The Committee on High Posts has recently approved the appointment of Chairpersons of four state institutions, including the Chairman of the Development Lotteries Board (DLB).

Accordingly, the committee has granted approval to appoint Mr. M. R. H. Swarnathilaka as the new Chairman of the DLB, the Parliamentary Communications Department said in a...

Iran’s military denied Tuesday that it fired missiles at Israel hours after a ceasefire was supposed to begin, Iranian state television reported.

The report quoted the general staff of Iran’s armed forces, which includes its regular military and its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, as making the denial.

Israel reported missile fire some two and a...

More than 200 foreign nationals rescued from scam centres in eastern Myanmar remain stranded along the war-torn country’s border with Thailand, according to a local rebel group overseeing their repatriation.

For years criminal networks have trafficked hundreds of thousands of people to scam compounds across Southeast Asia, including many along the...

The National People’s Power (NPP) has so far succeeded in securing power in 200 local government bodies across the country.

The NPP secured outright victories in 151 local government bodies based on the results of the 2025 Local Government (LG) election.

Meanwhile, today, the NPP secured power in the Balangoda Urban Council and the Thanamalwila...