An Israeli spacecraft came within a few kilometers of the historic touchdown bid before it suffered a technical glitch and crashed on the moon surface on Thursday.

The UNP is not against the President’s decision to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court as to when his first term in office expires but he should do so without delay, Digital Infrastructure Development Minister Ajith P Perera said yesterday.

Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said the allowances given to senior citizens should be increased and these allowances should be sent to their homes directly.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had neglected submitting some important reports regarding power interruptions and generations to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) for a period of nearly one year, PUCSL Director Corporate Communi

The Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) chairman yesterday said Sri Lanka faced a crisis over tea exports to Iran in terms of recovering monies, due to the economic sanctions imposed on Iran.

UNP MP Mujibur Rahaman, in a letter addressed to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, has requested action against Foreign Affairs Ministry Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinghe whom he had accused of making defamatory references on Mr. Jayasuriya in parliament.

Joint opposition frontline and former minister, Bandula Gunawardena, said the JO would bring a no faith motion (NFM) against Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera claiming that he had misled parliament by presenting inaccurate information, statistics

Former minister and SLFP stalwart S.B.Dissanayaka charged today that Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has betrayed the country and war heroes to secure a position in the UNO and added the joint opposition would do its utmost to thwart it.

A protest was organised by a group led by former northern provincial councillor M.K. Sivajilingam over a survey conducted to extend the Mandaitivu Navy camp in Jaffna.

Sudan’s defence minister said on Thursday that President Omar al-Bashir had been taken into military custody, effectively announcing a military coup to end his 30-year rule, the Washington Post reported.

The responsibility of taking decisions on the country’s education should be taken by educationists and intellectuals without letting politicians to do so, President Maithripala Sirisena said today.

The world’s largest ever election has started in India, with voters in 20 states casting their ballots in the first phase of a marathon six-week poll.

US fugitive whistle-blower Edward Snowden has warned that the arrest of Julian Assange is a ’dark moment for press freedom’, Daily Mail said today.

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, BBC News reported a short while ago.

A 23-year-old employee of SriLankan Airlines was arrested by Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last morning while attempting to smuggle out gold biscuits worth Rs. 32 million.

Actor Ryan Van Rooyen, who was arrested for possession of cannabis, was further remanded until April 25.

Mangala P.B. Yapa was appointed as the chairman of Board of Investment (BOI) by President Maithripala Sirisena today.

All liquor shops and taverns will be closed on April 13 and 14 for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Department of Exercise announced today.

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka was set to receive the additional post of Internal Affairs Minister on the recommendation of the government, sources said yesterday.

The National Physical Plan for the next 30 years had been finalized, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

Bilateral talks between the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) became hard and direct yesterday since the former raised doubts about purported moves by President Maithripala Sirisena to postpone the presidential

I am the most harangued and insulted Head of State by the media among all six presidents since J.R. Jayewardene, but the one to assume presidency after me will not tolerate mudslinging and character assassination like how I do, President Maithripala

A number of supermarkets within the Colombo Municipality were raided by the Colombo Municipal Council’s (CMC) Health Department officials today to check the hygienic conditions and food safety regulations.

A group of SLFPers cheated the party by joining the SLPP soon after President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and formed a government with opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister, General Secretary of

Scientists released an image of a black hole captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, a project of eight radio-based telescopes tasked with taking the first ever photo of a black hole.

Fuel prices will not be revised tonight despite the escalating fuel prices in the world market so as to provide relief to the people in the festive season, finance ministry said today.

The Ava group had put up notices in the Jaffna University premises warning that the students who were involved in ragging newcomers would be punished and called for immediate stop of any ragging activities in the university.

A Sri Lankan maid was sentenced to six months in prison and fined Dh5,000 by the Sharjah Criminal Court for setting ablaze the car of her sponsor’s wife parked in his house in Sharjah’s Al Seeyoh area.

The special committee appointed to look into interest rate issues has recommended the reduction of interest rates granted to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) by two percent, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

President Maithripala Sirisena has sent a message dealing with bilateral ties to United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry said.