Police have implemented special security measures for mosques during Ramadan, with over 7,500 security personnel involved in the effort.

In the wake of reports that Tamil political parties are going to field a common presidential candidate, the main Tamil political party, Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) yesterday (7) said that it is open to hold discussions with every party regarding the Presidential Election despite the political differences they have.

Minister of Ports, Aviation and Shipping Nimal Siripala de Silva has been appointed as Acting Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

United Republican Front (URF) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka said Sri Lanka defaulted on a payment of USD 6 billion starting from April 2022 when the country announced bankruptcy. He said this was the reality though the Central Bank data show the increase of foreign reserves to USD 5 billion.

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera today said there will be an uninterrupted supply of fuel during the holidays. While posting an X message formerly known as Twitter he said the Ministy has planned to bring sufficient fuel cargos for the next 12 months.

A report on studies conducted on the proposed construction of a land bridge linking India and Sri Lanka would be presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe this week, the President’s Office said.

Former Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella and several others who were implicated in the alleged import of substandard immunoglobulin vials have been further remanded until April 22 by the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court today (April 08).

The US has expressed support for Sri Lanka's security and sovereignty and its ongoing efforts to complete the fiscal, monetary, and governance elements of its IMF bailout programme.

Though there are two lunar eclipses and two solar eclipses this year, Sri Lnakns will not be able to see any of them said Prof. Chandana Jayaratne, the Director of the Astronomy and Space Science Unit, Department of Physics, Colombo University, and the Chairman of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies.

No decision has been taken to declare April 15 as a public holiday, Home Affairs State Minister Ashoka Priyantha said.

Two individuals who were traveling in a three-wheeler were killed in a shooting by a group that arrived from a car at Thalgahawila, Moragahahena. Police said the victims died upon admission to the Horana Hospital.

The Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa extends an invitation to the three main Presidential candidates - Ranil Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa for a LIVE presidential debate on their economic and political policies and their pledges in moving the country forward if they win the upcoming Presidential election scheduled to be held in October.

Sri Lanka and a group of its creditors are in final negotiations to suspend debt repayments until 2028, Nikkei has learned, as country creditors including Japan seek to prevent China’s influence from expanding in the debt-ridden island.

In the midst of heated political debate over the Katchatheevu Island, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda set the stage for another debate when he said that India secured Wadge Bank which is located below Kanyakumari and a much bigger area with extensive sea resources while ceding the Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka in terms of the 1976 agreement.

Claiming that both Sinhala and Tamil people have a right to interact with the State in their own languages, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the proportion of the Tamil youth in public institutions, tri-forces and important sectors should be increased.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena who is at the centre of controversy over his latest remarks that he is aware of the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday carnage will be forced to place all his cards on the table when Parliament takes up a fresh debate on the matter during the next sitting week.

Access to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) headquarters in Darley Road, Colombo 10, has been temporarily suspended for all individuals following allegations of missing files, prompting an ongoing investigation by the Maradana Police.

At least 11 Sri Lanka’s Members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the 2020 general elections are not anymore the legislature, either due to death or resignation or legal issues, official data showed.

Sri Lankans migrating for foreign employment dropped 4.2 percent to 297,664 in 2023 from 310,955 in 2022, data from Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau data shows.

The Maligakanda Magistrate's Court today ordered the CID to investigate into the credibility of former President Maithripala Sirisena's controversial revelation regarding the Easter Sunday attacks.

A section of the Nidahasa Janatha Sabawa signed an MOU with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya to form an alliance, SJB Smspokesman S.M. Markar told journalists today. Six MPs including Professor G. L. Peiris, Dilan Perera. Nalaka Godahewa are some of the signitories.

Around 100 Intelligence Officers from the police in the Western Province have been discharged from their duties and reassigned to security duties in Colombo.

Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (SLHRC) has reported that 24 suspects had died in police custody last year.

The official website of the Sri Lanka Ministry of Education has fallen victim to a cyber intrusion. Hackers, purportedly identifying as "Anonymous EEE," managed to gain unauthorized access to the site, leaving behind a message warning of security vulnerabilities.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has appreciated slightly against the US Dollar at several commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (Apr 05) compared to Thursday, while also holding on below the Rs. 300 rate.

The attempt by some MPs to dissolve Parliament by passing a resolution has proven to be a futile exercise as the required number of 113 MPs cannot be mustered, a parliamentarian who wished to remain anonymous said.

The Colombo District Court today issued an enjoining order preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

The sun is expected to be directly over Sri Lanka from April 5 to April 15, as a result of its apparent northward relative motion, the Forecasting Division of the National Meteorological Centre said.