Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga would arrive in Sri Lanka and appear in Court over the MiG aircraft deal, his counsel informed the Fort Magistrate’s Court today.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has decided to implement the tab distribution programme to school children, sources close to the Prime Minister said yesterday.

The wife of Habarakada Wasantha was arrested with a revolver and live ammunition when her Homagama house was searched by the Police Special Task Force (STF) this morning.

Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said yesterday that Speaker Karu Jayasuriya agreed to work out a roadmap for the conducting of the provincial councils elections before December this year.

Five people are dead and at least two others were wounded in a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, officials announced at a news conference Thursday afternoon.

Stepping into the controversy surrounding the award of the tender for the Kerawalapitiya LNG power plant to a higher bidder, German Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jorn Rohde yesterday questioned the “transparency” and “openness” of t

Former United Freedom Peoples Alliance (UPFA) Minister W. D. J. Seneviratne, who defected the government along with 15 other UPFA members, yesterday said they should no longer be addressed as the 'group of 16’ because they have decided to w

Nine teams led by 50 wildlife officers conducted a special search operation in the Kala Wewa National Park to locate the Tusker Deega Danthu-I which had run away in fear of drug injections after being found with gunshot injuries, Wildlife Deputy Mini

Law and Order Deputy Minister Nalin Bandara Jayamaha said today that he had requested a report from the Police Special Task Force (STF) in connection with the Suriyawewa incident in which Deputy Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma and the STF personnel w

Referring to the Suriyawewa incident, police Special Task Force (STF) Commandant, Senior DIG M. R. Latheef said Deputy Minister Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma had interfered with the duties of the officers who were on a special raid.

Social Empowerment Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake today lodged a complaint with the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) against former president Mahinda Rajapaksa over the recent allegations revealed by the New York Times.

The Colombo District Court today issued an enjoining order until July 12, preventing the National Film Corporation from taking over the task of local film distribution which is currently being handled by four private film circuits since 2001.

UNP General Secretary and Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam today challenged former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa to renounce the US citizenship irrespective of his decision to contest the forthcoming presidential election.

A tense situation erupted on Tuesday between Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development Deputy Minister Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma and Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel at the Andarawewa Forest Reserve in Suriyawewa when th

Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy today said no evidence had been produced by former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake to backup his allegations against Central Bank Senior Deputy Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe.

Former SAITM CEO Dr. Sameera Senaratne and three others were further remanded till July 12 by the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today over the shooting which took place in Malabe last year.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today signed the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (Special Provisions) Bill, which would enable SAITM students to be absorbed into the KDU.

The Supreme Court today ordered Former North Central Province Chief Minister Peshala Jayaratne to pay a compensation of Rs. 250,000 to a school Principal, who had challenged his transfer in the SC.

A 57-year-old Sri Lankan was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning while attempting to smuggle drugs including heroin, crystal methamphetamine (ice) and hashish worth Rs.4.7 million into the country, Police said.

Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, who the government has named as a fugitive, would return to Sri Lanka in a month on my request, Ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday.

Joe Jackson, the father of music legends Michael and Janet Jackson, has died at age 89, a person close to the family has confirmed to the BBC.

Defending champions Germany are out of the FIFA World Cup after losing 2-0 to two injury-time South Korea goals in Kazan.

In response to New York Times article titled ‘How China Got Sri Lanka to Cough Up a Port’, MP Namal Rajapaksa today said the article has many inaccuracies.

During the 2015 presidential election, large payments from the Chinese Port Construction Fund flowed directly to campaign aides and activities of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who had agreed to Chinese terms at every turn and was seen as an imp

Lawyer and environmental protection activist Jagath Gunawardena said the killing of the leopard by villagers at Ambalakulam in Kilinochchi was a non-bailable offence under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance.

The government's decision to deploy army personnel to reconstruct abandoned tanks in Vavuniya was opposed by the Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran and other Tamil MPs when this matter was discussed at Tuesday's Vavuniya Distri

A Sri Lankan national was arrested at Uchipuli Valangapuri coast near Rameswaram while two others escaped into a nearby forest, Tamil Nadu police said on Wednesday, the First Post website reported.

Nearly 2,322 people were arrested for various offences while 5,254 were charged with traffic violations during a four-hour countrywide raid, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.

A 38-year-old Sri Lankan man and his two sons-both aged below six-were found dead inside their residence at Maduravoyal in Tamil Nadu, the Indian Express reported on Wednesday. Alerted neighbours had reportedly noticed a foul smell fro

The Sri Lanka Army today assured that it would fully cooperate with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) to resolve pending screening issues of UN peacekeepers.In a statement, the Army said the bilateral understanding and coordination of