Thirteen French soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash during an operation against jihadists in Mali, the French president’s office said.

Veteran journalist Mohan Samaranayake has been appointed as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s media director-general, the President’s Media Division said.

All government and government-assisted private schools will close their third term on Friday (29), the Education Ministry said today.

Power and Energy Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said today the Ministry hopes to cancel the fuel pricing formula in the future.

The water supply to several areas in Katunayake, Ja-Ela, Welisara and Gampaha would be disrupted due to an emergency repair of a pipeline which was damaged due to constructions of the Kadawatha Outer Circular Highway, the National Water Supply and Dr

The new Crest Gem placed atop the historic Ruwanweli Maha Seya was unveiled at the auspicious time of 10.00 a.m today.

Some 900 officers of the Presidential Security Division (PSD) have been moved to other police divisions on a directive by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to trim PSD numbers.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said yesterday Parliament should be dissolved immediately by calling for a snap general election.

Public servants are afraid of taking decisions and assuming responsibility as a result of them being taken to the FCID and Bribery Commission in the recent past, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday.

Garbage in and around Maharagama was cleared within two hours by municipal council workers on the orders of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the police yesterday said.

Higher Education Minister Bandula Gunawardane said yesterday he would appoint a board of ombudsmen to lend a patient hearing to the grievances of university students.

While condemning a letter circulating on social media requesting to gather in front of the North-Western Province Governor’s Office against the assumption of duties of A. J. M. Muzammil as the governor, the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organisation yesterd

Limassol criminal court in Cyprus sentenced a 47-year-old Sri Lankan national to six and a half years in jail on Monday after finding him guilty of attempting to murder his estranged 50-year-old wife.

A name list of 704 officers attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been sent to airport authorities seeking the prevention of them leaving the country sans permission, a spokesman said.

Sri Lanka will fully review and revisit the US and Sri Lanka co-sponsored UNHRC resolution 30/1 adopted in October 2015 in Geneva promoting accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardana said today.

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe informed party seniors that he did not intend to hold leadership for long, Party General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said today.

Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) President Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya is tipped to be appointed as Secretary to the Health Ministry, an official said.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement will not be signed with the United States under our Government, Minister Wimal Weerawans said today.

Three persons who were fishing in a lake in Arayampathy, Kattankudy, went missing after their boat capsized this morning, police said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested the Tamil diaspora to work together to develop the country and help the people irrespective of their community. The President has said this in an interview with Nitin A. Gokhale, Editor-in-Chief of Bharat Sh

Conducting coaching or tuition classes for the 2019 G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination will be prohibited from midnight tomorrow, the Department of Examinations said.

The government has appointed a four-member selection board to screen the persons nominated by ministers to head state enterprises operating under them.

Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy has reportedly tendered his resignation on November 2 stating personal reasons, sources said.

The Police Headquarters today informed the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to launch an investigation into the departure of CID’s IP Nishantha Silva from the country without approval.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered the police to arrest all those involved in vandalising road signs displayed in Tamil, sources said.

Britain’s Conservative Party in its manifesto extended its continuous support in international initiatives to achieve reconciliation, stability and justice across the world including Sri Lanka.

More than 60 doctors wrote an open letter published Monday saying they feared Julian Assange’s health was so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British jail.

Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva has directed all island-wide Army formations to keep only the State insignia and the Army crest on display in all Army offices, instead of any other portraits, in compliance with the President’s dir

Sri Lanka’s train service will be further boosted with the arrival of eight new train sets next month as Sri Lanka is set to receive six new power sets from China and two from India.

Mundalama police said that stones had been pelted at a convoy of vehicles carrying former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen in Mundalama, Puttalam.