Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka says the government will not increase fuel prices to meet the demands of private fuel suppliersContinue Reading The post “You can increase your fuel prices, but we won’t”: Govt tells p

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) will hold a job fair in Jaffna today (October 10), offering young people opportunities to explore and apply for foreign employment.

Eight reservoirs under the Irrigation Department were spilling as of 1 p.m. today (10), while spill gates remained open at three major reservoirs, according to the department’s latest reservoir status report.

Hundreds of protesters have reportedly been detained in Delhi during the latest demonstration by the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over electoral reforms.

The first meeting of a special committee appointed to review regulations and standing orders under the Prisons Ordinance was held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (9).

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has explained the circumstances surrounding the presidential pardon granted to Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, saying the decision was taken after discussions with Buddhis

A car overturned on the Southern Expressway near the 29th kilometre post after colliding with the rear of a van, officials said.

Sri Lanka has condemned the recent attacks targeting civilian airports in Saudi Arabia, which have resulted in deaths and injuries.

Many people were wounded in a blast at ​Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday, according to two eyewitnesses and two ‌people briefed on the matter, and travellers were evacuated from parts of the facility.

The number of daily train services operating on the Northern Railway Line has dropped from 18 to eight following Cyclone Ditwah, causing inconvenience to commuters, the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Association said

A team of counsel from Colombo Law Alliance successfully supported and argued two connected public-interest writ applications before the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka, seeking urgent judicial intervention following the tr

A missile struck a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday (Oct. 10), injuringContinue Reading The post Missile strikes Riyadh airport terminal, many injured in fresh

Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone the day after it made landfall along the northern Gulf Coast of Florida, bringing with it heavy rains and powerful winds. Isaias – which is the first of the

Hundreds of protesters have been detained in Delhi during the latest demonstration by the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over electoral reforms. The group said its founder Abhijeet Dipke, who began the movement in

During the f8rst T20I  against Sri Lanka on Friday, Pakistan demonstrated that 2026 is not quite like 2019. Back then, they had stumbled in pursuit of three Sri Lankan totals  in succession – two of them lower than the 1

Sri Lankan schoolteacher, television presenter and actress Nimesha Premachandra, who won the Mrs. Tourism World 2026 title in the Philippines,Continue Reading The post Mrs. Tourism World 2026 Nimesha Premachandra to help

The Sri Lanka Army has recognized 12 schools that have contributed the highest number of currently serving officers and soldiers,Continue Reading The post Ananda, Devi Balika, Kebithigollewa Central & Kegalu Balika honou

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has defended the decision to grant a presidential pardon to Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera inContinue Reading The post Ranil explains why Gnanasara Thera was granted presidenti

A car overturned following a collision with a van near the 29-kilometer post on Sri Lanka’s Southern Expressway. According toContinue Reading The post Car overturns after collision on Southern Expressway appeared first o

Nearly 30 children who had stopped attending school for an extended period have resumed their education following an initiative byContinue Reading The post Grandpass Police help nearly 30 school dropouts return to classr

A two-day operation to identify and remove illegal hunting devices and firearms posing a threat to wild elephants and otherContinue Reading The post Special wildlife protection operation removes illegal traps in Kurunega

The special committee appointed to review and update regulations and standing orders under Sri Lanka’s Prisons Ordinance has held itsContinue Reading The post Committee to update prison regulations following monks’ conce

Indian police have launched a major crackdown on the “Cockroach” protest movement in New Delhi, with its leaders and hundredsContinue Reading The post Police arrest leader of India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement before mass prot

Sri Lankan professionals trained in India under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme have formed a national alumni association. The Sri Lanka ITEC Alumni Association was formally launched at its

The government is taking all necessary measures to protect the Diyagama forest area located in Homagama within the Colombo District,  Deputy Minister of Environment, Anton Jayakody, stated on Friday  (9) while delivering

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 10 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 October 2026 by rhe Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces during

Stranded Iranian ships off SL: Iran has reminded Sri Lanka that as a member of the UN the government is obligated to fulfil its responsibilities. Iranian Ambassador Alireza Delkhosh in Colombo said that in terms of the C

The National Centre for Cyber Security has warned of a major fraud perpetrated, targeting those seeking to enter foreign universities. The fraudsters have used social media to deceive both students and their parents. The

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa yesterday (09) underwent an examination by a specialist at the National Eye Hospital. She was taken there, while in remand custody. Sources said that Mrs Rajapaksa had been previousl

The People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) spokesperson told The Island that they were checking whether the government addressed their concerns before passing the controversial Anti-Corruption (Amendment)

Discussions are under way on Sri Lanka’s options after its current IMF program, which is on track to conclude successfully in March 2027, Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando told Parliament. “

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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