The Swiss Federal Criminal Court has given no prison terms to alleged financiers of the LTTE, the Swissinfo news reported on Thursday. It said the 13 accused were either given suspended custodial sentences or acquitted.

Sri Lanka’s ‘Trump and Kim’ would work hand- in-hand prior to the Presidential Election by December 2019, MP Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said at a news briefing today, with reference to President Maithripala Sirisena and former Presid

Former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Mahela Jayawardane has rejected the request made by Sri Lanka Cricket selectors to be a consultant to the Sri Lanka Cricket and said that “no previous recommendations were implemented and I don’t have any

Outgoing US Ambassador Atul Keshap, in response to a blogger on the Daily Mirror article on the Ambassador’s meeting with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said if they responded to every inaccurate news story that appears, they would ha

President Maithripala Sirisena had instructed officials to suspend the transfer of two rare wild elephants from the Sinharaja Forest Reserve until a proper remedy was found, Presidential Media Unit said today.

Former defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa today undertook before Court of Appeal to appear before FCID on June 25 to make a statement.

After introducing the new Euro 4 emissions standard fuel from July, Petrol 92 Octane or Lanka Auto Diesel would not be removed from the market, Petroleum Resources Development Ministry Secretary Upali Marasinghe said today.

State Minister Palitha Range Bandara's son Yashoda was released on a personal bail of Rs. 50,000 by Chilaw Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake today.

The Court of Appeal today lifted the interim order which prevented elections of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)  being held and ordered the calling of fresh nominations.

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera had been sentenced to one-year Rigorous Imprisonment, to be served in six months by the Homagama Magistrate today.

The Fundamental Rights petition filed by former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva against Provincial Council Elections (Amendment) Bill before Supreme Court was rejected by the majority of a 3-member bench today.

A 24-year- old mother and her two year-old daughter were killed after a private bus ran over their motorcycle in Nugawela today.

The prime minister of Georgia resigned on Wednesday, citing disagreements with Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the governing party and the country’s richest man.

The import of chicken, eggs, canned fish and dry-fish will soon be stopped, Fisheries Minister Wijith Vijayamuni Soysa said.

Cabinet approval has been granted on Tuesday to purchase 12 locomotive engines with the intention of enhancing up country’s railway service, Cabinet Spokesman, Lands and Parliamentary Reforms Minister Gayantha Karunatilaka said.

President’s Secretary Austin Fernando had informed Minister of Resettlement Rehabilitation and Hindu Affairs D. M. Swaminathan that President Maithripala Sirisena will be come up with a favourable solution to the grievances expressed by some Ta

The Presidential Commission appointed to probe Sri Lankan Airlines, Sri Lankan Catering and Mihin Lanka yesterday directed investigators to inquire as to whether there was an influence from Mihin Lanka or any other body over the BoI to continue with

Megapolis and Western Development Minister Champika Ranawaka yesterday urged President Maithripala Sirisena to appoint a Presidential Commission with extraordinary powers to investigate the alleged coal scams that took place from 2009 to 2016.

Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake had commented on the Indian film Kaalaa where he had criticized Indian director Pa. Ranjit and his movie Kaalaa which features Superstar Rajinikanth.

In response to the news report published on a Tamil daily newspaper in Jaffna regarding a content of a meeting held between former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and outgoing US Ambassador Atul Keshap, the US Embassy today remained non-committal.

A 60-year-old man was killed and 25 others injured after two private buses collided head-on at Kapuwarala, Allawwa on the Kurunegala-Colombo Main Road this evening, police said.

A 33-year-old Nepal off-road cyclist died after he fell into the Mahaweli River this evening, while participating at the Off-Road Bicycle Race Rumble in the Jungle, organised by SriLankan Airlines

Deega Danthu I, one of the elephants with the longest tusks roaming the Kala Wewa National Park, was found with gunshot injuries on Monday, Galkiriyagama Wildlife Warden D. Ranasinghe said.

A Maldives court on Wednesday sentenced former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to 18 months in prison after he was found guilty of obstructing justice, Maldives Independent reported.

The Kegalle District Assistant Co-operative Commissioner has been admitted to hospital after an acid attack aimed at him today, according to Kegalle Police.

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on the Central Bank bond scam had not mentioned anywhere in its report names of politicians, journalists, officials or any other person, who had allegedly received financial gratuities from Arjuna Ma

The US Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) expects to invest in projects proposed by the Sri Lankan Government in the transport and land sectors, the US Embassy today said.

Three main accomplices of underworld figure Samarasinghe Arachchige Madush Lakshitha alias ‘Makandure Madush’ were arrested by the Kandy Police at a hotel in Kadugannawa today, Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.

Former Military Intelligence Director and Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General (Retired) Amal Karunasekara was re-remanded till June 26 by Mount Lavinia Additional Magistrate Lochana Abeywickrema today.

Asela Lakshman Bandara, former Chief Kapu Mahathaya of the Mahasen Devalaya of the Kataragama Kirivehera Temple was identified as the suspect involved in the shooting in which Kiriwehera Chief Incumbent Ven. Kobawaka Damminda Thera and another monk w