Singaporean Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan visited former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa who is under medical care in his country, a source said.

The Supreme Court today fixed for Friday (5) to support granting Leave to Proceed with the fundamental rights petition impugning the decisions for revival of execution complaining that it is shrouded with in secrecy, with utter lack of transparency a

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera today said all UNP leaders, including Ranil Wickremesinghe and Karu Jayasuriya should come together and agree to make Sajith Premadasa the next President of Sri Lanka.

Facebook has stopped working properly, at the same time as WhatsApp and users in Europe, the US, South America and Japan were particularly affected, with thousands of users across the globe running into problems, international media reported.

The Police Special Investigations Unit (SIU) had launched an investigation into an incident at Bandaragama where the police have failed to take action over a complaint lodged by a 38-year-old Abdul Haifa Fathima Hazan.

Twelve STF personnel and one police officer who were charged for killing five people including two university students at the Gandhi Roundabout in Trincomalee on January 2, 2006 were acquitted from all charges today after lengthy hearing by Trincomal

Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya today appointed two special Trial-At-Bar to hear the two cases of Welikada Prison riots in which 27 inmates had been killed and the case of elephant trafficker Ali Roshan.

Even after the unfortunate Easter Sunday attacks which were followed by a large number of cancellations of bookings made by tourists, Sri Lanka still topped the Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel for 2019, the latest article published in the travel gui

The Organised Crimes Prevention Division (OCPD) today recorded over three-hour long statement from former Governor of Eastern Province M.L.A.M. Hizbullah, police said.

Rahul Gandhi resigns as leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, ending weeks of speculation, the BBC reported.

Former IGP Pujith Jayasundara and former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were ordered to be further remanded till July 9 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate after considering the evidence presented during the magisterial inquiry against the IGP and D

All railways trade unions have decided to launch a strike from midnight today over the Transport Ministry’s failure to sign a letter suspending a shunting driver who was caught under the influence of liquor while on duty, one trade union said.

A month-long special operation would be launched from July 5 to arrest drunk drivers, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

A new contingent of 61 Army personnel, including 11officers under phase six of the UN Mission of South Sudan (UNMISS), left this morning (3) for South Sudan to serve in the SRIMED Level 2 Hospital in Bor, South Sudan, the Army said.

At yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, President Maithripala Sirisena reaffirmed his position to implement the death penalty but said final decision would however, depend on the Supreme Court ruling on the FR applications filed against his move.

Railway Department sources indicated that the General Manager of Railways Dilantha Fernando has resigned from his post yesterday. It was further revealed that his letter of resignation had been handed over to the Secretary of the Ministry of Transpor

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday he had instructed the ministers to complete all development programmes being carried out by the government within three months.

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into irregularities at SriLankan airlines, SriLankan Catering and Mihin Lanka submitted its 1,800-page report to President Maithripala Sirisena, former Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Neil Unamboowe PC

SLFP General Secretary and MP Dayasiri Jayasekara today asked why the government did not sign the moratorium on capital punishment if the UNP was against it.

The Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) which is being negotiated by the Sri Lankan Government and the US Embassy is a coup to convert Sri Lanka into an anchorage of the US military, the Opposition said today.

President Maithripala Sirisena said today he was facing death threats because of his campaign against drug trafficking and that he had been informed about these threats by intelligence officers.

IGP Pujith Jayasundara, who was arrested by the CID at the Police Hospital in Narahenpita today, was remanded until tomorrow (3), Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, who was arrested by the CID at the Colombo National Hospital today, was remanded until tomorrow (3), Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

The Attorney General raised preliminary objections on the maintainability on the writ petition and the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal, when the writ petition challenging the implementation of the death sentence was taken up by a five-judge Bench

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera is reported to have informed the Cabinet today that he would stop the import of cigarettes from China for Chinese working and residing in Sri Lanka.

IGP Pujith Jayasundara was arrested by the CID at the Police Hospital in Narahenpita a short while ago, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando was arrested by the CID at the Colombo National Hospital a short while ago, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Narammala Pradeshiya Sabha member Aruna Nishantha and his uncle were arrested today over an assault of an individual, police said.

ACMC Leader and former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen arrived at the Organized Crimes Preventive Division (OCPD) to give a statement a short while ago.

Colombo Chief Magistrate today sentenced former DIG Hector Dharmasiri to three years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs.300,000 in case of bribery and corruption.