President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the Government plans to allocate a separate contingency fund for every district under the forthcoming Budget, enabling District Secretaries to carry out urgent repairs to bridges, roads and public buildings...

A fire at a shoe factory in the south-eastern Chinese city of Jinjiang has killed at least 28 people, according to the state news agency.

A team of Sri Lankan doctors has successfully separated twin girls who were conjoined at the pelvis in a highly complex surgery, marking a landmark achievement in the country's medical history.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed S. A. Nimal Saranatissa as the new Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC), according to the President's Media Division (PMD).

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Parliament of Sri Lanka have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the use of population data and evidence in policymaking...

A deadly fire at a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday (Jul 9) resulted in “heavy human losses”, President Xi Jinping said, as dozens of fire and rescue personnel raced to extinguish the blaze.

The Employees’ Trust Fund Board (ETFB) has announced that all employers employing 15 or more employees will henceforth be required to submit Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF) contributions and monthly returns exclusively through electronic means.

A businessman who had operated a store selling jewellery, ornaments and trinkets crafted using the body parts of protected wild animals to local and foreign tourists, has been fined Rs. 2.1 million.

A special technical project to clean the Beira Lake by introducing seawater into the lake is set to be launched as an immediate and short-term solution.

The Hatton Magistrate’s Court has ordered the destruction of 1,740 kilograms of dhal deemed unfit for human consumption and seized during an operation in Kotagala.