Large crowds gathered at the Inland Revenue Department's head office and regional offices today (02), following the implementation of a new requirement making Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN) mandatory for eight specified activities including opening bank accounts.

The mother of the 16-year-old boy who was injured in a police shooting in Kadawatha has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, seeking justice for her son.

The Court of Appeal has directed that a writ petition challenging the suspension of Parliament’s Deputy Secretary General and Chief of Staff, Attorney-at-Law Chaminda Kularatne, be taken up for further consideration tomorrow (03).

The government aims to eliminate disparities in the education sector by ensuring quality education and equal educational opportunities for every child, Minister of Environment Dr. Dammika Patabendi has stated.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that all parties in the Middle East conflict should focus on political solutions rather than resorting to arms again, in a meeting with an Iranian national security official in Beijing.

Minister of Land K.D. Lal kantha has instructed officials to take steps to reclaim government-owned agricultural lands that have been leased for cultivation but remain uncultivated, and allocate them for productive agricultural projects.

Authorities began evacuating people along India's eastern ​coast on Monday, a day before ‌a severe cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall in a region recovering from a deadly ​cyclone last week.

An individual has been arrested by the Unawatuna Tourist Police for allegedly threatening to assault a group of foreign children in the Unawatuna tourist zone in Galle.

The “Hasthi Sena” operation, launched island-wide with the aim of protecting elephants and mitigating human-elephant conflict, commenced today (02) in Galkiriyagama of the North-Western Wildlife Region.

SriLankan Airlines has launched an investigation after Flight UL605 from Melbourne to Colombo declared an emergency following the activation of a smoke warning in the aircraft's cargo hold shortly before landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar has ordered that the case filed against former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran and several other defendants over the controversial Central Bank bond transaction be called on January 28,

A former Secretary to the Ministry of Cooperatives and Internal Trade has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over alleged corruption in the procurement of chairs for the Mahinda Rajapaksa Auditorium in Polgolla.

Police Constable Susantha Hettiarachchi attached to the Sooriyakanda Police Station, who was suspended following a confrontation with National People's Power (NPP) Ratnapura District MP Shantha Padma Kumara, has been discharged from the case filed against him.

Oil fell nearly 4 per cent on Monday as talks between Iranian and Qatari officials on a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran raised hopes that Middle East supply disruptions could ease.

Fishermen operating small fishing vessels along Sri Lanka’s northern and eastern coast have been warned to stay ashore until further notice following the development of the cyclonic storm “Murasu” over the west-central and adjoining areas of the Bay of Bengal.

Iran's foreign ministry on Monday (Nov 2) said that it was considering a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the US agrees to its conditions, having previously proposed a one-week timeline.

The Department of Wildlife Conservation has launched an investigation into the death of a wild elephant whose carcass was discovered in a forested area near a paddy field adjacent to Kayangollawa Wewa in Kahatagasdigiliya.

The Department of Meteorology has warned that fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in several provinces across the country tomorrow (03).