Thirteen individuals, including two women, had been arrested yesterday at a guesthouse in Suduwella in Chilaw on suspicion that they intended to illegally migrate to Australia by boats, the Chilaw police said.

The Elections Commission has received a total of 1,485 complaints from October 8 to 23 regarding election law violations and violent activities, the Commission said.

Several roads in Colombo city have been affected with minor floods due to torrential rains showered this morning.

A SriLankan flight which was scheduled to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning was diverted to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) due to the adverse weather conditions, the MRIA duty manager said.

The Central Bank yesterday said it has given notice of cancellation of the license issued to the liquidity-hit The Finance Company PLC (TFC) with effect from October 23, 2019, to safeguard the interests of depositors and other creditors.

One passenger was killed while 42 others were injured when two buses collided head-on at the Muwan Palassa area in Minneriya last night, police said.

Minister Rauff Hakeem yesterday rejected allegations that he had connections with the terrorists involved in the Easter Sunday attack as reported in media.

If it is proven that anyone from our camp had been with the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, Zahran, we will take action against him, said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has purchased power at their own discretion without any transparency for the last five years, the Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) said yesterday. The COPE report which was submitted to Parliament by its Chairm

The FR application filed by Senior Attorney-at-Law Upul Kumarapperuma, against the criteria that had been followed on the appointment of President’s Counsels will be taken up tomorrow before the Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya and Justices Gamini

A fight between two groups of Sri Lankan migrant workers in South Korea left one dead and two injured on Tuesday night (22) in Sacheon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, the Sri Lankan mission in South Korea confirmed.

The main opposition today questioned the impartiality of the final report of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed to look into Easter Sunday attack while Minister Rauff Hakeem, who was a member of the committee, was alleged to have conn

The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that probed the Easter Sunday attack says the State Intelligence Service (SIS) is to be blamed most for its failure to act upon prior warnings.

JVP MP Bimal Ratnayake today raised objections to the appointment of UPFA MP Thilanga Sumathilapa to the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) in place of Chandrasiri Gajadeera, who died recently.

While asserting that the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) is a white elephant, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has today justified the current government’s decision to store paddy at the airport storage facilities in 2015.

Colombo High Court today postponed the hearing of the case against Senior DIG Anura Senanayake for screening evidence of the murder of Havelock Sports Club rugby player Wasim Thajudeen for November 7.

Foreign Affairs State Minister Wasantha Senanayake today said that he informed the UNP of his decision to withdraw from the party organiser post of Rambukkana and the presidential election campaign of Minister Sajith Premadasa.

The government has decided to amend the luxury tax on motor vehicles to be based on price instead of engine capacity, specifying the vehicle categories which are exempt.

The vote on account seeking to allocate Rs.1,474 billion as government expenses for the first quarter of next year was passed with amendments without a vote in parliament a short while ago.

The Gota - Baya (fear of Gota) among all wrongdoers, murderers, bribe-takers and drug dealers was understandable because he was to launch a special campaign against those criminals on assuming Presidency after November 16, Spokesman of the SLPP, Dull

The government has decided to exempt the Cellular Tower Levy on the towers used to provide 5G coverage, the Finance Ministry said while presenting a bill to parliament today.

The Finance Bill presented by the government, moving for amendments to remove the Carbon Tax from December 1, was passed today in Parliament.

A sister of Swedish national Yvonne, who was killed at the Royal Park Condominium in 2005, expressed her concern over media reports that President Maithripala Sirisena was considering a pardon for her sister’s murderer, Jude Anthony Jayamaha.

Sri Lanka’s appointment of a war veteran accused of serious human rights violations as head of its army will significantly curtail U.S. security cooperation with the country, U.S. officials said yesterday.

State Minister Wasantha Senanayake today questioned presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa on his stance on giving posts to Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe, Ravi Karunanayake and Rishad Bathiudeen in a Premadasa Cabinet.

New Democratic Front (NDF) Presidential Candidate Sajith Premadasa has challenged Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential Candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa for a debate on a live TV show.

President Maithripala Sirisena issued an extraordinary gazette calling out all armed forces members for the maintenance of public order from October 22 in view of the upcoming presidential poll.

Hambantota Mayor Eraj Fernando, who was sentenced to five-years imprisonment for threatening a group of UNP MPs, was granted bail by the Hambantota High Court today.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was questioned at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) investigating corruption in the current administration for one and half hours this morning.

The vote on account of Rs.1474 billion seeking State expenditure for the first four months of 2020 was presented in parliament a short while ago.