Sri Lanka won the Gold Award for Most Desirable Island in the 2024 Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards, soaring from last year's eighth place to secure the top spot. The award, determined by votes from ...

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has reportedly received a death threat, following a similar threat made to fellow actor Salman Khan. According to Indian media, the threat was made via phone call. The ...

Citing national security concerns, the federal government of Canada has ordered TikTok to shutter its Canadian operations — but users will still be able to access the popular video app. Innovation ...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said the National People’s Power (NPP) won a bet made by former MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who challenged the party to hold an election meeting in the ...

The Sri Lankan government has announced stricter regulations on the use of Galle Face Green, a site historically significant for political protests, including the Aragalaya movement in 2022. In a ...

The two special days for postal voting in the 2024 General Election officially commence today. According to Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake, state sector employees who were ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake pledged to amend the current PAYE tax structure in the upcoming 2025 Budget, providing much-anticipated relief for taxpayers. Speaking on Sirasa’s Satana political ...

The Ministry of Defence has extended the deadline for civilians to surrender all licensed firearms until November 21, 2024. Initially set for today, November 7, the deadline has been pushed back to ...

Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen, who faced accusations of amassing assets through suspicious means, conducting illegal sterilization surgeries, and alleged ties to terrorist activities, was acquitted today (6) ...

Four former Customs officers were sentenced to 35 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court today (6 November). They were found guilty of soliciting a bribe of Rs 125 million from a ...

The National Election Commission (NEC) has summoned all district returning officers and deputy election commissioners to Colombo today for discussions regarding the upcoming general election.

The long queues that had persisted for several months outside the Department of Immigration and Emigration to obtain passports have finally ended today (6 November) with the government’s introduction ...