A major art scandal has emerged with the revelation that 47 valuable and historic paintings from the National Art Gallery (Kalabhavana) have gone missing. Among the missing works are paintings now ...

Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, widely known as Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince,” has passed away at the age of 36 after spending nearly two decades in a coma. His family confirmed his ...

Politicians have constructed hotels with swimming pools within the reserved areas of 22 reservoirs in the Anuradhapura District, Deputy Minister of Irrigation Susil Ranasinghe revealed.

The Appeal Court yesterday (18) ordered the release of an approximately 80-year-old woman who had been sentenced to death by the Hambantota High Court for a murder committed over three decades ago.

The European Union (EU) has issued a public warning to Sri Lankans about a scam involving an individual impersonating an EU official and fraudulently offering grants and financial aid. In a statement ...

Acting promptly on the complaint, Officer-in-Charge of the Lindula Police, Palitha Nandasiri, initiated an investigation. Using the girl’s mobile phone number, officers traced her location. Acting on ...

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who was scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on 2 August, will no longer be arriving in the country as planned, according to event organisers. The organisers, who were ...

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, who sought release on bail in anticipation of being arrested by the Commission ...

Negombo Additional Magistrate Darshima Premarathne directed CID to conduct an investigation and report its progress regarding a sexual harassment complaint tied to Hayeshika Fernando’s tuition centre, ...

A 26-year-old Thai transwoman has been sentenced to six weeks in prison by the Pottuvil Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to indecent exposure and causing a public nuisance by walking topless ...

A delegation of Sri Lankan officials, led by the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, will commence virtual discussions with the United States Trade Agency on Friday (18), the Finance Ministry ...

A Chinese woman who repaid all her boyfriend’s 600,000-yuan (US$82,000) debt and looked after his family for nine years after he died following a car accident, has moved many people online. Wang Ting, ...