Oil prices have extended their decline to levels last seen before the start of the Iran war, as expectations of rising supply from the Middle East outweighed demand concerns. MORE..

Former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s son Rakitha Rajapakshe, 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 remanded...MORE..

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) says that the Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Ltd (CDS), a subsidiary of the CSE, has announced new measures aimed at protecting dormant CDS accounts that have remained inactive for three years or more. MORE..

The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court has granted permission to detain and interrogate the suspects arrested in connection with the murder of a physiotherapist attached to the Ampara Hospital for 48 hours. MORE..

Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, has stated that online-based businesses operating in the country should be properly regulated. MORE..

Former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s son Rakitha Rajapakshe, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Horana organiser Charith Abeysinghe and former Executive Director of Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka Limited, Aruna Sri Warushahennadige, were produced before the...MORE..

A tense situation has been reported during a protest march organized by the “People’s Struggle Movement” (Jana Aragala Vyaparaya) in front of the Colombo Fort Railway Station this evening (25). MORE..

The circular pertaining to the admission of children to Grade 1 in government schools for the 2027 academic year has been issued by the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education.

At least 164 people have died, and 971 were injured after a pair of powerful quakes rocked Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said Thursday. MORE..

Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has decided to operate special train services for devotees travelling to Anuradhapura and Mihintale for the upcoming Poson Poya. MORE..

Rohitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has left the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) after providing a statement regarding an investment he had made in two institutions located in Mirihana.

A discussion has been held in a bid to strengthen child protection systems and prevent violence against children in Sri Lanka.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will carry out a disciplinary inquiry into the SJB organiser for Horana electorate, Charith Abeysinghe, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning.

The Colombo High Court today directed that summons be issued to two witnesses in the case filed against MP Namal Rajapaksa over the ‘Krrish’ project deal.

Sri Lanka’s state hospital system will receive four modern catheterisation laboratory units within the next week, marking a major step forward in the treatment of cardiac and vascular diseases, the Ministry of Health and Mass Media said.

The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act (PTA) will be repealed within this year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated in Parliament today (25).

Corruption, organized criminal networks, drug trafficking and the links between crime and politics must be decisively addressed, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated in Parliament today (25).

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado posted on X, saying her prayers were with Venezuelans in these "hours of anguish."