Mrs. Srima Dissanayake, the wife of late Minister Gamini Dissanayake, passed away at the age of 77 at a private hospital in Colombo, this evening.

A seven-member committee comprising of senior police personnel and headed by Senior DIG of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Ravi Seneviratne, has been appointed by IGP Pujith Jayasundara today. The aim being, to monitor investigations being c

The defeat of the expenditure heads of the Megapolis and Internal Affairs, Local Government and Provincial Councils ministries yesterday became a talking point in parliament today.

A stock of beedi leaves found floating in the sea were recovered today by crew members of a SL Navy fast attack craft and a coastal patrol vessel during a patrol carried out in the seas of Mannar South.

Veteran Singer Anjaleen Gunathilaka passed away a short while ago at the age of 79, President Keerthi Pasquel of the Sri Lanka Singers Association (SLASA) announced.

Assistant Government Whip Professor Ashu Marasighe informed parliament today that he resigned from his post following the defeat of the two expenditure heads in parliament yesterday.

It is deeply regrettable and unfortunate that some portions of my remarks at Monday’s news briefing, especially in the English media, had lost its original meaning and intention either due to the translation or for reasons unknown, Northern Provinc

An agreement to build a proposed $3.85 billion oil refinery in Sri Lanka will take at least a year to be finalised as its main investor, India’s Accord Group, says it is yet to recruit partners and conduct an assessment of the plan’s viability.

The water supply to several areas in the Colombo suburbs would be interrupted for 24 hours starting from 9.00 a.m tomorrow (30) till 9.00 a.m Sunday (31). This is due to a power interruption by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the National Water S

UPFA MP S.B. Dissanayake addressing a press conference called on the President to immediately recall Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Geneva A.L.A. Azeez and to arrest Mano Tittawela for directing him to put the signature on the UNHRC resolution without t

The ’Sahasara’ project is to be introduced in the Western Province together with the Megapolis Ministry to provide an effective transport system, Transport and Civil Aviation State Minister Ashok Abeysinghe said yesterday.

It is up to President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to decide on the Aruvakaru garbage disposal project, as my responsibility is over, Megapolis and Western Region Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka told parl

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) yesterday urged the government to hold provincial council elections as soon as possible in order to ensure democracy in the North and East.

Narcotics stocks seized by the local law enforcement authorities, upon commencement of the judicial process, would be destroyed publicly on April 1, President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday.

The Examinations Department released the top ten ranks of the GCE O/L examination results-2018 a short while ago.

The Examinations Department announced that the GCE O/L examination results-2018 had been released and could be viewed and downloaded from its website http://www.doenets.lk

A former CEO of SriLankan Airlines, Kapila Chandrasena had continued the agreement with Airbus in 2013 to purchase an aircraft worth Rs.146.1 billion for re-fleeting.

Most of the expenditure heads of the Internal & Home Affairs and the Provincial Councils & Local Government ministries of Vajira Abeywardane were defeated in parliament today during the committee stage debate.

The Central Bank (CB) today decided to recommence issuing coins to the public after the practice was stopped following the Central Bank bomb blast on January 31, 1996, Central Bank director Tamara Wijesuriya said.

A Sri Lankan national reportedly fell to his death while escaping the fire at a high-rise building in Dhaka’s Banani area (Bangladesh) this afternoon.

Nihal Ranasinghe has been appointed as the new secretary to the Ministry of Education.

The government will not shirk its responsibilities when it comes to solving the power crisis in the country, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said at a meeting at Temple Trees today.

President’s Counsel Yasantha Kodagoda was sworn in as the President of the Court of Appeal before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago.

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said that the UNP Leader should contest the upcoming presidential election and if that happens they would work towards his victory.

Megapolis and Western Development Minister Champika Ranawaka said that the country cannot go back to family rule and the need is for a leader like Speaker Karu Jayasuriya who can create an image for the country both locally and internationally.

Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, who has been given clearance to play in the full Indian Premier League (IPL) season, has now expressed his desire to play in the SLC Super Provincial T20 Cricket Tournament.

Notorious drug dealer Maduranga Fernando alias ‘Beramulle Sameera’ and three others were arrested by the STF with 106 grams of heroin in their possession at Palliyawatta in Wattala last night, the STF said.

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday said that he is not ready to do anything that is contrary to the country’s constitution or harmful to its sovereignty simply because the international community or anyone else was saying so.

Notorious drug kingpin Mohommad Najim Mohammad Imran alias Kanjipani Imran, who was arrested along with ‘Makandure Madush’ in Dubai, was taken under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this

The United National Party (UNP) presidential candidate would be decided based on the candidate finalised by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), UNP MP Thushara Indunil said yesterday.