US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction ​in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries’ seven-month war, even as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations.

Former Chairman of the National Savings Bank (NSB), Pradeep Kariyawasam, who is also the husband of former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, has been granted bail the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been remanded until October 13 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court following her arrest by the Bribery Commission.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the drafting of a Bill to establish an “Education Council” is expected to be completed within one year, with the objective of strengthening standardisation and professional development in Sri Lanka’s education sector.....

Former Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and produced before court, has been remanded by the Colombo High Court.

A discussion between Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake and the heads of state and private sector institutions sponsoring the Sri Lanka National Scout Jamboree was held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been produced before the Hulftsdorp court, a short while ago.

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) states that 211,666 Sri Lankan migrant workers have departed for foreign employment during the first nine months of this year.

France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research into molecules' mirror images, decisive for the development of pharmaceuticals.

The Government of India handed over a consignment of essential anti-tuberculosis (TB) medicines to the Government of Sri Lanka at the Ministry of Health in Colombo today.

A Sri Lankan delegation of legal experts has travelled to Saudi Arabia and is currently engaged in discussions with the relevant authorities regarding the commutation of the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan national Sivarasa Anojan.

USS Tulsa (LCS 16), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, arrived at the Port of Colombo today (07), receiving a warm welcome from Sri Lanka as the ship returns for its second visit in two years.

Former Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-Western and Southern provinces, as well as the Anuradhapura and Mannar districts.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered that the case against the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena organization, Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, who is currently serving a nine-month prison sentence, be called again on February 25, 2027.

The Appropriation Bill for 2027 was presented in Parliament today by Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando.

Indictments were served at the Matara High Court today (07) against eight suspects, including former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, in connection with the fatal shooting that took place on December 31, 2023, at a hotel in the Pelana area of Weligama.

Pradeep Kariyawasam, who is former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake’s husband and also former Chairman of the National Savings Bank (NSB), has been arrested by officers of the Bribery Commission.