The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today directed the prison authorities to allow the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) to record a statement from IGP Pujith Jayasundara over the Rajagiriya accident case.

The anticipatory bail application filed by former minister Rajitha Senaratne was fixed for hearing on December 30 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today.

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa today instructed the officials to inspect the damages caused to houses in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts due to the floods and take immediate remedial action, Presidential Media Unit said.

The CID will record statements from former Ministers Rishad Bathiudeen and Rauff Hakeem over the Easter Sunday attacks, Deputy Solicitor General (DSG) Dlieepa Peiris informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today.

An Oxford University student whose brother and sister died in the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka has raised £350,000 for the country’s health service.

MP Rajitha Senaratne today filed an anticipatory bail application for the third time in the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court seeking an order to prevent his arrest in connection with the ‘white van news conference’ held on November 10.

Former IGP Pujith Jayasundera and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were further remanded until January 6 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage today.

Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne arrived at the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s court a short while ago for his second anticipatory bail application, which is to be taken up for consideration.

The Department of Wildlife Conservation said the number of elephant deaths has increased during this year.

All international agreements including the MCC, ACSA and SOFA should be abolished as per the mandate given by the Sri Lankan people to the present government at the last presidential election, National Democratic Front (NDF) Presidential Candidate Sa

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has commenced recording evidence for the second time from the staff of Kurunegala Teaching Hospital with regards to the fresh investigation launched against Doctor Shafi Shihabdeen who worked at the hospita

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka questioned whether the government received the mandate in November to arrest opposition parliamentarians.

The government will enact a piece of legislation to impose a jail term for having illegal water connections, State Minister of Water Supply and Drainage Vasudeva Nanayakkara said yesterday.

Alleging that there is a move to prorogue Parliament after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa makes the policy statement on January 3, 2020, UNP yesterday said it will use the majority it currently enjoys to prevent such a situation.

Araliya Group of Companies Chairman Dudley Sirisena said large-scale rice mill owners had taken steps to release rice to shops to sell Nadu rice at the maximum retail price of Rs 98 per kilogram and Samba rice at Rs 99, and therefore he requested con

At least 64,608 people from 18,860 families in 13 districts had been affected by the prevailing extreme weather, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.

Two accomplices of drug dealer Samantha Kumara alias ‘Wele Suda’ were arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) with Rs. 7.5 million worth of heroin, during a raid in the Piliyandala and Ratmalana areas.

An Extraordinary gazette notification has been issued calling upon the armed forces to maintain public order across the country with effect from today (22).

BJP state secretary K T Raghavan has accused DMK of trying to spoil the future of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees by insisting on citizenship for them in India. At a demonstration organized by his party in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), he

Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Development Programme, Kanni Wignaraja, said that it is time for the new government in Sri Lanka to take forward

Prince Charles has denounced the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka as an ‘utterly barbaric attack’, as he attended a Tamil Christian church service in Manor Park, London, Press Association reported.

The report prepared by the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources regarding the Batticaloa Campus (Pvt) Ltd. would be presented to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Cabinet of the new government, Committee Chairman Prof. Ash

State Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara said yesterday they had news that former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran had reportedly escaped Singapore and moved to other hideouts.

The tri-forces and the police have taken measures to beef up security under a special plan in view of the festive season, the Ministry of Defence said.

UNF leaders will meet Speaker Karu Jayasuriya shortly to discuss the steps that should be taken against the remanding of MP Patali Champika Ranwaka, UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) will increase water tariffs in 2020 for upper and middle-income earners as the NWSDB is in the red, Water Supply Facilities Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara said yesterday.

The Passenger Transport Management Ministry has decided to reduce bus fares of the Southern Expressway from December 23 for the festive season.

United National Party (UNP) seniors will resolve all matters pertaining to the party amicably within the coming weeks, UNP MP Mujibur Rahaman said yesterday.

At least five people were killed and some 7,025 people belonging to 2,062 families in eight districts were affected by the prevailing heavy rains, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.

MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January.