The Narahenpita Railway Station, which has been upgraded and refurbished under the ‘Dream Destination’ programme to modernise and improve facilities at 100 railway stations across the island through a ...

National Tax Week, organised by the Revenue Administration Reform and Modernisation Unit of the Presidential Secretariat with the objective of strengthening State revenue generation and accelerating ...

Bus transport is the primary mode of transport that fulfills  the daily transport requirements of the country, and this service is provided by the Sri Lanka Transport Board and a large number of ...

Education is widely recognised as the foundation of a country’s development. In Sri Lanka, free education has provided generations of children with the opportunity to attend school regardless of their ...

The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) yesterday (7) alleged that those who had been transferred from the Negombo Remand Prison, following violence on Sunday and Monday, to other ...

Second Lieutenant S.U. Aladeniya, the first recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, died fighting the LTTE in the second week of July, 1990. The young commanding officer of the isolated Kokavil ...

SLPP National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa, MP, yesterday (7) requested SJB and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa to convene a meeting immediately to discuss ways and means of intensifying action ...

Rtn. PHF Ayesh De Silva has been elected as the Club Secretary of the Rotary Club of Colombo Centennials of Rotary International District 3220 Sri Lanka and the Maldives for the 2026–2027 Rotary year, ...

Information has emerged that underworld figure Mohommad Najim Mohommad Imran, alias Kanjipani Imran, who fled the country after obtaining bail despite facing numerous serious criminal charges, ...

Reaffirming its unmatched leadership and excellence in Sri Lanka’s banking sector, the Commercial Bank of Ceylon has been named Best Bank in Sri Lanka for the 15th consecutive year at the FinanceAsia ...

Wednesday 8th July, 2026 Prison riots in Negombo have claimed 27 lives including those of seven officers and left more than 100 others injured. It is believed that a clash between a group of drug ...

The US launches “powerful strikes” against Iran after attacks on three ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, including Qatari and Saudi Arabian tankers. Iranian media reports that explosions have ...