United National Party (UNP) MP Mujibur Rahman said today the Cabinet memorandum seeking compensation for war victims was not only for ex-LTTE combatants but also for those who were effected by the violence in the 1980s.

The ICC today confirmed that Chairman of the ICC Code of Conduct Commission, Michael Beloff QC, has been appointed as the Judicial Commissioner to hear Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal’s appeal.

Security in the Hambantota Port, the proposed industrial zone and other land areas coming under the purview of the Hambantota Port Development Project (HPDP) will be handled by the Sri Lanka Navy under the provisions of the Concession Agreement, Port

Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said today the country had to face various issues under the previous regime because of its hostile attitude towards India.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) today requested Higher Education Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to issue a gazette notification abolishing SAITM.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board today said the water supply to all areas in Colombo Municipality will be at low pressure for 12 hours on Saturday (23) from 12 noon to 12 midnight owing to an essential maintenance work.

The postal workers who reported for duty will only be paid the salary for the month of June and those who continue to engage in the strike action will only be paid a salary calculated for the period from Jun 01 to 11, Post Master General (PMG) Rohana

The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was charged with fraud and breach of trust Thursday over the alleged misuse of state funds at the couple's official residence.

Visiting Norwegian State Secretary for Development Cooperation, Jens Frolich Holte today appreciated the continued commitment of the Sri Lankan Unity Government to strengthen democracy and promote and uphold human rights.

A Sri Lankan cricket coach at Worcester in England, who teaches children and disabled people, is facing deportation to Sri Lanka because he doesn't earn enough money, BBC reported.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today issued a notice on Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Chairman Geoffrey Aloysius, father of Arjun Aloysius, to appear in the Court on July 5.

Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Owner Arjun Aloysius and its CEO Kasun Palisena, who were arrested by the CID over the Central Bank bond scam, were further remanded till July 5 by the Fort Magistrate’s Court today.

Dinesh Chandimal has appealed against match referee Javagal Srinath’s findings that saw him suspended for one Test after being found guilty of changing the condition of the ball in the second Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka at Gros Islet

An interesting legal battle is on the cards between the lawyers of Sri Lanka Cricket and International Cricket Council after the former reported to have decided to contest the ICC sanctions issued on Thursday, the Cricbuzz reported.  

A Tamil asylum seeker family living in the small Queensland town of Biloela have had their appeal to stay in Australia rejected by the Federal Circuit Court.

Public Enterprise Deputy Minister H M M Harees and Minister of Higher Education Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe were embroiled in an altercation in Parliament yesterday over a statement allegedly made by Minister Rajapakshe at the Oluvil University that lectur

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called upon the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to allow the exchange rate of the local currency to float.

A team of experts sent by the Indian government will visit the North to assess the need for road development in the province, Highways and Road Development Minister Kabir Hashim told Parliament yesterday.

The government has no intention of extending the term of office of the Northern Provincial Council or that of any other PC on the say so of a politician, Cabinet spokesman and Minister, Rajitha Senaratne said.

Cabinet spokesman and Health Minister, Rajitha Senaratne said yesterday it was still premature to comment on the US withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), but it could have a positive outcome.

In the wake of the US pull-out from the UNHRC, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Atul Keshap met with senior Sri Lankan officials today and assured them that the US would continue to support Sri Lanka as it works to fulfil commitments made with regard to UN

The National Police Commission (NPC) said it was hoping to control the increasing levels of traffic in major cities with the help of Google Data.

The joint opposition said today people should stop paying taxes to the government, if it continues with its move to pay compensation to ex-LTTE combatants.

The Health Ministry will reduce the prices of another batch of essential drugs in July to provide further relief to patients, Cabinet spokesman and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said today.

General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (Special Provisions) Bill to absorb SAITM students to KDU passed with amendments in Parliament without a vote a short while ago.

The final tranche of investment value for Hambantota Port concession was released by  China Merchant Port Holdings Limited (CM Port) today, the Ministry of Ports and Shipping said in a statement.

Eight out of nine Arab nationals, along with the boatman, was rescued from drowning in the Mahaweli River. The Kandy Police said the boat carrying nine tourists along with the boatman had capsized in the river at Guhagoda in Katugastota this evening.

The Sinar Bangun tourist ferry had a maximum capacity of 60. But as the sun began to set on Monday evening, more than 200 people are thought to have crammed aboard the small, rickety vessel to make the 40-minute journey across Lake Toba, on the Indon

Referring to Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary the Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera sentenced to a jail term of six months rigorous imprisonment, Justice and Prison Reforms Minister Thalatha Athukorale said yesterday any person convicted by C

The Foreign Affairs Ministry today urged and encouraged any one in Sri Lanka or overseas to share the information of the missing, including whose names have been listed by the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP), with the Of