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Sri Lanka and Thailand have agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations, with both sides discussing steps to expedite arrangements for visa exemption for holders of ordinary passports.
A three-wheeler driver who was injured in a shooting incident near the ‘Kalu Palama’ in Dematagoda this evening has succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment in hospital, police said.
Five businesses have been fined a total of Rs.140,000 after being found selling and distributing baby and adult diapers without the required importer details, following complaints from consumers that some diapers deteriorated and tore during use.
A well-grown leopard cub that had wandered into a house in Dedugala, Bulathkohupitiya, was safely rescued by wildlife officials following a coordinated operation.
One wonders whether the public rally organised by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) with massive publicity in Anuradhapura last Saturday — intended to create a favorable political wave across the country — has instead turned into a political disaster for the party itself.
Film and teledrama actor Vishwa Kodikara was fined Rs. 5,000 by Mount Lavinia Magistrate Kanchana Neranjala Silva after he pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine.
Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today ordered the recall of warrants issued yesterday on former Sri Lankan cricketer Aravinda de Silva and his wife, who had stood as sureties for the wife of Kapila Chandrasena, a suspect in the alleged payment of a USD 2 million bribe in connection with the purchase of Airbus aircraft by SriLankan Airlines.
Sonal Dinusha has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2026.
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has stressed that universities have a moral responsibility to prevent and control ragging and ensure that students subjected to such incidents have confidence in the investigative procedures in place.
The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Energy Affairs has approved the Order governing the calling for investment proposals for the exploration and development of petroleum resources in Sri Lanka.
In the wake of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s remarks on the plan for restructuring the school system, statistics reveal that 1,665 schools, including one national school, operate with fewer than 50 students each.
Australia will stop foreign students from bringing partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten working holiday visa rules, a senior minister said on Thursday, amid growing debate over high migration levels.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) member and former National Transport Commission (NTC) Chairman Renuka Perera over corruption allegations involving bus permits for the Southern Expressway.
Police have found that the driver arrested in connection with the fatal multi-vehicle accident in Mattakkuliya yesterday was driving under the influence of cannabis at the time of the crash.
Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who left the country yesterday morning, is presently in Singapore undergoing a medical check-up at the elite Mount Elizabeth Hospital, sources told the Daily Mirror last evening.
Fiji has declared a national emergency as HIV cases surge, and is expanding access to testing, treatment and prevention services.
A corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Sri Lanka Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda and Yoshitha Rajapaksa was taken up before the Colombo High Court today, with the court fixing the case for a pre-trial conference.
An Office Assistant attached to the Fort Magistrate’s Court has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 500.
Animals suspected of having rabies can no longer be arbitrarily killed or shot by police merely on suspicion under Sri Lanka’s newly introduced legislation on rabies control and dog registration, Veterinary Surgeon and Animal Welfare Coalition (AWC) Executive Member Dr. Chamith Nanayakkara said.
Australia will stop foreign students from bringing their partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten rules for temporary migrants to switch visas, media reported on Thursday, ahead of a minister’s speech on immigration changes.
