General News

The Court of Appeal has decided to dismiss two writ petitions from Avant-Garde and its employees without holding a formal hearing.…

A 32-year-old man has reportedly been beaten to death at a home in Poruwadanda, Horana, according to police. The Horana Police Sta…

A severe winter storm in the northeastern United States has claimed the lives of two people in Maryland. The storm is still causin…

Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, who used to lead the State Intelligence Service, has been taken into custody by the Crimina…

The Department of Meteorology has announced that showers or thundershowers are expected in some areas of the Southern province, as…

Sri Lanka, along with India, chose not to vote in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution calling for an immediate, full, and un…

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) is set to begin public consultation sessions today, February 20, which will r…

A significant storm struck the US east coast on Monday, bringing record snowfall that led to widespread disruptions and thousands …

Police have captured the second gunman linked to the double murder of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda. The arrest took place to…

Former Police Inspector Jagath Nishantha has been remanded after his arrest related to the shooting incident near the W15 Hotel in…

A significant amount of cannabis, worth about Rs. 14 million, was confiscated in the Ilukpelsa Reserve in Haldummulla. The seizure…

The Ministry of Energy has announced that a seven-member committee will assess the coal supply system for the Norochcholai Lakvija…

Officials have reported that around Rs. 24.4 billion has been allocated through various relief programs for those impacted by Cycl…

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has announced that the number of foreign tourists coming to the island has now…

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has announced the arrest of a woman accused of cheating nearly Rs. 16 million b…

The police have reported that they have completed about 80% of the investigation into the double murder of a lawyer and his wife, …

The Department of Meteorology has announced that showers or thundershowers are expected in some areas of the Southern Province, as…

Three people were hurt when a car went off the road and fell about 100 feet down a cliff in Norton Bridge. The accident happened i…

Sri Lanka Railways has informed the public about upcoming repairs at the railway crossing on the High-Level Road close to Kiriwand…

Police have taken into custody a man suspected of being a contract killer. He is accused of agreeing to murder a police informant …

A 22-year-old woman has died after being moved from Minuwangoda Base Hospital to Gampaha District General Hospital. Her family is …

The Sri Lanka Navy has detained 12 Indian fishermen and taken control of one Indian fishing boat for illegal fishing in Sri Lankan…

Traffic on the Somawathiya–Sungavila main road is still halted due to flooding from the Mahaweli River. The stretch between 35 a…

A bus driver has died after a head-on crash involving two private buses on Moronthuduwa Road in Wadduwa this morning (24). Accordi…

Two buses crashed into each other on Moronthuduwa Road in Wadduwa, according to the police. At the time of the crash, there were n…