The Ministry of Health and Mass Media has announced that steps have been taken to grant appointments to a total of 2,652 Health Service Assistants, Public Health Management Assistants, Field Assistants in Mosquito Control, and Overseers within the next month. MORE..

Former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s son, Rakitha Rajapakshe, former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Horana organiser Charith Abeysinghe, and former Executive Director of Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka Limited, Aruna Sri Warushahennadige, have been further remanded

Two persons including a woman have been injured and hospitalised after a car veered off the road and plunged down a precipice in the lower Ravana Falls area along the Ella–Wellawaya main road.

Iran has begun several days of public mourning and funeral processions for its former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in strikes launched by the US and Israel.

Former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) earlier today (03), has been produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court following his arrest.

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for strong winds for the Central, Northern, North-Central and North-Western provinces and Ratnapura, Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.

The revised fares were officially announced today by the National Transport Commission (NTC) in a special notice, following the recent Cabinet approval.

An overcrowded passenger bus plunged from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing 40 people and injuring eight others, officials said.

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, K.D. Lalkantha, states that a significant portion of the country’s tax revenue is spent on the farming community.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that several additional areas in Colombo will experience a 12-hour water cut tomorrow (04).

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

The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) has announced that the number of dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year has exceeded 57,000.

Former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda, was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)

A 23-year-old youth has been arrested in connection with an alleged online financial scam in which a victim was defrauded of Rs. 4,386,219, police said.

The A9 road has been closed at the Rambewa junction due to a farmers’ protest, said Ada Derana reporter.

The Public Health Inspectors’ (PHI) Union of Sri Lanka states that the dengue hyper-epidemic situation has not yet been brought under control.

The Court of Appeal today dismissed a revision petition filed by Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, which sought a ruling that the charge of “conspiracy” in a case filed against him by the Attorney General

Police in New York City said on Thursday a man ​died from severe burns near the United Nations headquarters, and activists and a media outlet of ‌exiled Tibetans identified him as a Tibetan who set himself on fire in an appeal for independence.