COLOMBO, June 18 -- Sri Lanka faces the risk of dengue cases reaching epidemic proportions this year as infections continue to rise sharply across the country, Health and Mass Media Ministry Secretary... Read More
COLOMBO, June 18 -- The first prosecution witness in a corruption case against former Power Minister Kumar Jayakody told the Colombo High Court that although a complaint against the former minister ha... Read More
COLOMBO, June 17 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has sealed off an alleged clandestine detention facility known as the 'Gun Site' within the Trincomalee Naval Base as investigations exp... Read More
COLOMBO, June 17 -- Sri Lanka's human rights commission has called for the development of a comprehensive national policy framework to safeguard and advance the rights of the plantation community, hig... Read More
COLOMBO, June 17 -- The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has strongly rejected allegations circulating on social media that Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, had prior knowledge of the 2019... Read More
COLOMBO, June 17 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (17) granted bail to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, following his arrest by the Commission to Investigat... Read More
COLOMBO, June 16 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has informed the Colombo Magistrate's Court that public statements made by six political and public figures regarding the Easter Sunday ... Read More
COLOMBO, June 16 -- Sri Lanka has reached a critical transition point from economic stabilization to gradual recovery and sustainable growth, but long-term resilience will depend on building a stronge... Read More
COLOMBO, June 16 -- Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, the former Chief Custodian and Head Prelate of the eight sacred Buddhist sites (Atamasthana) in Anuradhapura, on Tuesday (16), provided a blood sample ... Read More
COLOMBO, June 16 -- The government has not yet decided whether to continue fuel subsidies beyond June, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said, as authorities assess global oil market de... Read More