Central Province DIG Mahinda Ekanayake will be promoted as a Senior DIG and be appointed as the Head of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) for a period of two months, the National Police Commission (NPC) said yesterday.

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has written to President Maithripala Sirisena seeking a meeting with him before its token strike on Thursday to discuss the detrimental factors in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed with Singapore.

Kumar Sangakkara has expressed inability to deliver the annual MAK Pataudi Lecture, the guests and subject of which has become a hot matter of debate among the sections of the BCCI.

At least 41 Palestinians have been reported killed by Israeli troops in clashes on the Gaza border ahead of the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.

Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera today appointed four Chairmen to state media institutions with immediate effect.

Chinese Ambassador in Colombo Cheng Xueyuan has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that the Chinese government has approved USD 1 billion as funding for the phase one of the Central Expressway project.

Joint Opposition MP Dilum Amunugama has been summoned by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) to present at the TID tomorrow to record a statement, UPFA MP Shehan Semasinghe told Daily Mirror.

A body of a Police constable was found in a forest at Weeraketiya this evening, Police said.

Former DIG Prasanna Nanayakkara and former Mount Lavinia Crimes OIC Tissa Sugathapala, who were arrested on charges of concealing the evidence of the investigation into the murder of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickramatunga, were further remanded

A litre of petrol could be sold for Rs. 90, if not for the taxes, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader and MP Udaya Gammanpila said today.

US and Sri Lankan surgeons conducted the first ever robot-assisted surgery aboard the USNS Mercy recently, US Embassy in Colombo said.

A British Rugby player, who was in Sri Lanka to attend a friendly Rugby match died due to breathing difficulties on Sunday, while another was hospitalized , Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

A 54-year-old man was killed after a firearm of a Policeman misfired during a raid on a gambling den in Kaluwala, Uragasmanhandiya last night, the Police said.

At least 41 people were killed on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi after dust storms and thunderstorms wreaked havoc in multiple parts across India, the Indian Express reported today.  

The National Police Commission (NPC) has turned down a recommendation by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara and the Law and Order Ministry to send the Head of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) DIG Ravi Waidyalankara

If Sri Lanka’s economy is to develop to the level expected, measures should be taken to keep corruption out of State institutions, former Defence Secretary and the Chairman of the "Viyath Maga" Organisation Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yes

The Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, General Bipin Rawat arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday on a seven-day long official visit at the invitation of Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake.

Government has got into a secret agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB ) and with a US company to prepare a white paper to expand investment of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) on the Colombo Stock Exchange and on corporate Bonds by the ye

President of Inter Company Employers Union and the National Organizer of Voice against Corruption Wasantha Samarasinghe today urged President Maithripala Sirisena to reveal the names of those who have obtained money from Mendis Distilleries belonging

The toxic acids evaporated from the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant could pose a threat to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, the oldest living tree of the world with a written history, Ecologist Dr. Ranil Senanayake said today.

The first outreach meeting of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) was held in Mannar on Saturday and many people had engaged in the meeting despite scepticism, OMP Chairman Saliya Pieris PC said today.

Around 8,377 individuals in the Galle and Kalutara Districts have been affected with the flood situation due to torrential rains received early hours today, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

There is a possibility of surging of the sea along the coastal areas from Mannar to Batticaloa via Colombo and Galle, Department of Meteorology warned today.

President Maithripala Sirisena is on a two-day official visit to Iran met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today.

The All Ceylon Private Bus Owners' Federation (ACPBOF) would launch a strike from midnight Wednesday (May 16) if the Government failed to increase bus fares by 20 percent, ACPBOF Secretary Anjana Priyanjith said.

The Tissamaharama-Kataragama Main Road has been blocked at Kalamatiya, Hungama due to a protest carried out by the area fishermen.

The gazette notification which was signed by President Maithripala Sirisena indicating the subject purview of ministers of the recent Cabinet reshuffle, was released yesterday.

Two suspects were arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) for possessing 1kg of heroin at Karandai in Palei yesterday.

President Maithripala Sirisena left for Iran this morning (12) for a two day state visit at the invitation of the Iran President Hassan Rouhani, President’s Media Division said.

A total of 1,480 suspects on arrest warrants had been taken into custody during a special raid carried out islandwide from 11 pm yesterday until 3am today, Police said.