has reported a profit of Rs. 5.31 billion for the quarter ending June 30, 2025, marking a sharp turnaround from the Rs. 18.47 billion loss recorded in the previous ...

The Samudra Devi Express train, operating from Galle to Maradana in Colombo, derailed this morning between the Colombo Fort and Maradana railway stations, the Railways Department said. This is the ...

Sri Lanka & India flex naval muscle in sea phase of SLINEX-25 The sea phase of the twelfth edition of the Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise (SLINEX-25) commenced in western waters off Colombo.

The Colombo International Airport – Ratmalana (CIAR) welcomed 15-year-old pilot Byron Waller, who is attempting to become the youngest supported pilot to fly around the world.