President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today offered a response to the joint letter by the Chief Prelates of the three Buddhist Chapters warning that the proposed Penal Code amendment criminalizing corporal punishment and alleged initiatives promoting LGBTQ-related tourism could undermine cultural values and trigger serious social crises. MORE..
3 Oct 2025 (9:37 PM)
A special awareness workshop was held in Parliament for the heads of 457 state institutions that fall under the oversight of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE). MORE..
3 Oct 2025 (5:45 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in several provinces and districts. MORE..
3 Oct 2025 (4:54 PM)
U.S. President Donald Trump gave Hamas until Sunday evening to reach a last-chance agreement on his plan for Gaza s future or have "all Hell" break out against the Palestinian militants. MORE..
3 Oct 2025 (10:27 PM)
The Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda have established Diplomatic Relations between the two countries with immediate effect, upon the signing of the agreement on Friday (03). MORE..
4 Oct 2025 (12:39 AM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court has ordered that the anticipatory bail application filed by former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara, seeking his release on anticipatory bail before he is arrested by the Bribery Commission, be taken up for consideration on October 08. MORE..
3 Oct 2025 (2:30 PM)