The Singaporean Government will inform the legal position on the extradition of the prime suspect in the Central Bank bond scam to Sri Lanka in a fortnight and if all chips fall into place, the alleged fugitive Arjuna Mahendran could be produced in a

Declining the request made by President’s Counsel Upali Kumarapperuma appearing for the Swiss Embassy local staffer to record the remainder of her statement at the Swiss Ambassador’s residence, Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayarathne yesterday

Some 100,000 youths who do not possess higher educational qualifications will be immediately recruited by the government to be trained as skilled labour and employed at public and state-owned establishments, Cabinet spokesman and Minister Ramesh Path

UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Hanaa Singer, met with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today and has discussed peace and reconciliation including the challenges and the way forward.

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshi Mitsu arrived in Sri Lanka on an official visit tonight. The Foreign Minister, who was accompanied by 21 delegates, arrived in Sri Lanka by SriLankan Airlines (UL-455) flight from Narita, Japan.

The Peruvian authorities said they had detained a semi-submersible vessel with two tonnes of cocaine on board as well as apprehended four crew members 180 miles from the country’s coast, Sputnik reported today.

Referring to the gazette notification issued on Wednesday night outlining the institutions that come under each Ministry, the UNP today alleged that not assigning any institution under any state ministry poses a problem.

The Treasury has approved the payment bonus for employees of state-owned statutory bodies and fully state-owned companies for 2019, the Finance Ministry said today.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today assured that media freedom will not be hindered in any form during his tenure and said the opportunity is available for any reasonable criticism.

The Constitutional Council (CC) today unanimously approved the nomination made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint High Court Judge M.D. S. Abeyratne as the Court of Appeal judge.

Five individuals including an interdicted sub-inspector who had committed several robberies while masquerading as police officers were taken into custody in Peliyagoda today.

Former Army Commander Daya Ratnayake has been appointed as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).

In a range of drastic reforms in national education, the government would abolish the Z score system for university entrance and increase the number of national schools to 1,000 from the current 374 - giving at least one national school to each Divis

The travel ban imposed on Swiss Embassy local staffer, Ganier Banister Francis, was extended till December 17 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today.

Kurunegala Magistrate Sampath Hewawasam today allowed the CID to launch a fresh probe into the sterilisation charges against Dr. Mohamed Shafi of the Kurunegala Hospital.

The Cabinet has decided to reduce the import levy on wheat flour, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Ramesh Pathirana said today.

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) is considering imposing a ban on the usage of single-use plastic or disposable plastics like drinking straws, CEA Director of Investigation N. F. Gamage told Daily Mirror.

The Ministry of Transport is likely to stop trains from travelling on the Matara to Beliatta railway line in the coming weeks after reports surfaced that construction of the new railway tracks by a Chinese company had not been up to standard, the Dai

An extraordinary gazette was issued by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday midnight detailing the duties and functions of ministries by scientifically assigning institutes to each of them. Sri Lanka Police, which was under the Law and Order Minis

The government has taken a decision to do away with the requirement of having passed the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination with mathematics to enter the public service as janitorial workers at state institutions, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Bastian Mawatha bus terminal in Colombo would be developed into a transport hub with modern facilities, Passenger Transport Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said today.

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, completing the legislative procedure for giving Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

The government has no plans whatsoever to sell the Mattala Airport (MRIA) to anyone, Industrial Export, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga today said.

Only a mature leader could put UNP on the right track, party MP for the Galle District, Vajira Abeywardene said today.

Two individuals including an employee of the duty-free shopping complex at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) were nabbed yesterday at the arrival lounge by Police Narcotic Bureau officials while they were attempting to smuggle out 99 gold

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) should support the new government to obtain a two-thirds majority at the next general election, former President and SLFP Chairman Maithripala Sirisena said today.

While extending gratitude to the army personnel for the service they render for the security of the people, Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said no one should let any force destroy the life of human beings.

Switzerland today denied the reports that the Swiss Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Hanspeter Mock, has been recalled.

One suspect was arrested by the Police Special Task Force with 30,000 litres of artificially brewed toddy when they raided an illicit distillery at Maravila.

CCTV cameras would be set up in prisons across the country to monitor and for surveillance on inmates who were prone to crimes inside the prisons, Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Law Reforms Nimal Siripala de Silva said