An Iranian passenger vessel has reportedly become stranded in sea areas off Panadura, multiple sources said. Sources said the vessel will not be brought to a Sri Lankan port. However, following ...

Tensions flared outside Dickoya Hospital yesterday as residents and estate workers staged a large-scale protest over allegations that three hospital employees sexually abused the body of a young woman ...

Iran has intensified attacks on United States assets across the Gulf following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and up to 40 senior Iranian officials, deepening a rapidly expanding ...

National Freedom front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa strongly criticised the arrest of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, alleging that the move ...

Grama Niladharis, technical officers and disaster relief service officials have decided to withdraw from all disaster relief operations with effect from today (27), citing the absence of a proper ...

Three-wheeler drivers in Weligama have accused drivers providing transport services through mobile applications such as PickMe and Uber of unfair practices and intimidation, warning of a large-scale ...

The Government has recently appointed a group of civil activists to Prison Monitoring Committees, a move that has triggered public discussion after popular model and actress Stephanie Siriwardhana was ...

A collective of 58 prominent academics, professionals, and civil society members has issued a forceful statement condemning what they describe as a “vicious campaign of vilification” and personalised ...

A massive protest took place opposite the Ramanathan Hindu Ladies College in Bambalapitiya in response to the recent suicide of a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Kotahena. Protestors demanded the immediate ...

The Department of Examinations has released the district-level cut-off marks for the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination. The results of the examination, which was delayed over the leak of three ...

A tuition teacher who referred to prominent Sri Lankan author Martin Wickramasinghe as “an idiot” during a lesson has issued a public apology after a video of the remarks went viral on social media, ...

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will pursue legal action against Western Province Commissioner Sarangika Kalhari Jayasundara over the secret ballot held today (16) to elect the Mayor of the Colombo ...