The parliament will have ample opportunity to review the MCC grant assistance agreement once it is signed, the US Embassy today said.

The Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) attached to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today conducted drugs and narcotics inspections with the use of two robots for the first time in police history.

The agreement for the formation of the Democratic National Front (DNF) was today signed by several political parties including the United National Party (UNP), the ’Api Sri Lanka movement’ led by former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and several

Commercial air services between Jaffna International Airport (JAF) and Chennai International Airport (MAA) will commence from November 10, the Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority said.

Fourteen Sri Lankan passengers were arrested with gold Jewellery worth more than Rs.30million at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning while attempting to smuggle them into the country, Customs Additional Director General media s

The imported new luxury S14 Chinese Power set named ‘Denuwara Menike’ made its first journey to Badulla this morning, the Railways Department said.

New Democratic Front (NDF) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa in his election manifesto launched yesterday, pledged to bring in a new constitution which will build a strong nation, to create a democratic pluralistic society and to devolve maximu

Most of the current politicians are attempting to instigate racism and extremism to stabilise politically, Sri Lanka Labour Party Presidential Candidate A. S. P. Liyanage said yesterday.

An accomplice of ’Olu Mara’ who is alleged to have maintained a torture chamber in a house in Sirigampola, Wennapuwa, identified as ’Ran Chamara’, has been taken into custody on suspicion by a team of Wennappuwa police officers on Wednesday i

President Maithripala Sirisena had today assured that the Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) agreement will not be signed before November 16.

The Elections Commission (EC) would be able to announce the winner of the presidential poll 2019 in the morning of November 17 and if the top two candidates fail to obtain 50%+ votes for an absolute majority, the releasing of the final results would

The United National Front (UNF) led by United National Party (UNP) would sign a memorandum of understanding with former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga tomorrow, the UNP said.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement was drafted with the consent of the Attorney General and would be presented in parliament, the Finance Ministry said today.

SLPP and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa today said no agreement including the MCC Pact should be hurriedly signed with a foreign government just days before a decisive presidential election.

Colombo High Court upheld a preliminary objection raised against the indictments framed in court by the Attorney General accusing former Chief Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) Ananda Samarasekara for concealing evidence in the killing of rugby player W

Four complaints have been received to the Information Technology Society of Sri Lanka (ITSSL) in connection with sharing marked postal ballot papers on social media.

Marylebone Cricket Club has today announced that next season’s Champion County match against Essex will be held in Sri Lanka.

Twitter is to ban all political advertising worldwide, saying that the reach of such messages ’’should be earned, not bought’’.

The Court of Appeal today confirmed its order: granting a stay order till December 3 in favour of Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa preventing him being summoned as a witness to the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court.

At least 70 people have died and dozens have been injured after a fire broke out on a passenger train in Pakistan.

Election manifesto of New Democratic Front (NDF) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa was launched in Kandy a short while ago.

Two persons who were engaged in drug smuggling were arrested with Rs.20 million worth drugs by the Special Task Force (STF) in Wellampitiya this morning.

Seventeen political parties including the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) signed an agreement to form Sri Lanka People’s Freedom Alliance (SLPFA) or Sri Lanka Podujana Nidahas Sandhanaya at the Sri Lanka Founda

A total of 102 superintendents of police (SP) have been promoted as senior superintendents of police (SSP).

Postal voting for the presidential election commenced this morning and will continue till 4.00 pm this afternoon.

People should be aware of scammers who use social media, impersonating a loan company who is looking to empty your bank account once you share your financial data, the Computer Emergency Readiness Team/Co-ordination Centre (CERT|CC) warned.

SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa today said that based on the votes secured by their allies at the last local government election, they come to the presidential election fray with 56% of votes in hand.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), backed by the Government Analyst (GA), launched an investigation into a recent excavation carried out by a group of unidentified individuals in a residence at Lactowatta, Wanathawilluwa in Puttalam, which

The Election Commission (EC) is yet to resolve reported discrepancies in the results of two wards in Wennapuwa in the 2018 Local Government (LG) elections, a Commission member said.

The reclaimed land with the extent of 446 hectares on which the Port City is located was officially handed over to the Urban Development Authority (UDA) yesterday at the Presidential Secretariat at a ceremony attended by President Maithripala Sirisen