The Education Ministry today complained to the CID about reports circulating in the social media claiming that the ministry was preparing a Cabinet Paper to cut the monthly salary of teachers during school vacations.

IGP Pujith Jayasundara has instructed the Police Intelligence Unit to probe the alleged death threats on Sri Lankan racing driver Dilantha Malagamuwa, Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.

The train services between Talaimannar and Medawachchiya would be suspended for three months from tomorrow due to the replacement of bridges on the Talaimannar Railway line, Railways Additional General Manager Wijaya Samarasinghe said.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Indian prime minister and BJP stalwart, passed away on Thursday.

The Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) has called for an explanation from its former chairman Prof. Colvin Gunaratne in connection with the baseless statements he had made against the functioning of the SLMC, the GMOA said today.

Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorala said today a special police unit attached to the Prisons Department would be set up to attend to activities within the prisons.

The Government of the United Kingdom in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a project worth US$ 1.3 Million to support more than 2,500 people returning to their homes in Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu and Battic

The bus strike launched on last night by the All Ceylon Private Bus Workers Association (ACPBWA) against the new spot fines is a failure, Transport Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said today.

Sri Lanka’s National Coach Chandika Hathurusingha yesterday reiterated that there was still a place in the National Team for Lasith Malinga, if the fast bowler did his part and met selection criteria

Strong gusty winds up to 70 kmph could be expected over the island today particularly, in Central, North-western, North- central, Northern, Eastern and Western provinces and in Hambanthota district, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Deputy Director Pr

President Maithripala Sirisena in his discussion with railway TUs had stated that a Special Commission would be appointed to review the salaries in the entire Public Sector, not just the Railways Department, Cabinet Co-Spokesman Minister Rajitha Sena

Provoking hatred among religious and ethnic groups cannot be condoned and will not be allowed to fester here, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

Some legal experts are of the opinion that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is not debarred from contesting the Presidential Election for the third time, it is learnt.

The Joint Opposition (JO) yesterday said it was ready to take legal action against UPFA Secretary and Minister Mahinda Amaraweera for giving his 'personal' opinion on the Opposition Leader's post claiming it as the party's opinion.

On a proposal made last month by Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake, the Colombo Municipal Council’s Standing Committee on Finance has approved a 125% increase on the basic allowance being paid to councillors, CMC member Sharmila Gonawala said yeste

Seven additional vehicles had been allocated to Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, violating the circular by the President's Secretary specifying that the maximum amount of vehicles that can be allocated to a minister was three.

The All Ceylon Private Bus Workers Association (ACPBWA) today said there will be no change to their decision on launching the strike action from midnight against new fines imposed for violating road rules.

Emirates airlines had announced that it would suspend flights EK348 and EK349, which currently operate between Singapore (SIN) and Colombo (CMB) from the end of October this year, a Spokesperson for Emirates said today.

SriLankan Airlines had to spend an additional cost of USD 90,261 on passengers in 2014 January, who missed their connecting flights after the then Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe changed a decision made by highly trained professionals over a flight

Vehicular traffic on the Hatton-Colombo main road came to a standstill after landslide at Watawala this afternoon, police said.

Former Lieutenant Commander Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi, who was arrested by the CID over the abduction of eleven youths, was remanded until August 29 by the Fort Magistrate’s Court today.

The trade unions of the Railways Department today warned of another work stoppage from Tuesday (21) midnight if the authorities failed to resolve their issues relating to salary anomalies as promised by President Maithripala Sirisena.

The bodies of 33-year-old mother and her 4-year-old child were recovered inside a well at Mankulam in Vavuniya this morning, police said.  

A Chief Clerk of the Colombo DIG's office, was killed in a bus accident at Olcott Mawatha in Pettah this morning.

Flights between Kochi, India and Colombo had been temporally suspended as Cochin International Airport had suspended all its operations until Saturday afternoon due to floods, NDTV reported awhile ago.

Sri Lanka's racing legend Dilantha Malagamuwa arrived at the Western Province (North) DIG’s office this morning to give a statement in connection with alleged death threat.

Spill gates of Ihala Kotmale, Castlereagh, Mausakelle, Laxapana, Norton Bridge, Polgolla and Canyon Reservoirs were opened after they reached spill level due to heavy rains experienced in the catchment areas, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said

HALO Trust, the largest international mine action operator in Sri Lanka, said it’s current chief goal is to complete mine clearance of Jaffna by the end of 2019.

The Cabinet was told yesterday that Iran had agreed to use the Sri Lankan rupee as the medium of exchange to carry out its fuel trade transactions with Sri Lanka because of problems in using the US dollar because of economic sanctions likely to be im

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe changed his decision to give up politics and leave the country several years ago following the advice of several leading Buddhist monks including the late Maduluwawe Sobhitha Thera, the Chief Incumbent of Mirisawet