Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has underscored the critical importance of human capital development, lifelong learning, and collaborative leadership in driving Sri Lanka's long-term economic transformation...

President's Counsel Sanjeewa Jayawardena today (17) told the Court of Appeal that the State Intelligence Service (SIS) had forwarded a list of 129 individuals, including Easter Sunday suicide bomber Zahran Hashim, who were allegedly influenced by ISIS ideology...

A powerful earthquake in southern Mexico shook nearby countries Guatemala and El Salvador on Friday, with the US Geological Survey (USGS) measuring its preliminary magnitude at 7.3.

Legendary former West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has died aged 89.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (17) informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court that investigators have received information indicating that a portion of the Rs. 120 million bribe allegedly obtained from the wife of underworld figure...

Two suspects, including one of the Indian co-owners of the Jaffna Kings franchise in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) , and another Indian national, who were arrested on suspicion of attempting to influence players...

Sanjeewa Rodrigo has been appointed to fill the vacant council seat of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in the Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council.

Police have detected 100 passenger transport buses allegedly operating on kerosene instead of diesel following a series of complaints received from the public, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Traffic Control and Road Safety W.P.J. Senadheera said.

The newly appointed Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya has held a special official meeting at Police Headquarters today (17).

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emphasized that greater priority must be given to strengthening Sri Lanka's vocational education sector in parallel with the country's ongoing education reforms...

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the Eastern Province and Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, and Monaragala districts.

The Fort Magistrate’s Court today (17) ordered the arrest and production before court of six accused, including Deputy Minister of Urban Development Eranga Gunasekara and Member of Parliament Jagath Manuwarna.

Andy Burnham, nicknamed the "King of the North", became leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister in a decade.

At least 20 students and one adult have been killed after a bus carrying pupils on a study trip crashed in eastern Uganda, local officials say, in one of the country's deadliest road accidents involving children in recent years.

Sri Lanka Police have taken steps today (17) to suspend a police constable who allegedly sat on the lap of a female police constable at the Makalugaswewa Police Station, while under the influence of alcohol.