During a brief discussion with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa following the presentation of their credentials, the newly-appointed German and Swiss Ambassadors have said that they are not here to lecture the President but to offer assistance.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during a conversation with four newly-appointed Ambassadors to Sri Lanka, today said China came forward to invest in development projects in the country, which was only a commercial transaction though some described it as

Two individuals visiting an inmate at the Magazine Prison in Colombo were taken into custody by the Prison officials with heroin this afternoon, Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said.

After making certain decisions at the National Security Council (NSC) meetings, former President Maithripala Sirisena, no one disputed or made suggestions on those decisions, including former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former IGP Pujith Jay

The Education Ministry today announced that all the Government and Government-assisted private schools would end their second term for 2020 on Friday (October 9).

Late President J. R. Jayawardane initiated a massive operation to create an Executive Presidency with the intention of ensuring stability and economic freedom in the country, Pradeep Jayawardane, grandson of the first Executive President yesterday sa

The government has scheduled to present the budget for the year 2021 in Parliament on November 17 this year, Treasury Secretary S.R.Atygalle told media today.

Provincial Councils is an internal matter which should be decided by the President of Sri Lanka and not by the leaders of other countries, Provincial Councils and Local Government State Minister Sarath Weerasekera today said.

Two suspects who were arrested for allegedly throwing stones at a public meeting at Ratmalana which was attended by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday, were remanded till October 7.

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa is to collect the stone that were hurled at his meeting in Ratmalana on Tuesday and to use them to lay the foundation for the community centre he intends constructing in the area, an SJB MPs said today.

A five-member gang that arrived in a car robbed over Rs.30 million from a businessman at Akkarapanaha area in Katana, Police said.

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) suffered a fresh postponement yesterday as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said it would reschedule the T20 tournament to ensure players meet ‘quarantine requirements’.

Two suspects were arrested for allegedly throwing stones at a public meeting in Ratmalana which was attended by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday, police said.

Three men and two women were arrested yesterday from the Maharagama area with more than one kilogramme of heroin worth Rs.125 million in their possession, police said.

UN Secretary General António Guterres has raised concerns on Sri Lanka, in a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.

The Supreme Court commenced considering the petitions filed against the draft of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution for the second day a short while ago.

A public meeting attended by Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa at Ratmalana was attacked with stones last night.

Tamil Nadu fishermen yesterday demanded direct talks with the Sri Lankan government and fishermen from the north in order to seek a permanent solution to the fishing issue, days after Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said he would take stern action a

It is compulsory to check the TRCSL approval when buying any kind of device which connects to cellular networks via SIM from tomorrow (October 1), TRCSL Director General Oshada Senanayake said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday diverse opinions within the government over the 20th Amendment would converge into one voice with necessary amendments being introduced during the committee stage of the debate and there was no problem

A total of 339 Sri Lankans, who were stranded in Australia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India due to the Corona-19 pandemic has arrived in the country this morning at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), the Airport Duty Manager sai

The State Intelligence Service (SIS) gave priority to other matters instead of matters relating to National Security even before the 52-day coup in October 2018, former IGP Pujith Jayasundara yesterday informed the PCoI on the Easter Sunday attacks.

Sri Lanka will continue to enjoy the GSP+ facility or tariff free access to the markets of the European Union member-states if it remains a lower middle income country and adheres to international conventions, EU Ambassador Danis Chaibi told when int

If the former yahapalana government had paid attention to the statements made in the Parliament regarding the involvement of Sri Lankans in the Islamic State (IS) organization, the coordinated terror attacks on April 21 and the destruction of the UNP

The Supreme Court today said all special petitions and intervenient petitions against the draft on 20th Amendment to the Constitution which was tabled in Parliament by the government would be considered by the court by Friday (02).

Seven intervenient petitions were filed in the Supreme Court today supporting the 20th Amendment to the Constitution which was tabled in Parliament by the Government.

Abusali Sithi, a resident of Ampara is claiming that she has found her son who was five years old when he went missing in the deadly 2004 tsunami.

A government MP conveyed his displeasure regarding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying emphasis on the need to implement the 13th Amendment.

None including President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Cabinet are in the know as to what would be finally passed in Parliament as the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, Co-Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Udaya Gammanpila

Former Basnayake Nilame of Dodanwala Natha Dewalaya Anura Lewke, is the owner of the Buwelikada building in Kandy which collapsed last week killing three including an infant, was remanded till October 13.