Unofficial Sinhala and Tamil translations of United Nations Security Council resolutions on Women, Peace and Security were officially launched today (02) at a ceremony held in Battaramulla under the patronage of Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj.

A prisoner who attempted to hang himself inside the Kalutara Prison has died after being admitted to hospital, Kalutara North Police said.

The National Fertilizer Secretariat has assured farmers that sufficient fertilizer stocks are available in the country to meet the requirements of the upcoming Maha cultivation season.

Danthaja Dental Chambers and Vathraja Facial Chambers have brought a new dimension to specialised healthcare in Sri Lanka with their presence at One Galle Face Mall, one of Colombo's premier destinations for shopping, lifestyle and premium experiences.

The High Commission of Sri Lanka in London has organised a series of trade and investment engagements in London and Dover to promote Sri Lanka’s export potential, attract foreign investment and strengthen commercial ties with the United Kingdom ahead of Sri Lanka EXPO 2027.

Finland, which has consistently topped the list of the world’s happiest countries, is inviting singles from across the globe on an all-expenses-paid trip that could offer them a chance to find love.

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) plane was seen tilting during an attempted landing in Perth on Saturday (Oct 31), with one of its wings appearing to come close to the ground before the pilots performed a go-around.

King Charles III is to speak with "unflinching honesty" and "sincere sorrow" on the lasting pain of the transatlantic slave trade, during the final leg of his Caribbean tour in Antigua, Buckingham Palace has said.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is set to launch an island-wide series of constituency-level meetings under its “village-to-village” campaign tomorrow (02), beginning in the Colombo District.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has conducted a series of special island-wide raids and market inspections targeting the importation, production and sale of lubricants and grease used in motor vehicles.

South Korea is moving to impose tougher penalties on students caught using artificial intelligence (AI) smart glasses to cheat in its national college entrance examination, including possible criminal prosecution and a three-year ban from retaking the test.

Google parent Alphabet lost just over $500bn (£374bn) in value on Thursday after it rattled Wall Street with its last update of the year on its business operations.

Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has accused Dublin-based budget airline Ryanair’s gate personnel at the Dublin Airport of discriminatory and threatening behaviour while he was travelling with his family.

Details of more than 41,000 personnel working for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including thousands involved in immigration enforcement, have been leaked to the public.

Anxious Israelis watched election results near completion Wednesday after the highest voter turnout in over a quarter-century, as no clear winner emerged and weeks of negotiating could lie ahead for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an array of opposition parties trying to unseat him.

Nepal's Department of Immigration has suspended the issuance of trekking permits for restricted areas in high-hill and Himalayan regions for October 29–31, citing a high risk of heavy snowfall, snowstorms and avalanches.

The editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr was detained for several hours after a court convicted her of managing an unlicensed website and ordered its closure, her lawyers say.

The mounted skeleton of a newly-identified dinosaur once mistaken for a young Tyrannosaurus rex has just been sold at auction for a colossal $47.3m (£35.5m).