Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said that the Counter Terrorism Bill, if enacted, would be repressive of all the institutions, the trade unions and the media.

The United National Party (UNP) working committee yesterday decided not to take disciplinary action against State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake who accused that MPs in Parliament uses cocaine.

President Maithripala Sirisena declined to grant another service extension for the head of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) Senior DIG Ravi Waidyalankara, it is learnt.

President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday even though the Presidential Commission appointed by him to probe the Central Bank (CB) bond scam had revealed who the culprits of the scam were, there is no possibility of bringing them to justice as lon

The opposition yesterday said it would hold a public rally against the government which will be led by Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in Kandy on March 8.

Minister Ranjith Madduma Bandara today said State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake’s statement that ministers use cocaine was baseless and that the State Minister should refrain from making statements seeking publicity.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump met in Vietnam on Wednesday for a second summit, the Hindu reported.

The Government of Sri Lanka almost pulled off the impossible by having President Barack Obama in Sri Lanka in 2016, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said on Tuesday.

A Srilankan flight which left for Dubai from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday had to return to the airport after one of its engines was damaged by a bird strike, the airport duty manager said.

Government of India said today due to India’s high state of readiness and alertness, Pakistan’s attempts to target military installations on the Indian side were foiled successfully.

SriLankan Airlines cancelled its flights to the Pakistani cities of Karachi and Lahore scheduled for Thursday (28) following the temporary closure of Pakistani airspace by the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam this morning killing two pilots, Indian media reported.

The Sri Lanka Air Force has deployed a Bell 212 helicopter with Bambi Bucket to assist in dousing the fire that erupted at a coir factory in Hettipola, Kuliyapitiya today.

Mersily Thomas, the Indian national who was in remand custody over the alleged assassination plot on President Maithripala Sirisena and other VVIPS was discharged from the case by the Fort Magistrate today.

The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs today said the Pakistan Air Force undertook strikes across Line of Control (LoC) from within Pakistani airspace.

India and Pakistan should act in a manner that ensures the security, peace and stability of the entire region, the Government of Sri Lanka said today.

The Lotus Road from Ceramic Junction in Colombo has been temporarily closed due to a protest march being carried out by a group of unemployed graduates, the police said.

FR Senanayake Mawatha, in front of the Colombo Municipal Council, had been congested following a protest carried out by the All Ceylon Public Management Assistant’s Union at present.

A Pakistani military spokesman said Pakistan shot down two Indian Air Force planes in its airspace in Kashmir on Wednesday adding that one Indian pilot had been captured.

Former Secretary to the Petroleum Resources Development Ministry, Upali Marasinghe today assumed duties as the Chairman of Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), after his predecessor Ramal Siriwardene tendered his resignation to Transport Ministry Secret

A 50-year-old Bolivian woman, who tried to smuggle in a stock of cocaine worth over Rs.40 million to the country in 2016, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Negombo High Court yesterday.

Sri Lanka has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to extend a $1.5 billion loan by another year and relax its tight spending targets ahead of key elections, two government sources close to the negotiations told Reuters on Tuesday.

The Cabinet is reported to have decided yesterday to appoint a committee comprising of ministers and officials to look into allegations about irregularities in the award of the contract to a Chinese consortium to execute the LNG (Liquefied Natural Ga

The Cabinet is reported to have decided yesterday to appoint a committee comprising ministers and officials to look into allegations about irregularities in the award of the contract to a Chinese consortium to execute the LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)

The Cabinet is yesterday reported to have yesterday endorsed a proposal to extend the on-arrival visa facility for citizens of several foreign countries including Japan, Thailand, Singapore and the member-states of the European Union.

The Dubai Consulate office has said a woman lawyer will appear for the suspects including Amal Perera, his son and drug kingpin Makandure Madush, who were arrested in Dubai, Sri Lankan Counsel Shabdika Wellappili said.

The Defence Ministry, which comes under the purview of President Maithripala Sirisena has further delayed its observations on the proposed Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

In 2007 former Mihin Lanka CEO Sajin Vass Gunawardena had informed the then Commercial Division’s head Sugathadasa Rajapakse that he, the CEO, would decide on the prices of air tickets and this had led to his resignation from Mihin Lanka, it was re

After having unsuccessful discussions with the Prime minister and Public Administration Minister Ranjith Madduma Bandara this evening the Government Service Executive Officers had decided to launch their 24-hour countrywide token strike from tomorrow

The Foreign Secretary of India yesterday said the Government of India is firmly and resolutely committed to taking all necessary measures to fight the menace of terrorism.