Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian, Attorney-at-Law Dayasiri Jayasekara has called for the immediate resignation of the Speaker of Parliament, claiming that an investigation is currently being conducted against him...

A youth who sustained critical injuries in an attack using a sharp weapon in Kotahena has succumbed after being admitted to the Colombo National Hospital.

The individual allegedly operating the local drug network of organized criminal and large-scale drug trafficker known as “Kalubowila Avishka” has been arrested with of 'Ice' (crystal methamphetamine) and heroin.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for heavy rains affecting the Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva provinces, and Batticaloa and Ampara districts.

Molavi Yusef Gorgij, ​a senior ‌Sunni Muslim cleric, was shot ​dead ​by unidentified gunmen ⁠in southeastern ​Iran on ​Monday, the official news agency IRNA ​reported.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said late on Monday that an oil tanker had struck a sea mine and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz.

A stock of “Kush” cannabis estimated to be worth around Rs. 320 million has been seized after being found inside luggage abandoned near Baggage Belt No. 06 at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), earlier this morning (15).

The low-level atmospheric disturbance still persists in the vicinity of Sri Lanka. Under influence of the system, cloudy skies and showers or thundershowers are expected at times...

An individual who arrived at a house in the Welikanda area, within the Ahungalla Police Division, attempted to shoot a woman this evening (14), but the firearm failed to discharge.

The government is fully committed to strengthening infrastructure in the education sector to help produce a disciplined and law-abiding future generation, the Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara said.

Police have uncovered several new details surrounding the hand grenade attack on a house in Dehiwala that claimed the lives of two innocent children.

Yemen's Houthis launched a fresh barrage of missile and drone attacks on Saudi military targets on Monday (Sep 14), as Iran denied any involvement in the country's revived civil war.

The Aswesuma welfare payments for the month of September will be credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts on Wednesday (16), according to the Welfare Benefits Board.

The Railway Joint Trade Union Alliance has decided to proceed with its planned two-day token strike on September 17 and 18, after talks with the Ministry of Transport failed to produce a decision on the future of the incumbent General Manager of Railways.

China has hit out against what it has called "threat narratives" over AI governance and warned against "engaging in confrontation and malicious competition".