COLOMBO, June 4 -- The death toll from the devastating fire that engulfed an elderly care home in Horana on Wednesday (3) has risen to 11, while three residents remain unaccounted for, police said as ... Read More
COLOMBO, June 4 -- Sri Lanka on Thursday (4) commissioned SLNS Samudravijaya, a former United States Coast Guard cutter transferred under the US Excess Defence Articles Program, marking a significant ... Read More
COLOMBO, June 4 -- Sri Lanka has been included among dozens of countries facing new US import duties after Washington concluded that the country has failed to adequately prohibit and enforce restricti... Read More
COLOMBO, June 3 -- At least five elderly residents were killed and 11 others remained missing after a devastating fire swept through an elderly care home in Horana on Wednesday (3), triggering a major... Read More
COLOMBO, June 3 -- The Court of Appeal on Wednesday (3) granted leave to proceed with a revision application filed by Yoshitha Rajapaksa, challenging a Colombo High Court order that allowed a conspira... Read More
COLOMBO, June 3 -- The government has insisted that Buddhist monks accused of child abuse will be treated no differently from any other citizen under the law, amid growing public scrutiny over investi... Read More
COLOMBO, June 3 -- Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya described the government's 'Prajaa Shakthi' (People's Power) initiative as a key expression of participatory governance, aimed at empowering commun... Read More
COLOMBO, June 2 -- The Supreme Court on Monday (June 1) overturned a lower court order that released former finance minister Ravi Karunanayake, former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran and severa... Read More
COLOMBO, June 2 -- The government has approved an ambitious urban development program aimed at transforming key cities across Sri Lanka into model urban centres, highlighting their unique heritage, cu... Read More
COLOMBO, June 2 -- The Police Headquarters has introduced a mandatory firearm inspection and certification process for private security firearm permit holders as part of the 2026 permit renewal framew... Read More