Sri Lankan garment exports will receive full duty-free access to the United Kingdom from 1 January 2026, following reforms to the UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), the British High ...

A man and his younger daughter died after a house fire allegedly set by the man following a family dispute in the Galenbindunuwewa Police area early today (6), Police said. The incident occurred ...

An internal committee appointed to review the controversial content included in a Grade 6 module has submitted its report, Minister Wijitha Herath said. Addressing a media briefing at the Department ...

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), controlled by the National People’s Power (NPP), has passed its 2026 budget at the second reading by a margin of two votes. Accordingly, 58 councillors voted in ...

All liquor outlets across the island will be closed tomorrow (25) in view of the Christmas festival, the Excise Department has announced. The department said the order will not apply to tourist ...

The Constitutional Council has rejected the nomination of O. R. Rajasinghe proposed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for the post of Auditor General. The nomination was submitted to the ...

National List MP Namal Rajapaksa has instructed party representatives to provide daily reports on the prevailing disaster situation and the effectiveness of relief and reconstruction efforts, ...

The Department of Meteorology says several spells of showers are expected in the Eastern, Uva, and Central Provinces, as well as in the Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts. Showers or thundershowers ...

Jaffna District independent MP Ramanathan Archchuna on Thursday (19) raised a complaint in Parliament, expressing outrage over what he described as the lack of food available at the parliamentary ...

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has proposed the establishment of a dedicated Cabinet Ministry for disaster management, warning that Sri Lanka lacks an effective, coordinated and institutionalised ...

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that steps are being taken to file indictments Piumi Hansamali, over the alleged evasion of Rs. 225 million in ...

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) announced on 10 December 2025 that the corruption case filed against former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has ...