Former civil servant Devanesan Nesiah officially returned the “Deshamanya” award conferred to him by President Maithripala Sirisena today.

Sri Lanka have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in their 45-run loss against New Zealand in the first One-Day International in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, the ICC said.  

Western Provincial Councillor Shanmuganathan Kuhavardhan, who was arrested for allegedly defrauding cheques amounting to Rs.72 million, today accused Democratic People's Front (DPF) Leader and Minister Mano Ganesan of taking political revenge and

New Zealand won the opening one-day international against Sri Lanka by 45 runs in Tauranga today.

Four Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) members of the Moratuwa Municipal Council have today joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), which has majority support in the council.

While assuming duties as Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment, Palitha Thewarapperuma said yesterday among the many mistakes done by President Maithirpala Sirisena, the biggest was to promote Sarath Fonseka to the rank of Field Marshal.

China successfully landed the Chang’e 4 spacecraft on the far side of the moon this morning, Beijing time, according to state news agency Xinhua, becoming the first in history to touch the lunar surface unseen by those on Earth.

Martin Guptill's fourth ODI ton, half-centuries from Williamson and Taylor and a 13-ball 47 from Jimmy Neesham has helped New Zealand post a massive score as Sri Lanka struggled in good batting conditions.

A Sri Lankan couple living in Rome had the honour of being the parents of the first baby born in the New Year.

The Cabinet decided yesterday to present the annual budget for 2019 on March 5, it is learnt.  

The government has decided to raise US$1600 million by issuing Sri Lanka Development Bonds through State banks for debt servicing, Daily Mirror learns.

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday agreed to place the State Banks under the purview of Public Enterprise Development Minister Lakshman Kiriella, Daily Mirror learns.

The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) would resort to trade union action against the misconduct of Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne as the Health Minister, GMOA Secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge said yesterday.

The draft Constitution, which was to be presented in Parliament on December 7, 2018, would be presented before February 4 2019, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Spokesman MP M.A. Sumanthiran said. 

The Bribery Commission yesterday recorded a statement from UNP MP Palitha Range Bandara who had complained that certain individuals had offered him bribes to support the administration which was appointed on October 26, last year.

While claiming that not even a peon in his ministry acts like former Wildlife Deputy Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said that the former deputy minister might have been shot dead by a wildlife officer, if the Prime Mini

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake claimed yesterday that extremist groups in the North and South were attempting to create a story that a new Constitution would be brought in soon knowing full well that this could not ha

The Government will come up with a programme to strengthen the devalued rupee and to cover the losses incurred to the economy during the 52-day political crisis last year, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday.  

Importing of vehicles which were designed for the year 2019 would be delayed due to the delay in presenting the budget and further depreciating of Sri Lankan Rupee, the Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) Chairman Ranjan Peiris said.

UNP MP Palitha Range Bandara today said he will be appointed as a cabinet Minister shortly.

Condemning the statement made by MP Bandula Gunawardena that it was not proper to couple the GCE A/L examination results of national and international schools, Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said the MP was attempting to destroy free educ

Responding to criticisms over his remarks with regard to GCE A/L results, MP Bandula Gunawardana today stood his ground and said laws should be changed if A/L results of government and international schools were to be analysed together.

CID today informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court that according to their investigations the Director (Operations) of the Anti-Corruption Movement, Namal Kumara has been found to be an Army deserter in 2010 and had joined the Sri Lanka Air F

A 38-year-old suspect was arrested with 1. 51 kg of heroin valued at Rs. 18 million in Wellawatte today, police said.

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems has secured an order to build Sri Lanka’s first large-scale wind farm, the Mannar Wind Farm, Renewables Now reported.

The Negombo Police launched an investigation into the incident where a caged dog was set on fire in a house at Copra Junction in Negombo.

"There's no time to rebuild - the World Cup is this year," Sri Lankan captain Lasith Malinga said at Bay Oval in New Zealand on Wednesday.

Former cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene has expressed disappointment over the comments made by MP Bandula Gunawardane that GCE A/L examination results of national and international schools should not be coupled, saying education is knowledge whethe

A total of 95,797 suspects have been arrested by the police during raids carried in 2018 on possession with toxic drugs such as heroin, cocaine, hashish, cannabis and methamphetamine (ice), Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said yesterday.

Ahead of this year's elections, the Election Commission is to work out a mechanism for ‘Election Dispute Resolution’ (EDR) at electioneering time, an official said yesterday.