The final rites of the late Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, the founder and the President Emeritus of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka, will be performed with full state honours. MORE..

17 Apr 2024 (1:17 PM)

The Department of Meteorology has issued a weather alert for extreme heat in parts of the island tomorrow (18). MORE..

17 Apr 2024 (6:35 PM)

The number of buses in operation across the country has been increased to facilitate the return of people who visited their hometowns for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, says the Private Bus Owners Association. MORE..

17 Apr 2024 (12:11 PM)

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has reportedly summoned Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando, a Catholic Priest and a spokesperson of the Archdiocese of Colombo. MORE..

17 Apr 2024 (8:45 PM)

The 15 Sri Lankan fishermen, who were sentenced to 7-year rigorous imprisonment in Myanmar for violating the maritime boundaries, have been granted a general amnesty. MORE..

17 Apr 2024 (12:24 PM)

The National People s Power (NPP) says that, under its administration, proper legal action will be instituted against those implicated, either directly or indirectly, in the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks that killed more than 250 people and injured hundreds of others. MORE..

17 Apr 2024 (6:18 PM)