Monday 12th May, 2025
A tragic road accident near Kotmale claimed 21 lives yesterday and left 35 others seriously injured. Disaster struck when a state-owned bus plying from Kataragama to Kurunegala via Nuwara Eliya, veered off a winding road and...
The Election Commission has called on all candidates who contested the just concluded 2025 Local Government (LG) Elections to submit their campaign income and expenditure reports by May 28, in line with the Election Expenditure Regulation Act No. 03 of 2023 although...
In view of the upcoming Vesak festival, all liquor outlets, bars, taverns, meat stalls, butcheries, horse race betting centres, casinos, and clubs will be closed for three days from tomorrow (May 12), the Ministry of Public Administration announced.
The closures,...
A senior Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official has finally opened up on the Test retirement of the modern-day batting great Virat Kohli.
The official confirmed that Virat Kohli has officially communicated to the Board of Control...
Former Minister Johnston Fernando has been appointed as the new Operations Head of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).
SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam stated that this decision was made during the political bureau meeting held yesterday.
Additionally, a committee headed...
The People’s Struggle Alliance (PSA—Jana Aragalaya Sandanaya/Makkal Poraata Munnani) which contested under the “Umbrella” symbol at the May 06 local government polls, has secured 16 seats. This marks the first time the alliance, which is composed of three parties, including the Frontline Socialist...
A ‘Divi Neguma’ development officer has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment—served within 10 years—by the Colombo High Court for soliciting a sexual bribe from a 30-year-old mother of three in exchange for facilitating government financial aid...
A German woman has been arrested by the Cinnamon Gardens Police in connection with a suspicious incident involving a laptop left unattended near the Russian Embassy in Colombo.
Police said the device raised serious security concerns, prompting fears of a...
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya says the recent suicide of a 13-year-old schoolgirl following alleged abuse by a teacher is a stark reminder that “we, as a society, have failed.”
Speaking in Parliament today (9 May), she called the incident “extremely...
The Indian Premier League (IPL) was on Friday (9) suspended indefinitely due to the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
A cloud of uncertainty had loomed over the future of the ongoing edition since the cancellation of Thursday’s match between...