Six Tamil and Muslim political parties that have long been aligned with the opposition coalition, Samagi Jana Sandhanaya (SJS), have decided to present their concerns to the government through a common platform...

The Court of Appeal today (16) announced that its decision on whether to grant leave to proceed with a petition filed seeking an order to postpone the upcoming 2026 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination, would be delivered on July 23, 2026.

The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case filed by the Attorney General against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, and his grandmother, Daisy Forrest, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, be called for pre-trial conference on August 31.

Sri Lanka’s Dengue cases rise to 72,430 so far this year

Iran on Thursday claimed to have carried out drone and missile strikes on US military facilities in Jordan and Kuwait, saying the strikes were conducted in retaliation for recent US strikes on Iranian territory, according to Iran's state broadcaster IRIB.

Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has warned that a heightened risk of dengue transmission may continue until mid-August due to the prevailing weather conditions in the country.

The Supreme Court has fixed a date to consider a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed seeking a declaration that the government's failure to implement adequate pre-disaster measures to minimize the impact of Cyclone Ditwah...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya returned to Sri Lanka this morning (16) following her official visit to the State of Qatar.

More details have emerged regarding the suspect who allegedly scuffled and snatched a police officer’s service pistol, shot another policeman with it and then escaped on a motorcycle in Katunayake Police Division last evening (15).

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has expressed serious concern over the denial of access to its officers at Welikada Prison on 7 July 2026, describing it as a violation of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Act..

A review of the progress of projects implemented under the 2026 budget allocations for the Ministry of Energy, together with a pre-budget discussion for the 2027 Budget, was held at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Iran summoned Britain's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday ​after London designated the ‌Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under the UK's Countering State Threats ​Act, warning the move ​would "not go unanswered,"

The Police Media Division has issued a special clarification regarding a viral video circulating on social media showing a young child walking past a car that was on fire.

Three policemen were killed and 34 injured after terrorists attacked a police convoy and a police station in separate incidents in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said.

Three suspects have been arrested in two separate operations carried out by the Police, with the seizure of more than 2.6 kilograms of the narcotic substance Crystal methamphetamine ('Ice').

The United States said it had launched fresh strikes against Iran on Wednesday evening as President Donald Trump warned Tehran it "better behave".

A few showers may occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, today (16), the Department of Meteorology said.

The suspect who allegedly snatched a police officer’s service pistol, shot him with it and then escaped on a motorcycle in Katunayake this evening (15) has been arrested by the police.