While condemning the comments made by Western Province Governor Azath Salley on certain judges to the media on alleged extremist inclination, Justice and Prison Reforms Minister Thalatha Atukorale today said Mr. Salley still has the opportunity to ta

Prince Harry said they were ’’absolutely thrilled’’ and thanked the public for their support during the pregnancy.

The Mahanayake Theras of four chapters said in a joint statement today that people should refrain from conducting mega Vesak celebrations that involved large public gatherings owing to the security situation prevalent in the country.

The government has instructed security establishments not to take media personnel for public and house inspections and requested media not to telecast such incidents, the Presidential Media Division said.

Former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP P.H.Sirisena was sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment by Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulathunga for misusing a government vehicle.

A cache of explosives including 145 detonators, 786 metres of service code, 243 gelignite sticks, 12.5 kilogrammes of gunpowder and 36.6 kilogrammes of ammonia nitrate was recovered in a raid carried out at Kalawewa in Anuradhapura on Monday, police

Western Province Governor Azath Salley said today that he knew of a judge who aided and abetted extremist terrorism and that he would provide all the information to the President about the judge.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has identified more than Rs.140 million in cash and other assets worth over Rs.7 billion belonging to the terrorists involved in the Easter Sunday attacks, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

The security forces on Sunday raided the guesthouse ‘Blue Eye Inn’ at Dharmapalapura Road in Nuwara Eliya, which is said to have been used by National Tawheed Jamaat (NTJ) leader Mohamed Zahran and his accomplices for their clandestine operations

The second term of schools started with a low attendance today, the Education Ministry said. Only the secondary (6-13) classes were allowed to start following the Easter Sunday attacks on April 21.

The police arrested two persons today in connection with an incident at Poruthota, in Negombo, yesterday.

Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, has requested the government to close all the liquor shops in the Negombo area in the aftermath of what transpired at Poruthota yesterday.

Colombo Special High Court today directed the Court Registrar to issue summons on Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundera and former Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury P. B. Jayasundera to appear before the Court on May 13, 2019.

UPFA MP Piyal Nishantha arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning to record a statement in connection with casualties of an explosion at a safe house in Sainthamaruthu, Kalmunai recently.

The time announced for general public to hand over any illegal swords and Kris knives in their possession to the nearest police station have been extended by 48 hours.

The operations carried out by the security forces after the Easter Sunday attacks is commendable but radicalisation of moderate Muslims should be avoided, Minister of City Planning, Water Management and Higher Education Rauff Hakeem said yesterday.

All Ceylon Jammiyathul Ulama (ACJU), the Muslim theologians of Sri Lanka, has called on the remaining members of the Muslim terrorist groups to surrender to the Security Forces.

Temporary ban on social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber, YouTube and Instagram has been lifted, the Government Information Department said.

Social media platforms including Whatsapp, facebook and youtube have been temporarily blocked in Sri Lanka, official sources said.

Police curfew was imposed within the Negombo Police Division with immediate effect until 7 am tomorrow following a tense situation, police said.

The Mahanayake Theras of Malwatu and Asgiri Chapters today urged the government to reconsider the reopening date of schools for the second term due to ongoing security concerns.

The Kattankudy police raided a building located on a large tract of land believed to have been used by the ’National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ), a group now identified as an extremist outfit, for its operational and training activities.

The Easter bombings in Sri Lanka and consequent cancellation of inbound tourist arrivals has made south India an alternative destination for tourists. Tour operators are getting enquiries for Tamil Nadu and Kerala from inbound travellers from Europe

Sri Lanka has expelled over 600 foreign nationals, including around 200 Islamic clerics, since the Easter suicide bombings blamed on a local jihadi group, a minister told AFP Sunday.

The Police had reportedly fired at a drone which was hovering over the skies in the Jawatte areas in Colombo last night.

Saudi Arabia are reported to have arrested Maulana Rila, the brother-in-law of Islamic State inspired Shangri-La hotel bomber Zahran Hashim, as well as colleague of his known only as Shahnawaj, last week on the basis of input from Indian intelligence

A parcel containing a stock of T56 and pistol ammunition were recovered from the premises of a girls’ school in Gampola yesterday.

ASOS billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen yesterday said an emotional farewell to his three children who were killed in the Easter Sunday terror attack in Sri Lanka.

Notorious underworld drug kingpin Makandure Madush who was arrested in Dubai, was deported to Sri Lanka this morning, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

The government announced today that the second term of the government schools will commence on Monday (6) only for Grade 6 to 13 while Grade 1 to 5 classes will commence for the second term on May 13.