Visiting Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov today said his country would not physically intervene in the US-Iran issue but said they reject any escalation of the situation regardless of the faction which promotes it.

An arrest warrant was issued by the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court on MP Ranjan Ramanayake a short while ago.

At least 57 people were killed and others were missing after avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials said on Tuesday.

The Attorney General (AG) has directed the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) Director to arrest UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake after obtaining a warrant and produce him in court for alleged interference with the functions of the judges, the AG’s Coordinating

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today said he has informed the relevant authorities to take any measure and action to put an end to animal cruelty.

Popular musician Iraj Weeraratne has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) with immediate effect by the Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga.

Former Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to give a statement this morning.

The 12 students remanded over the clash that broke out at the Colombo University, were granted bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today.

The United National Party (UNP) has decided to temporarily suspend the party membership of MP Ranjan Ramanayake, UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said.

A 22-year-old woman was killed and her mother was injured when they were shot at by a gunman at Dorawaka in Warakapola this morning, police said.

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continues to be listed as a terrorist group in the EU’s renewed terrorist list of persons and organisations subject to sanctions.

Queen Elizabeth II has agreed a ’’period of transition’’ in which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex -Prince Harry and Meghan- will spend time in Canada and the UK, BBC reported today.

The government is planning to appoint a special committee to probe controversial telephone calls between UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake and those in the judiciary and law enforcement authorities during the tenure of the former regime, Daily Mirror learns.

On the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will undertake his first official visit to India next month, sources from the Foreign Affairs Ministry told Daily Mirror yesterday.

The UNP does not need a leadership council as most of its members want opposition leader Sajith Premadasa to take over party leadership, two UNP MPs said yesterday.

MP Patali Champika Ranawaka’s driver yesterday requested an opportunity to provide a confidential statement before Colombo Additional Magistrate Kanchana Neranjana Silva.

In a bid to hold much delayed provincial council elections soon after parliamentary polls, Legal Reforms Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has appointed a committee of top officials to study the current crisis in the electoral system and propose amend

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the Consumers Affairs Authority (CAA) and Inland Revenue Department (IRD) to closely monitor incidents of consumers not receiving benefits of tax reduction due to non- compliance to fair trade and competiti

UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and its General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam assured stern action against MP Ranjan Ramanayake who has been mired in controversy after recordings of telephone conversations he had with several individuals made the

Colombo High Court today imposed the death sentence to a father of two children for peddling and trafficking heroin.

The Colombo High Court (CHC) today issued notices on former Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne, former SPC Chairman Dr Rumy Mohammed and two other individuals who had participated at the ’white van’ press conference to appear on January 17 considering

A 30-year-old Chinese passenger had been arrested with 200 live scorpions at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle them out to China this afternoon, Customs Director and Acting Spokesman Lal Weerakoon said.

Over 50,000 graduates would be given employment opportunities before March 1, 2020, Education Minister Dullas Alahapperuma today said.

The Foreign Ministry is coordinating to repatriate the remains of the three Sri Lankan students who died in Azerbaijan on 9 January, to Sri Lanka at state expense upon the completion of necessary documentation, the Ministry of Foreign Relations said.

The prices of vegetables soared high due to the unprecedented rains across the island during the last season, the All Island Unified Economic Centres and Manning Market Traders Union (AIUECMMTU) said.

Indonesia-bound Jeddah flight belonging to Thai Lion Air made an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning due to report on the sudden illness of three Indonesian passengers, the duty manager at the BIA said.

Sri Lanka’s Northern Province former Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran met actor Rajinikanth at his Poes Garden residence on Saturday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will discuss, among others, the UNHRC process with the Sri Lankan leaders during his bilateral visit to Sri Lanka tomorrow, a spokesman said.

The Power crisis could aggravate by March as a result of the current use of hydropower at its maximum level, it is learnt.

Following a complaint made to the IGP against former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake by Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage last Thursday, the Daily Mirror learns that the complaint has been handed over to the CID to be