Hearing a plea for Indian citizenship by 65 Tamils from Sri Lanka - the descendants of indentured labourers - the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has permitted them to submit a fresh application seeking citizenship to the District Collector co

The investor of the Western Automobile vehicle assembly project in Kuliyapitiya is said to be given a deadline of two months to set up the proposed vehicle assembly plant. This was revealed by Development Strategies and International Trade Minister M

The head of the Catholic church in Sri Lanka on Thursday issued a scathing criticism of the government over the Easter attacks that killed more than 250 people, decrying a “total lack of interest” in determining why intelligence reports were igno

Despite the ongoing strike by railway trade unions, nearly 20 trains including nine office trains and the Jaffna-Colombo train (Yal Devi) were operated this morning bringing the office crowd to Colombo, Railways General Manager (GMR) Dilantha Fernand

Ceylon Thawheed Jama’ath (CTJ) General Secretary Abdul Razick who testified before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) looking into the Easter Sunday Attacks, yesterday said he had informed Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) about National

The Finance Ministry has sought Cabinet approval for the implementation of a Mass Rapid Transit Project (MRTP) in Colombo connecting the Port City with Negombo through rail links, the Daily Mirror learns.

Sri Lanka Thowheed Jamath (SLTJ) President A. K. Hisham said yesterday he had informed intelligence officers that the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks Zaharan Hashim had come to Akkaraipattu in a Prado a month prior to when the attacks too

Though not officially announced, President Maithripala Sirisena would be the absolute choice of the SLFP as its presidential candidate at the forthcoming polls, UPFA General Secretary Mahinda Amaraweera said yesterday.

Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorala said yesterday that Minister Sajith Premadasa will definitely be the next president of the country and that he would get the blessings of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in this regard.

Rishwin Ismath, who identified himself as a ’Muslim atheist’, testified before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) looking into the Easter Sunday attacks, said yesterday that Islamic school textbooks published by the Education Ministry presc

JVP MP Sunil Handunnetti today alleged that the government was planning to handover the Sewanagala and Pelwatte sugar factories to Minister Daya Gamage through the Revival of Underperforming Enterprises or Underutilised Assets (repeal) Bill.

Considering the recommendations of the “Special Board of Inquiry Appointed to Inquire into the Easter attack on April 21, 2019”, Attorney General Dappula de Livera has directed the acting IGP to initiate criminal investigations against nine polic

Though a 48-hour train strike was scheduled to be launched from midnight today, a tense situation was witnessed at the Fort Railway Station following the cancellation of a number of train services from as early as 7.00 p.m this evening.

The Revival of Underperforming Enterprises or Underutilised Assets (Repealed) Bill passed with amendments in parliament this evening with a majority of 22 votes.

A 32-year-old driver was injured when the police opened fire at a three-wheeler which disobeyed an order to stop in Gampaha this evening, police said.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today suspended the overseas travel approval given to Perpetual Treasuries Pvt. Ltd. (PTL) Chairman, Geoffrey Joseph Aloysius, following objections raised by the Attorney General.

Law Students’ Union of Sri Lanka has written to Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya PC regarding ‘discrepancies and irregularities’ in the conduct of the Sri Lanka Law College’s final year exams in October 2018 and April 2019.

A 48-hour railway strike would be launched from midnight today as the discussions held with Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera were failed, railway trade unions said.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today directed Minister Ravi Karunanayake and his wife to give a statement to the CID on July 7 at 10.00 in connection with his having given false evidence to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the bo

Ceylon Thowheed Jamath (CTJ) General Secretary Abdul Razik is currently giving evidence before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) over the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.

The government today presented a supplementary estimate in Parliament seeking approval to spend Rs.65 billion for new highways and other road development projects.

Former Western Province Chief Minister Isura Devapriya has been appointed Chairman of the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) by President Maithripala Sirisena today.

Indictments have been filed against President’s former Chief of Staff I. H. K. Mahanama and ex-State Timber Corporation (STC) Chairman P. Dissanayaka in the Colombo Special High Court by the Bribery Commission in connection with the incident where

India and Sri Lanka are likely to be under threat with terror group ISIS turning its attention to the Indian Ocean Region in the wake of losses across Syria and Iraq, intelligence reports have warned, NDTV reported.

The Sri Lanka terrorist attacks were organized by the militants of the Islamic State (IS, terrorist organization outlawed in Russia - TASS) formerly active in Syria and Iraq, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Yuri Kokov said at the Tenth Inte

Strong recovery in agriculture amid favourable weather gave a boost to the reeling economy in the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19), as the economic growth for the three months was recorded at 3.7 percent from a year earlier, the data released by the Depa

Heavy traffic was reported at the Parliament Roundabout due to a protest carried out by a group of employees of the Sevanagala Sugar factory against the privatization of the factory, police said.

Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said that a decision had been taken not to select the top achievers in the country with regards to two major national examinations, the G.C.E. (O/L) and the Year 5 Scholarship and instead a ruling on whet

COPE Chairman Sunil Hadunnetti yesterday raised a point in parliament that the respective ministers had not responded to the COPE report presented in parliament on January 24, 2019. It’s now been 16 weeks without a response, although it’s expecte

A few Muslim organizations, including Ceylon Thowheed Jamath and Sri Lanka Thowheed Jamath will be summoned to testify before Parliamentary Select Committee today (PSC) over the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.