COLOMBO, June 2 -- Police have warned of an increase in thefts and other crimes targeting elderly people living alone, urging children and relatives to take greater precautions to ensure the safety an... Read More
COLOMBO, June 1 -- Six people were killed and seven others injured after a cab driven by an allegedly intoxicated driver ploughed into a crowd waiting in line at a Vesak dansala in Meegoda, on the out... Read More
COLOMBO, June 1 -- The wife of detained former Director of the Government Intelligence Service and former Director of Military Intelligence, Major General (Ret.) Suresh Sallay has appealed to Presiden... Read More
Sri Lanka, June 1 -- In a rare and striking disciplinary move, Sri Lanka's Buddhist hierarchy last week stripped 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana of his responsibilities as chief custodian of one of ... Read More
COLOMBO, June 1 -- The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced plans to tighten enforcement of the national fuel quota (QR) system, warning that service stations that fail to comply with the ... Read More
COLOMBO, June 1 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed retired diplomat Grace Asirwatham as Chairperson of the National Women's Commission (NWC), following a recommendation by the Constit... Read More
COLOMBO, May 29 -- Sri Lanka's judiciary is facing a severe staff shortage with 2,647 vacancies remaining unfilled due to the absence of recruitment since 2018, authorities revealed, prompting Justice... Read More
COLOMBO, May 29 -- The government aims to complete investigations into all 11,000 pending complaints related to enforced disappearances within the next two years, Justice and National Integration Mini... Read More
COLOMBO, May 27 -- A special exhibition highlighting India's Buddhist heritage was inaugurated at Sri Lanka's National Vesak Festival 2026, underscoring deep religious and cultural ties between the tw... Read More
COLOMBO, May 27 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday (27) announced plans to introduce legal reforms aimed at strengthening discipline within the Buddhist clergy, including the revival o... Read More