Former IGP and National Defence Advisor N. K. Illangakoon yesterday said that there had been a serious communication gap between the intelligence arm and law implementing institutions leading to the Easter Sunday carnage.

Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana today rejected allegations that the Additional Secretary to the Ministry had requested information on particular cases from the Chief Justice and Judges of the Colombo High Court and said he had only conveyed the reque

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Leader Udaya Gammanpila today said former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa received the final document pertaining to the renunciation of his US citizenship in May this year.

The STF could have prevented the April 21, 2019, terror attacks if it was not confined to handle narcotics and organised crimes and had the relevant sources provided sufficient information, its head Senior DIG M. R. Latheef said today.

Dr. Mohamed Shafi Shihabdeen of the Kurunegala Hospital was granted bail by the Kurunegala Magistrate’s Court this evening.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a three-member committee chaired by Foreign Affairs Minister Tilak Marapana to probe State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake’s controversial statements he had made on Buddhist monks on social media recentl

The Government should reveal to the country about the identity of an aircraft which had arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) a few days ago without any name on it, UPFA MP Thilanga Sumathipala said.

Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, was released from the jail in Vellore in Tamil Nadu today for a month to attend her daughter’ wedding, NDTV reported.

Former IGP N. K. Ilangakoon commenced giving evidence before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday’s attacks a short while ago.

The Trial-at-Bar in the Colombo High Court yesterday had remanded S.N. Roshan, alias Ali Roshan, and seven others until the end of the case over the alleged illegal possession of five elephants during 2012-2015 without a valid license. The judges pre

The water supply to several areas in the Colombo suburbs would be interrupted for 14 hours starting from 8.00 p.m today to 10.00a.m tomorrow (26) due to sudden break down in main transmission line to the Kolonnawa Reservoir, the National Water Supply

Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the corruption in the current administration concluded its inquiry into the case filed against Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam on charges of including his photograph in school textbooks for 20

The 15 suspects in remand custody in connection with vandalizing more than four statues of the Buddha in Mawanella, were further remanded till August 8 by Mawanella Magistrate Upul Rajakaruna today.

Special Task Force (STF) Commandant Senior DIG M. R. Latheef commenced giving evidence before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday’s attacks a short while ago.

The Supreme Court directed today the Special High Court to stop hearing further evidence over the D.A. Rajapaksa Museum case till the Supreme Court decided on the appeal made by the Defence over the Jurisdiction of the Special High Court to hear it.

A British woman who was allegedly raped by an electrician while on a package holiday at a hotel in Bentota, Sri Lanka, subsequently discovered she was pregnant and had to undergo tests to determine whether the baby’s father was her husband, the Her

Following the controversy over the Batticaloa campus, Cabinet approved a proposal to enact a piece of legislation in the form of an amendment to the Universities’ Act to regulate the private higher educational institutes effectively.

Several hundred millions of rupees which the government had given to the Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital (NFTH) could be considered illegal transactions, Chairman of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) to investigate the corruption of th

Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) Inspector T. R. K. R. Pathirana yesterday blamed the delay on the part of Attorney General’s Department to answer a query made to him by his institution with regards to National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) leader Za

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is said to have secured Cabinet approval for the enactment of a piece of fresh legislation along similar lines of the law in the United Kingdom to prevent the rise of ISIS terrorism in Sri Lanka.

Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday the visiting UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Freedom of Association, Clement Nyaltessoi had met the Chief Justice on Tuesday despite the Speaker’s assurance to stop the scheduled meeting wit

The gazette notification issued in 2013 allowing garbage importation will be amended but not abolished, Deputy Minister of International Trade Nalin Bandara told Parliament yesterday.

Both the government and the opposition yesterday called for a Parliament Select Committee (PSC) to inquire into the incident where the Foreign Ministry Additional Secretary had called judicial officers including the Chief Justice for a meeting with t

Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) SSP Shani Abeysekera said yesterday none of the suspects who were arrested in connection with the Vanathawillu and Mawanella incidents had participated in the Easter Sunday attacks.

Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) Director SSP Waruna Jayasundara said yesterday he had instructed TID officials including the unit established in Kalmunai to arrest National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) Leader Zahran Hashim soon after he received the

Strict action would be taken against the firm responsible for importing the controversial garbage containers into the country, the Finance Minister said.

SriLankan Airlines today issued a statement clarifying recent news reports on a damaged meal tray on board a SriLankan Airlines flight.

Boris Johnson formally became Britain’s prime minister today and immediately set about assembling a team of ministers and advisers to prepare an all-out push to get the UK out of the EU by the fall, the Wall Street Airlines said today.

The decision regarding the issuance of a warrant against former CBSL Governor Arjun Mahendran will be delivered on August 9 by the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar.

Testifying before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday attacks, Senior DIG and Head of CID and TID, Ravi Seneviratne today said no evidence had been found to confirm that those who staged the attacks had connections with