National Freedom front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa strongly criticised the arrest of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, alleging that the move ...

Grama Niladharis, technical officers and disaster relief service officials have decided to withdraw from all disaster relief operations with effect from today (27), citing the absence of a proper ...

Venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Thera has rejected allegations circulating on social media regarding his association with women, challenging critics to substantiate their claims with evidence.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has sought France’s support to secure the continuation of the European Union’s GSP+ trade concession, which is due to lapse at the end of 2026. The ...

Underworld figure Sridaran Niranjan, alias ‘Tinker’, who was arrested in Dubai, has been brought back to Sri Lanka this morning (01), police confirmed. The 36-year-old suspect, a resident of Colombo ...

Supreme Court delivers landmark judgment in MV X-Press Pearl disaster, orders USD 1 billion compensation and blasts failures by authorities In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ...

Journalist and social media commentator Darshana Handungoda has passed away, reports said. He died this morning (10) while receiving treatment for an illness at the National Hospital in Colombo. He ...

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.

Silver screen star Yashoda Wimaladharma, brand ambassador for Soorya matchboxes and incense sticks, recently made surprise visits to some of the brand’s key retail outlets in Kurunegala, Polgahawela, ...

SSP Sathish Kumar has been arrested by the Bribery Commission on charges of bribery and money laundering.

In a powerful story of resilience and triumph, Zainab Shafi, the daughter of Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen — who was at the centre of a high-profile false sterilisation allegation in 2019 — has achieved her ...

The Government today (7) issued clarification concerning the recent reports based on controversial SupremeSAT satellite project—widely associated with Rohitha Rajapaksa, also known as ‘Chichi’, the ...