Establishing a new public transport culture is the main objective of the Metro Bus service, says Presidential Secretary Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.

Sri Lanka Navy confirmed that the remains suspected to be of the officer who had been reported missing, following the maritime incident involving Fast Attack Craft P 4447 on 15 August, were recovered from the vessel by naval divers this morning (04).

National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation D.P. Wickramasinghe said that the final decision pertaining to cultivation activities for the upcoming Maha season will be made on September 18, 2026.

The Chairman of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Justice Neil Iddawala, has delivered a significant address highlighting Sri Lanka’s transformative progress in anti-corruption measures, legislative reforms,

The number of dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year has increased to 96,040, according to the National Dengue Control Unit.

Thalathuoya Police have arrested the female warden of a Children’s Home and her husband in connection with the alleged torture of a 16-year-old boy accommodated at the institution in the Mailapitiya area of Kandy.

The Supreme Court has concluded its consideration of petitions challenging the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill presented to Parliament by the Government and announced that its confidential determination on

Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a ‌tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River in Nepal, nine days after an ice, rock and mud slide swept through its valley, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands.

The Illegal Assets Investigation Division has taken steps to temporarily suspend the use, transfer or sale of a residence allegedly belonging to organised criminal figure Prabath Madusanka, alias “Midigama Chooti.”

A UN Human Rights report calls on the Sri Lankan Government to build on the steps it has taken to bolster accountability for human rights violations and advance reconciliation and healing, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

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

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, in her capacity as Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, held a bilateral meeting with Yeezang De Thapa,

More than 96,000 individuals have been affected by the prevailing dry weather conditions, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

Former Minister Johnston Fernando has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with an ongoing investigation.

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Laura DiBella and FMC Commissioner Robert J. Harvey will visit Sri Lanka September 6–10 to advance U.S.-Sri Lanka cooperation on maritime trade, investment, and

A 36-year-old man has been arrested by the Kandy Sub-Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for allegedly sharing nude photographs of a woman on social media.

A woman has been arrested in Mattakkuliya by the Colombo Crimes Division with a stock of narcotic pills valued at approximately Rs. 200,000.