Chilaw Pradeshiya Sabha member of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Nuwan Sanjeewa Mendis was killed in an accident at Madampe on the Kurunegala-Madampe Road last night, police said.

Forty nine people have been killed and several others injured in shootings at two mosques at Christchurch in New Zealand. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a news conference that 20 people were in a serious condition after the ’’

The Bangladesh cricket team are wanting to leave New Zealand ’as soon as possible’, after narrowly avoiding a shooting at a mosque in central Christchurch this afternoon.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament yesterday said that those who question him about the bond scam should read the report of the Presidential Commission which probed the issue as it had not faulted him for anything.

Fourteen Sri Lankan fugitives were under red notice as being wanted by Interpol either for the prosecution or to serve a sentence, according to Interpol statistics posted on its website. They were among 6,872 red notices on fugitives issued by them.

With reference to the recent inspection carried out at the Calorie Counter, Ward Place Colombo 7 outlet by Public Health Inspectors of the Colombo Municipal Council, the Calorie Counter management in a statement yesterday said that they rectified all

Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa today urged the government to withdraw from the proposed resolution co-sponsored by Sri Lanka to be presented at the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.

Sri Lanka is rapidly moving to integrate renewable energy such as solar, wind, wave and biogas to our energy mix to minimise oil and coal use, President Maithripala Sirisena said.

The police today released a photograph of a woman known as ‘Thushari’, who is a close associate of Kelum Indika Sampath, alias ‘Kewma’, seeking public assistance to arrest her.

The aunt of ‘Makandure Madush’ today filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking a restraining order against the Special Task Force (STF) and Criminal Investigations Department (CID) from arresting him while in the United Ara

At least ten chairs at the Lanka Hospital’s consultation area were recently found with bed bugs, Chief Medical Officer of the CMC Dr Ruwan Wijemuni said.

Sri Lanka will not agree to what is written in the UNHRC report and will express its opinion, Minister of Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana told parliament today.

Sri Lanka head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe was on Thursday told to return home from South Africa in the middle of the ODI series and fielding coach Steve Rixon will take charge of the team for the subsequent T20 series.

The Department of Meteorology today issued an Extreme Caution Heat advisory for most parts of North-western province for tomorrow.

Two persons have been killed and another hospitalised when two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at Moratumulla on the Piliyandala- Moratumulla Road this morning, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

The second special permanent High Court was declared open this morning by Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms Thalatha Athukorala.

Following the fuel price revision by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday night (12), the Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) had also decided to increase the prices of Super Diesel (Euro 4) and Xtra Premium 95 Petrol (Euro 4) with effect from last night

Many Facebook users are facing problem as the social networking site is down due to server maintenance.

Popular restaurant Calorie Counter at Ward Place, Colombo 7 which targets health-conscious patrons and markets itself as such, was raided by the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) health officials on Tuesday (12) for allegedly violating food safety regu

Sri Lanka should be watchful of the UNHRC resolution that would be presented on March 21, 2019, as it is connected to the adverse resolutions which were adopted in the past, MP Mahinda Samarasinghe told Parliament today.

Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella today requested those who will be representing President Maithripala Sirisena at the UNHRC session not to make adverse changes to the joint resolution which will be presented by Sri Lanka along with six other cou

JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that it was unreasonable to allocate Rs.13,560 million to the President who had repeatedly violated the constitution and was not even in the country when his expenditure head was taken up for debate.

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said today that the government would absorb any sharp increase in fuel prices in the global market and not let it affects the domestic market adversely.

Official talks between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), would commence tomorrow to discuss a political alliance among other issues, SLPP National Organiser Basil Rajapaksa said.

More than 20 expenditures heads, including the President’s allocation, was unanimously passed without a vote today amidst anxious moments.

Convener of the Inter University Students’ Federation, Maheel Dehideniya, was arrested by the police over unruly behaviour during the protest carried out by the IUSF students near the parliament roundabout today, police said.

Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the protesting Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) students near the parliament roundabout a short while ago, police said.

The Mirihana Special Crimes Investigation Unit officers today arrested a gangster known as ’Pangiriwatte Sudda’, who is an accomplice of Makandure Madush, in connection with the robbery of a diamond and several gems worth over Rs.5 billion in Pan

Heavy traffic was reported along the Sri Jayawardanepura Road in Rajagiriya and Battaramulla due to a protest march organised by the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF). The protest march is heading towards parliament.

The 24-hour countrywide token strike launched by teachers and principals this morning was a resounding success, Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) General Secretary Joseph Stalin said.