An attempt to smuggle 8 kilos of Diazepam tablets, which is popularly abused as a substitute for narcotics was thwarted when Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Air Cargo Unit detected a suspicious parcel today.

The Government today presented a supplementary estimate in Parliament seeking approval for Rs.2.7 billion for several programmes including the relocation of army camps in the North and East and for the implementation of Suwaseriya pre-hospital care a

Former Tamil Nadu CM and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi passed away after battling illness at the Kauvery hospital in Chennai on Tuesday.

The National Freedom Front (NFF) today accused the Police of not taking steps to arrest those responsible for the Wadduwa tragedy where four persons died during a Facebook party at a hotel's beach front in Wadduwa.

The woman who was shot at near the Armstrong Junction at Gonahena in Kadawatha, succumbed to injuries, Police said.She was admitted to the Ragama Hospital after being shot at this afternoon.

The Central Bank’s move to raise US$250 million through China’s ‘Panda bonds’ is not healthy and clearly shows that the CB’s authority to obtain loans has been handed over to the People's Bank of China, the joint opp

Donald Trump has thrown down the gauntlet, warning that any businesses trading with Iran would not be allowed to trade with the US.

A woman was injured after she was shot at near the Armstrong Junction at Gonahena in Kadawatha a short while ago, Police said.

The one who strikes deals with the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is the leader of the JVP Anura Kumara Dissanayake, said former President Mahinda Rajapakse, yesterday in Anuradhapura.

An underworld figure, Hewathanthrige Sisira Kumara alias 'Podi Wije' was arrested with a sword in his possession by the Organized Crimes Prevention Unit of the STF yesterday at Kolonnawa in Wellampitiya, Police said.

Four railway officials have been interdicted in connection with yesterday’s train accident at Pannaliya off Polgahawela.

SriLankan airlines has obtained three treasury bonds amounting to Rs.46 billion in 2012, 2013 and 2014 to help the cash-strapped national carrier, the airlines' company secretary, Dalrene Thirikumar yesterday told the Presidential Commission of I

Party leaders of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) unanimously decided yesterday that the Opposition Leader's post in Parliament should be further held by R. Sampanthan.

The government should not influence commercial banks for political projects leading them to bankruptcy, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader and MP Udaya Gammanpila said yesterday.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Chairman G.L. Peiris said today they had managed to obtain a draft copy of the new constitution which had been hatched in secrecy.

Sri Lanka and Switzerland today signed an MoU to establish Migration Partnership, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said. Swiss Federal Councillor Simmonetta Sommaruga, who is the Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police, signed the MOU w

Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said a short while ago that 32 passengers were injured in the Panaliya train accident and they were receiving treatment at Kurunegala and Polgahawela Hospitals.

No changes had been made in the tax rate for the calculation of Income Tax or the PAYE tax to the members of the Association of Medical Specialist, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said this evening.

A train plying from Colombo towards Kandy collided with a train halted in Panaliya between the Railway Stations of Polgahawela and Rambukkana, the Railway Control Room said.Meanwhile, our reporter said about 20 passengers who were injured in the acci

The 24 per cent income tax imposed on medical specialists would be reduced to 15 per cent, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said. He said the decision was taken following a meeting held with Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera.

Employees of the Government Printing Department have resorted to a work stoppage from 12.00 noon today to 6.00 p.m. tomorrow thereby delaying the printing of gazettes, hansards, order papers and other documents.

SAITM founder Neville Fernando today rejected claims made by Higher Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s that scholarships were given to SAITM students on political grounds.

Recommendations made by the committee appointed by the United National Party (UNP) to recommend party reforms are yet to be implemented fully, MP S.M. Marikkar said today.  

Former Military Intelligence Director and Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General (Retired) Amal Karunasekara was re-remanded till August 20 by Mount Lavinia Additional Magistrate Lochana Abeywickrema over the abduction and assault of journali

Criticizing the government’s move to increase the salaries of MPs, the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) today said their salaries should be based on their performance similar to any other organisation.

A former pilot of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) traveling to Dubai, was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning for carrying an unregistered pistol with a bullet, Police said.

Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Commissioner V.K.A. Anura, who was removed from his post earlier this year, was reinstated today, CMC sources said.

Five suspects were arrested today in connection with the robbery of Rs. 20 million in cash to be deposited in ATM machines while it was being transported in Bulathsinhala, Police said.

The death toll of the incident in which a group of people, who had participated in a party organised through the Facebook in Wadduwa, had reached four, the Police said.

The Indian Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Minister of Civil Aviation of Sri Lanka had expressed contrary statements on the Mattala International Airport (MRIA), Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa said yesterday.