A total of 161 children of school-going age who are not attending school have been identified in the Kalutara District in 2025, with the highest number reported from the Dodangoda Divisional Secretariat Division.

Gold prices firmed on Wednesday as lower oil prices, following a U.S. extension of a ceasefire with Iran, eased ‌fears of an inflation spike and prolonged high interest rates.

The festive cheer of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has come under sharp criticism, with veterinary experts claiming that more than 10,000 cats and dogs have suffered hearing damage and disorientation due to firecrackers

Family members of the Easter Sunday attacks say they are cautiously optimistic about the ongoing investigations, but have raised serious concerns over what they describe as attempts by various parties to sabotage the pro

Sri Lanka is on the brink of a crippling medicine shortage, including essential and life saving medicines, that threatens to paralyze both public and private healthcare sectors, the Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutica

Political parties are to tone down May Day celebrations as it falls on a full moon day this year. The ruling party has also decided to celebrate May Day at district level.

Highlighting that there is a ‘Deep State’ that controls the present government, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith yesterday alleged that those officers in the deep state are out to obstruct the investigation

Anti-corruption crusaders and die-hard cricket followers in the island could breathe a sigh of relief as President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has at last bowed down to ground realities and ordered Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC)

The Ministry of Defence said Sri Lanka has strengthened its national security framework by placing renewed emphasis on Targeted Financial Sanctions (TFS), a key tool used to disrupt the financing of terrorism and safegua

The dollar steadied in early Asian trade on Wednesday, as skepticism over U.S. ​President Donald Trump’s announcement of an indefinite extension of a ceasefire with Iran lifted demand for the safe-haven ‌currency, pushin