While saying that they would not attempt to topple the Government or sabotage its affairs at this stage, Opposition assured that they were ready to render any support the Government needs in a bid to recover from the prevailing uncertainties created

Rear Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne was appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy by President Maithripala Sirisena.

Justice Prasanna S. Jayawardena today recused himself from being a member of the Bench which is hearing the contempt of court allegation case against former chief justice Sarath N.Silva.

A man who tried to bribe the Horowpathana Police OIC, to release a suspect of National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ) from remanded custody, was arrested by Bribery Commission Officers this morning.

Seven trained suicide bombers from Kattankudy identified as followers of National Thawheed Jama’ath organization had been arrested in Hambantota on Monday, a senior police officer revealed.

The Saudi Embassy in Colombo expressed its ‘displeasure and condemnation’ of what it called ‘false allegations’ over the controversy regarding an alleged top secret document published by a Lebanese news site Al-Ahed that cited a letter suppos

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam secured Cabinet approval for the free distribution of 183,000 tabs among school children despite objection by President Maithripala Sirisena.

The Cabinet decided yesterday to grant a tax exemption for the import of security equipment to be used in the tourism sector following the terror strikes on April 21, Daily Mirror learns.

The University Grant Commission (UGC) yesterday said that no organisation by the name of Sharia University or Batticaloa Campus had requested permission to conduct degree courses.

While stating that Sri Lanka could learn from the mistakes the US have done before and after the 9/11 attacks, former US Ambassador Robert O Blake Jr yesterday said the incumbent government should establish a high-level group of technocrats similar t

A large number of terrorists had already been arrested, out of which, 12 were hard-core members, President Maithirpala Sirisena told Parliament today.

Sri Lanka was still under threat from global terrorists though the country was fast returning to normal after the Easter Sunday carnage, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today.

The Government hospitals did not have proper supplementary medicines used with chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer, it was revealed at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) to investigate corruption of the current administration, today

President Maithripala Sirisena had urged the Diplomatic community to take steps to lift travel advisories imposed on their countrymen from visiting Sri Lanka.

Solicitor General Dappula de Livera has been appointed as the new Attorney General by the Constitutional Council today.

The security in Parliament had been further beefed up as intelligence reports had revealed that it was under terrorist threat, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya announced today.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today urged the need for the President and the Prime Minister to shed all political differences -at least temporarily-and work in tandem to find a lasting solution to the extremist terrorism in the country.

Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake has requested the general public to go back to their normal life and that the tri-forces and the police were dedicated to their safety throughout day and night.

Issuing a set of guidelines to be followed during the Ramadan month, the All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulema (ACJU) yesterday instructed the mosques to control the volume of their loudspeakers to ensure that the sound would not affect others outside of it.

All those who were involved in the recent terror attacks have been identified and all of them were either arrested or killed, Acting Inspector General of Police C.D. Wickremaratne said yesterday.

The Special High Court today permitted former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to travel to Singapore for medical reasons from May 15 to 19.

A suspect detained by the Keselwatte Police in Colombo on suspicion of having links with the proscribed National Thawheed Jamath (NTJ) movement, was today ordered to be remanded till May 21 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage.

General Secretary of the SLFP, former minister Dayasiri Jayasekara made an appeal to Saudi Arabia and Qatar yesterday to not let extremist groups in those countries to finance Muslim fundamentalists in Sri Lanka like National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ),

A 68-year-old Sri Lankan passenger was arrested by the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) officials for possessing Methempitamin (Ice) weighing more than 2kgs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night, police said.

Catholic schools and churches will reopen soon but be subjected to protection by the security forces, the Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said yesterday.

The Police had urged parents to drop their children in front of the school gates without parking their vehicles or blocking the traffic, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

The report of the committee appointed to look into regulating Madrasa schools was handed over to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday.

Higher Education Minister Rauff Hakeem said yesterday the Batticaloa campus would be subjected to a thorough examination to determine whether it could be granted the degree-awarding status.

While condemning the comments made by Western Province Governor Azath Salley on certain judges to the media on alleged extremist inclination, Justice and Prison Reforms Minister Thalatha Atukorale today said Mr. Salley still has the opportunity to ta

Prince Harry said they were ’’absolutely thrilled’’ and thanked the public for their support during the pregnancy.