Customs officers attached to the Transco UPB warehouse in Wattala, successfully intercepted a consignment containing a substantial quantity of illicit narcotics. The operation led to the detection of ...

Intelligence agencies have found politicians from several political parties have been involved with organised criminal gangs, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today. Minister ...

Sri Lanka is compelled to introduce a nation-wide property tax and a gift and wealth tax with minimal exemptions, according to a deal reached between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the ...

The Highways Ministry will appoint a committee to analyse a claim of US$190 million (Rs 56 billion) from the Metallurgical ...

I am writing to you so soon after you left us for the Land of Never Return, plunging a nation into grief and reflection. Just as much as your performances on the silver screen entertained us for 6 ...

Popular American R&B superstar and three-time Grammy Award winner Ne-Yo will come alive with his first-ever live performance in Colombo. Ne-Yo, celebrated globally for his soulful vocals and heartfelt ...

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), in which the government has a majority stake, now comes under the purview of the National Audit Office (NAO) of the Auditor General’s Department, after a recent transformation ...

Attempting to extract one line — such as “the war was fought for peace” — and analyse it in isolation can yield countless interpretations. Indeed, while that phrase may not sit easily with all ...

Heavy rains accompanied by wind speeds exceeding 60 km/h have caused chaos across many areas in the country and left the fishing community among the worst affected. With the Met Department issuing ...

Yazmin Usaith has shattered expectations. The 20-year-old middleweight boxer from St. Sylvester’s Boxing Club in Kandy recently claimed an Asian silver medal at the ASBC Asian Under-22 and Youth ...

Lankan fans gathered to bid their final farewell to veteran actress Malini Fonseka, arguably the queen of Sinhala cinema, in a heartfelt tribute. Songs from her films were played on a screen projected ...

As time progressed, Lasanthi and Chandana started to improve their home. Chandana was from a ‘well off’, ‘high-class’ family ...