Sri Lanka, May 9 -- The Colombo High Court today sentenced a Development Officer to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, suspended for 10 years, for soliciting a sexual bribe from a mother seeking aid f... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 9 -- The newly elected Pope Leo XIV has urged the Catholic Church to urgently address a growing lack of faith in his inaugural mass at the Vatican. Speaking just a day after his electi... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Samantha Ranasinghe was sworn in as the Kegalle District Member of Parliament for the National People's Power today (8). He is replacing Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera, who passed away wh... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 8 -- 15 Sri Lankan nationals who were rescued after being trafficked and forcibly employed in cybercrime centres in Myawaddy, Myanmar, were repatriated to Sri Lanka on May 7. In a stat... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Elected members of the local government bodies will have to come together to reach a consensus on establishing the bodies where no party has achieved a 50% majority. The Election ... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 8 -- 12 people were hospitalised after the van they were travelling in collided with a container truck, which was stopped by the side of the Matara-Akuressa main road, near the Palatuwa... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Three additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting of two individuals in front of a restaurant in the Tambahitiya area of Meetiyagoda. The suspects, aged... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Black smoke emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City early today (8) signalled that no new Pope had been chosen to replace the late Pope Francis. The Concl... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Showers are likely to continue over several parts of the island today (8), according to the Meteorological Department. Showers or thundershowers are likely to occur in the Western... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 8 -- The United National Party (UNP) is prepared to extend its support to the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and their mayoral candidate for Colombo, according to UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan ... Read More