The European Union (EU) and Sri Lanka held an informal counter-terrorism dialogue where the EU presented a support package for Sri Lanka focusing on law enforcement, rehabilitation and disengagement, counter-narratives and online radicalisation.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in a letter addressed to State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake has called for an explanation from him on the controversial statements he had made on Buddhist monks, before July 20, 2019.

The officer in-charge of the Panadura (North) Police, Inspector Prabath Paranawithana has been Interdicted today after two T-56 assault rifles went missing from the police station last week.

All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) leader and Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen said yesterday they were not in a hurry to accept ministerial portfolios and said they would do so on a decision taken by his party.

Mohamed Farook Mohamed Fawaz, the Colombo District Leader of the National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ), was granted bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today.

A father and daughter were killed when the train travelling from Kankasanthurai to Colombo collided with their motorcycle at an unprotected railway crossing at Wadurawa, in Veyangoda this morning.

India and Sri Lanka continue to share intelligence with the Sri Lankan authorities on narcotics smuggling in the Indian Ocean, a spokesman said yesterday.

The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that probes the Easter Sunday attack has decided to conduct inquiries from the intelligence officers in camera in the future.

England won the World Cup for the first time as they beat New Zealand in a Super Over after a nerve-shredding final ended in a tie at Lord’s today.

The final between England and New Zealand will now go to Super Over as the match is tied. England suffered two run outs in the final over as Ben Stokes failed to get required 15 runs in the final over.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said there were as many as 300 allegations against Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and a bulk of them were baseless. ’’The CID reports have cleared Mr. Bathiudeen,’’ the Prime Minister said.

The service of Navy Commander Vice Admiral Piyal de Silva has been extended by one year by President Maithripala Sirisena with effect from today.

UPFA MP Faizer Mustapha today said all Muslim MPs have unanimously decided to amend the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) and accordingly, a Cabinet paper would be presented to amend it soon.

Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa today said the presidential candidate they would field would certainly win the election.

Jalani Premadasa, the wife of Sajith Premadasa on Saturday addressing and event said that she appeared before them as the first lady of future leader of the country.

President Maithripala Sirisena said today he would declare a National Day of Mourning if a bill to abolish the death penalty was brought before Parliament.

A group of 12 youths who were about to leave for a boat ride from the Mirissa Harbour were arrested over the possession of various narcotics on Saturday, police said.

There was no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka at present from the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that had hit off the West Australian Coast, the National Tsunami Early Warning Centre of the Meteorology Department said today.

The Senior DIG of the North Central Province had been instructed to launch a probe into the complaint made by UPFA MP Roshan Ranasinghe that he was threatened by President Maithripala Sirisena’s brother Dudley, police said today.

One soldier was killed and eight others were injured when a cab they were travelling in had veered off the road and toppled this morning at Kepapilau in Mullaitivu , Army Spokesman Brigadier Sumith Atapattu said.

A Sri Lankan national was arrested by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the Philippines for turning his Filipina wife into a cybersex slave, the GMA News reported.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe while participating in a function organised to distribute land deeds to the landless in Nawalapitiya, said the opposition cannot even conduct a proper debate in parliament. Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Affai

The Health Department of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) inspected 12 sports clubs throughout the week and took legal action against six of them for maintaining their kitchens in an unhygienic manner in violation of food safety regulations.

Making a giant transformation in the transport sector, the National Transport Commission (NTC) launched the initial project in introducing the Google Transit facility in Sri Lanka to assist in easy public transportation.

The government has set up a fully-fledged divisional secretariat in Kalmunai north having acceded to a request by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) ahead of the vote on the no-confidence motion on Thursday, a parliamentarian said yesterday.

An impartial investigation will be carried out on allegations made by UPFA MP Roshan Ranasinghe was threatened by President Maithripala Sirisena’s brother Dudley Sirisena, State Minister of Defence, Ruwan Wijewardene told Parliament yesterday.

Railway Trade Union Alliance (RTUA) warned that they would stage another railway strike if all the casual employees of the Railway Department were not made permanent immediately.

UNP MP Hirunika Premachandra yesterday raised a privilege issue alleging that under the advice of President Maithripala Sirisena, she had been prevented from participating in a TV programme on July 1 telecast on ITN.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MPs voted for no confidence motion against the Government on Thursday on the promise pledged by the Government that it would grant a separate divisional secretariat for them, SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekar

UPFA MP Dilan Perera said yesterday if the Muslim ministers, state ministers and the deputy minister, who resigned from their posts in support of MP Rishad Bathiudeen were sworn in again, the joint opposition would move a no-confidence motion against