We commemorated the sixth anniversary of Easter Sunday tragedy a few days ago. Violence and fear stir reflection more in artistic and literary expression than in simple public memory. This same week ...

The Acting IGP has been informed to nominate a police investigation team to assist the investigation of the Committee of Inquiry to inquire and report its findings on IGP T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon ...

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been notified to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption on April 28. The summons is in relation to a statement he ...

The internationally renowned American music group Boyce Avenue, hugely popular among youth worldwide, arrived in Sri Lanka on the night of April 24 to perform at an upcoming concert. The band landed ...

The Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake stated that the government has taken a policy decision to continue, without interruption, “School Nutrition Programme’’ aimed at reducing ...

The government has declared April 26, a National Day of Mourning in Sri Lanka, coinciding with the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away recently. In light of this observance, the ...

The Department of Census and Statistics has released the latest edition of the official poverty line chart for February 2025. According to the data, the national poverty line—representing the minimum ...

The European Commission has fined Apple €500m (£429m) and Meta €200m for breaking rules on fair competition and user choice, in the first penalties issued under one of the EU’s landmark internet laws.

Galle and Dambulla secured first-innings points in their final preliminary matches of the NSL tournament, ensuring their spots in the final. The two teams, Galle and Dambulla, will meet in the NSL ...

The body of Pope Francis was moved to St. Peter’s Basilica early Wednesday to lie in state for the Catholic faithful to pay their respects to the Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, ...

Wellampitiya Police investigating the murder of social activist Dan Priyasad yesterday informed Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kekunawela that preliminary investigations into the murder had ...

An estimated 300,000 devotees were seen in queues yesterday (23) in Kandy, awaiting their turn to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic, according to a headcount conducted by the Central Province ...