The first heart surgery performed on former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been successful, family sources said.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar today (23), compared to Thursday, with the US DollarContinue Reading The post CBSL rates: Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates further against USD appeared first

The progress of a project to provide schools with smart classrooms, internet facilities and digital equipment was reviewed at a special meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education, Higher Education and

Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa says the high population density in Colombo has been a major contributing factor to theContinue Reading The post High population density contributing to TB spread in Colombo: Health M

The national QR payment adoption programme will launch its ‘Lucky Draw’ on October 27, offering a total of Rs. 51Continue Reading The post LankaQR users eligible for Rs. 51 Mn Lucky Draw starting October 27 appeared firs

Former Minister and Badulla District MP Chamara Sampath and his former secretary were today remanded until November 6 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama over allegations of soliciting and accepting a bribe

French health officials on Thursday confirmed that they had detected the Shamonda virus in a human — who died earlyContinue Reading The post France confirms first human infection of Shamonda livestock virus appeared firs

Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo has joined hands with the India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi to preserve and digitise historic Buddhist palm-leaf manuscripts under the SAMHITA initiative, with the support of the

The Matara Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release on bail of the Chairman of the National People’s Power (NPP)-controlled KirindaContinue Reading The post NPP Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman granted bail over alleged deten

The Ministry of Health has introduced a new set of guidelines aimed at ensuring the efficient use of water andContinue Reading The post New guidelines introduced to manage water and electricity use in state hospitals app

A complaint was lodged with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka yesterday (22) over a Facebook post published on the official page of the Sri Lanka Police, which the complainants described as threatening.

Leader of the House and Minister Bimal Rathnayake yesterday rejected claims by SJB MP Harsha de Silva that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s economic adviser Duminda Hulangamuwa, had also served as an economic adviser

A sick male elephant calf found in the Wevelketiya area of Medawachchiya was safely transported to the Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home yesterday (22) for further treatment, the Department of Wildlife Conservation said.

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection has approved the Rabies Eradication and Dog Registration Bill, subjectContinue Reading The post Parliamentary Committee approves Rabies Eradica

The Department of Meteorology yesterday warned of adverse weather during the coming days as a result of a low pressure area which is likely to form over Southeast and adjoining East-Central Bay of Bengal. “It is likely t

The three foreign companies involved in retail fuel distribution — Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC), Sinopec and RM Parks — have limited their operations amid a surge in global fuel prices, leaving the Ceylon Petroleum Co

Sri Lanka has requested the return of six more historical artefacts from the Netherlands under the second phase of theContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka seeks return of six more artefacts from Netherlands appeared first

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has successfully undergone her first heart surgery, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) spokesman said.Continue Reading The post Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s first heart surgery successful

The absence of the tusker Mahasen for the past three months does not necessarily mean that something bad has happened to the elephant, a senior Wildlife Department official said, explaining that wild elephants can roam v

Badulla District MP and former Minister Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has been further remanded until November 06 in connection with anContinue Reading The post Phosphate bribery case: MP Chamara Sampath further remanded a

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 23 October 2026 Issued at 5.30 a.m. on 23 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central and Uva provinces during the early hours of the

Parliament’s Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on Infrastructure and Strategic Development Chairman and SJB MP S.M. Marikkar this week called on the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) and energy utilities,

By Shamindra Ferdinando Police spokesman ASP F.U. Wootler said yesterday that the police legal division would most probably consult the Attorney General’s Department regarding the Gampaha Magistrate Bandula Gunarathna’s

The archaeologist leading the excavation of the alleged Chemmani mass grave has told a Jaffna court that the site more closely resembles “formal burial practices” than a clandestine grave. This has been revealed in an in

A man loitering near a group of monks staging a protest at Viharamahadevi Park was detained by protesters and handed over to the police on Wednesday night.Police said the man had been taken into custody after protesters

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has expressed serious concern over the recently gazetted the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill (“PSTB”) and followed by the Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill (“OCB”). P

Acting on a Defence Ministry directive, the military has handed over 6.97 acres of land at Keppapilavu, Mullaitivu District, to Divisional Secretary of Maritimepattu. The Defence Ministry said that the handover was in li

Sri Lanka CERT has requested public and private sector organisations, as well as website developers, to pay attention to security vulnerabilities identified in relation to the PHP software commonly used for developing we

Director of the Forecasting Division of the Department of Meteorology, Meril Mendis yesterday said that the low-pressure area currently located near Sri Lanka had moved towards the northwest and was gradually moving west

By Ifham Nizam The National System Operator (NSO) yesterday ended power cuts following the restoration of Lakvijaya Power Station’s Unit 2. Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka announced the development after the NSO conf

Why affordable energy, domestic entrepreneurship, fair taxation and retaining skilled professionals must become the foundations of Sri Lanka’s economic transformation By Dilum Alagiyawanna Environmentalist | Wildlife Con

A renewed call for integrity, excellence and solidarity within the legal profession took centre stage at a women lawyers rsquo; gathering held in Hulftsdorp last week, where Supreme Court Justice Kumuduni Wickremasinghe

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