Former Military Intelligence Director and Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General (Retired) Amal Karunasekara was re-remanded till June 13 by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate today.Major General Karunasekara was arrested in connection with th

The Railways Department had lodged complaint with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate over the damages caused to train compartments and locomotives by the striking workers, Additional General Manager of Railways Wijaya Samarasing

The Ceylon Petroleum Private Bowser Owners Association (CPPBOA) today warned that it would suspend transportation of fuel from CPC storage sites from Friday if authorities failed to increase payment for transportation by 12.5 per cent.

The United National Party (UNP) is to appoint a few more members to its Working Committee (WC) tomorrow (31), party General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said yesterday.

The status of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka’s (HRCSL) had been upgraded to ‘A’ from the previous ‘B’ by the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), the international accreditation agency for national human

Elections Commission (EC) Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said yesterday he has written to political party leaders including President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya requesting them to conduct the pr

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramnua (JVP) MP Sunil Hadunnetti said yesterday they were not concerned about Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka’s stance on the 20th Amendment to the Constitution because his stance from the beginning had been to retain t

Three train engines at the Maradana Railway Yard had allegedly been damaged last evening by unidentified persons, Railways General Manager S.M. Abeywickrama said.

The Mount Lavinia police have recorded statements from several close associates of Sinhara Amal Silva alias ‘Kudu Anju’ in connection with the killing of SLPP Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Councillor K. Ranjan de Silva.

At least one person was killed and another Injured after a tree fell on a bus at Galkanda in Diyathalawa this evening, Police said.

Former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said the Muslims were grossly misled during the Rajapaksa regime by various elements who aspired to drive a wedge between the Muslims and the Rajapaksas.

JVP MP Sunil Hadunnetti said Perpetual Treasuries Ltd., owner Arjun Aloysius had never offered any money to Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MPs and pointed out that Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake was trying to prove his innocence by even involving

The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) today expressed optimism about establishing several regional offices within the next six months.

Eight bullet-proof cars used by VIPs including former presidents are to be displayed at the Gangarama Temple in Hunupitiya, the Presidential Secretariat said today.

Some 70,000 people displaced by the rains and floods are living in 265 temporary shelters, Disaster Management Centre Deputy Director Pradeep Kodippili said today.

The President and the Prime Minister had failed to fulfill the promises made by them at the time the unity government was formed, Petroleum Resources Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said at a function in Diyagama, Kadawatha.

The members of the Railway Technical Services Trade Union Committee (RTSTUC) launched their 48-hour token strike from 4.00 p.m. today.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary and Minister, Duminda Dissanayake said today that by now legal action should have been taken against those of the previous government alleged to have committed acts of fraud and corruption had the gove

One of the six prisoners, who escaped from the Baddegama Magistrate’s Court cell last evening, was arrested this morning by the Special Task Force (STF), Police said.

Five patients who sought treatment for Pneumonia at the Matara General Hospital during the last few days, have died, the inquirer into sudden deaths T.M. Lalith de Silva said.

More rains and high winds are expected in the wake of the Southwest Monsoon being fully active over the island while the floods are gradually receding, the Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

The Railway Technical Services Trade Union Committee (RTSTUC) yesterday said that they would launch a 48-hour token strike from 4 p.m today (29) claiming that the authorities had failed to fulfil their demands.

Perceptual Treasuries Chief Arjun Aloysius offered me money in 2015 but I refused to accept it, Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake said yesterday.

Twelve Sri Lankan migrant workers stranded as a result of a labour dispute in Somaliland, a self-declared state of Somalia, would return to Sri Lanka shortly, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

The police today said they were probing to establish whether test cricketer Dhananjaya de Silva's father Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia Municipal Councillor Ranjan de Silva’s killing was linked to the Councillor's opposition to drug smugglin

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today they would discuss the 20th Amendment with the President and the Prime Minister only after they revealed their stance on abolishing the executive presidency.

Forty-two students of grade seven at Sir John Kothalawala Maha Vidyalaya had been admitted to the Piliyandala District Hospital due to allergic reactions, police said.

Six prison inmates had escaped from the Baddegama Magistrate’s Court Cell in Galle this evening, Prisons Spokesman T.N. Upuldeniya said.

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) said today it was opposed to the 20th Amendment to the Constitution presented by the Janatha Vimuthi Peramuna (JVP) and pointed out that such a move would unstabilise the country and be a threat to democracy.

The GMOA today condemned the alleged conduct of Deputy Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma who had sabotaged a disaster preparedness programme being conducted at the Galewela District Hospital.