International passengers flying out of India will no longer need to have their boarding passes stamped at immigration counters from September 1, as the Bureau of Immigration moves to accept e-boarding passes on smartphones at all international airports.

The United Nations on Saturday welcomed Sri Lanka’s decision to simplify immigration procedures to expedite the voluntary return of refugees from India who left the country without valid documents during its decades-long war. 

Sri Lanka Police today announced that applications for police clearance certificates can now be submitted through the usual online procedure as the digital data system has been restored.

Beloved Sri Lankan singer, musician and cultural icon, the late Visharad Dr. Nanda Malini, was laid to rest this evening (22) in a cremation ceremony attended by relatives and loved ones at the Borella General Cemetery.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that the passing of the distinguished singer Dr Nanda Malini, whose exceptional musical talent became a powerful voice for social justice and fairness and who inspired generations to envision a better and more just society....

A teenager and both of his parents died after falling from a hill in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district on Friday following a dispute over iPhone EMI payments, Indian media reports said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Professor N.D. Fernando as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya.

A suspect wanted in connection with a recent shooting and murder reported in the Minuwangoda Police Division has been arrested, police said.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for strong winds and rough seas in the sea areas extending from Kankesanturai to Chilaw via Mannar and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

Turkey said on Friday it would seek an Interpol red notice for the ‌arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a domestic criminal case linked to an attack on activists seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The Pansukula rites for the late veteran singer Visharad Dr. Nanda Malini were performed this morning (22) at the Nanda Malini Sangeetha Ashramaya (Music Academy) in Nugegoda.

The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) says the fish harvest in Sri Lanka’s territorial waters has been gradually declining, with the trend being observed since 2014.

A fresh wave of US tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods has come into effect as of midnight on Saturday after a last minute break down in trade talks.

A three-year-old child died after being run over by a tractor in the Murasumoddai area of Kilinochchi, police said.

Further information has emerged during the interrogation of organized crime suspect Kankanamage Dimuthu Chathuranga Perera, alias “Summitpura Chathu,” who is currently in the custody of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) under a detention order.

The final rites of veteran Sri Lankan singer Dr. Nanda Malini are scheduled to be held at the General Cemetery in Borella today (22).

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid his final respects to the late veteran musician Visharad Dr. Nanda Malini.

An 18-year-old man armed with a sword attacked students at ​a Swedish high school on Friday, killing one person and injuring three, and police shot and detained him as media reported the ‌attacker was a former student at the school.