Former DIG of Terrorist Investigation Division (TID), Nalaka De Silva today appeared before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed to look into Easter Sunday attacks.

The three-member committee comprising senior police officers has been appointed to receive complaints against former Western Province Governor Azath Salley, former Eastern Province Governor M. L. A. M. Hizbullah, and former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen

A. J. M. Muzammil was sworn in as the new Governor of the Western Province before President Maithripala Sirisena.

The Meteorology Department today warned that there is a possibility of surging of the sea along the coastal areas from Mannar to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle.

Mahasohon Balakaya leader Amith Weerasinghe was released on bail by the Colombo Additional Magistrate’s Court today.

Sri Lanka was the first country in the world which was able to recover fast after an IS terror attack, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said.

Professor Hemantha Senanayake, Head of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo and Former Chairperson of Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists speaking to the Daily Mirror said despi

When printing school textbooks for 2018 and 2019, the Education Ministry had included a message of Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam along with his photograph and it had incurred considerable loss to the government, it was observed at the Presidential

In an assessment of the damage caused to the economy as a result of the Easter Sunday attacks, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) put the revenue loss from VAT and NBT alone at approximately Rs.26 billion for the remaining period of the year. The C

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said yesterday the government had turned a blind eye to the rise of extremism while proceeding with the witch-hunt of the Rajapaksa family.

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith who visited MP Ven. Athuraliye Ratana Thera during his fast unto death said the problem would not have blown out of proportion today if President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had acted against

All Muslim ministers including cabinet, state and deputy ministers have decided to resign from their portfolios, Minister Rauff Hakeem said today.

The Elections Commission today indicated to the Court of Appeal (CA) that he was, in principle, willing to conduct Provincial Council elections without recourse to delimitation process.

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera today said that Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had fanned the flames of hatred and communalism by visiting Athuraliye Rathana Thera who was fasting in Kandy.

Heavy traffic was reported in Pettah, Fort and along the Lotus Road in Colombo due to a protest which is being held outside the Fort Railway Station, police said.

Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera a short while ago ended the fast which he began demanding the resignation of Governors Azath Salley, M. L. A. M. Hizbullah and Minister Rishad Bathiudeen.

The Inter-Provincial Private Bus Association (IPPBA) and other Private Bus Associations today said they would refrain from operating bus services from midnight in support of Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera, who was on a hunger strike in front of Sri Da

Western Province Governor Azath Salley and Eastern Province Governor M. L. A. M. Hizbullah have tendered their resignation to President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago.

Mahanayaka Theras of the Malwatte and Asgiriya chapters have urged the President and the Prime Minister to resolve the demands of Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera, who is engaged in a fast unto death strike opposite Sri Dalada Maligawa.

Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa held discussions with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Temple Trees this morning on the economy of the country following the Easter Sunday terror attacks.

Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera who is engaged in a hunger fast for three days is in a good healthy condition, doctors said.

Amidst calls for his resignation, Eastern Province Governor M.L.A.M. Hisbullah met with President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday and informed him that he would take a decision on his future only after consulting his community.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has requested its leader President Maithripala Sirisena to remove the Governors of the Western and the Eastern provinces Asath Salley and M. L. A. M. Hisbullah from office to defuse tension built up in the country over

The Elections Commission was ready to hold any election first, be it Presidential or Provincial Council, Chairman of Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said.

Sri Lanka’s suspended police chief has petitioned the Supreme Court, accusing President Maithripala Sirisena of failing to prevent the Easter bombings that killed 258 people, the AFP reported today.

Public are advised to be vigilant, when using beaches from Wellawatte to Mount Lavinia because of black oil residue that has been washed ashore, the Marine Environment Protection Authority said today.

A 38-year-old Japanese man was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday for attempting to leave the country with foreign currency amounting to Rs 5 million.

A suspect who had been impersonating a major of the Sri Lankan Army Intelligence, has been arrested by the STF at Soysapura in Moratuwa yesterday.

A 56-year-old man wanted over the fatal shooting of a police constable (PC) at Akuressa in May 22, was killed in a shoot-out with police early this morning at Urumutta in Akuressla.

Three suspects were arrested today in Maharagama with a gem worth Rs.10 million which was stolen from a businessman Friday, police said.