The first batch of a free Caregiver NVQ Level 03 certificate course commenced today (01) at the National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS), with 30 trainees selected from nearly 600 applicants.

The Government will take steps next year to finance 100% of the country’s required immunisation vaccines through government funds for the first time, Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said ensuring children’s emotional security, mental well-being and self-confidence has become increasingly important due to the social and technological challenges facing childhood,

A man identified as the brother of notorious underworld figure ‘Loku Patty’ was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in the Welikanda area of Ahungalla this evening (1), police said.

Sri Lanka’s 63 endemic snake species have come under the spotlight as more than 400 international and local experts gathered in Kandy today for the world’s first international conference dedicated entirely to snakes.

Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said 17,506 Government Analyst reports related to drug cases had been issued during August and September as part of measures to reduce overcrowding in prison

MP Dr. Kavinda Jayawardena stressed the need for building strong party institutions rather than relying on individual leaders at the European International Round Table held in Brussels.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027.

The Colombo Stock Exchange returned to positive territory on 1 October 2026, with both benchmark indices closing higher as buying interest improved through most of the session.

Moiz Mustafa, Digital Media Manager at Wijeya Newspapers Limited, received the AI Content Creators of the Year, AI Social Impact Content Creator Award - Gold at the National AI Awards 2026, held on 30 September at Monarc

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Leg-spinner Mason Crane could play for England for the first time in eight years after being recalled for the one-day international tri-series in Pakistan. The 29-year-old won his only Test cap against Australia in Sydne

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A discussion on the Anuradhapura Sacred City Development Plan was held on Wednesday (30) afternoon  at the Presidential Secretariat, under the leadership of Chief of Presidential Staff Prabath Chandrakeerthi and Acting D

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US President Donald Trump tells reporters that the country faces a choice to either make a deal with Iran or “blow them up”. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has told military leaders at the Quantico Marine base outside

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Sri Lanka will keep its inflation target at 5%, with a band of 2 percentage points on either side, for the next three years, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said yesterday. The Governme

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*  First Reading of the Budget on 7 October The Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided that the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill for the year 2027 (Budget Speech/presentation of Budget proposals) will ta