President Maithripala Sirisena has said that when appointing a Cabinet minister, the person selected must not only be acceptable locally but also internationally. This had transpired when the BBC Sinhala channel interviewed the President during the C

Heavy traffic was reported near the Ceramic Junction in Colombo due to a protest carried out by a group of unemployed graduates, Police said.

Sri Lankan adoptees in the Netherlands are to hold the Dutch government liable for knowing about the adoption racket during the latter part of the 20th century but not taking action against it at that time.

Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake yesterday claimed he had been questioned by Anti-Corruption officials of the International Cricket Council as part of its investigations into allegations of corruption in Sri Lanka.   

The cost-reflective pricing formula for petroleum has not been finalised yet and presenting it to the Cabinet will be delayed until next week since the key personnel in the Finance Ministry are attending the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring S

While stating that the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) is against the proposal of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) to remove the executive presidency, General Secretary of the PHU Upul Wijesekara said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was behind th

The UNP politburo will meet today at Temple Trees to discuss the methodology to be followed when electing the main officer bearers and the names of those to be selected to these posts, a politburo member told Daily Mirror.

A rented van plowed down a crowded Toronto sidewalk Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 before the driver fled and was quickly arrested in a confrontation with police, Canadian authorities said.

There is no point in forming national governments amidst a culture of levelling allegations against each other and it is more advantageous for the country to move forward under a non-partisan President, said former Minister MP Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe i

The abolishment of the executive presidency is not a good move when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution remains as it is, National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa said.

At least 29 people were injured and admitted to the Dickoya Hospital after a passenger bus travelling from Hatton to Samimale veered off the road and plunged off a cliff at Newweligama in Norwood this evening, Police said.

President Maithripala Sirisena today signed a gazette mentioning that the next Parliamentary session would be convened at 2.15 pm on May 8, President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The GMOA today said it would join other anti-SAITM groups to launch trade union action if the government attempts to pass the proposed Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Bill.

UNPers such as Sajith Premadasa and Navin Dissanayake should be allowed to play a major role in running the party, Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake said today.

Thirty-two Chinese tourists and four North Koreans died in a major bus accident in North Korea, the Reuters reported today.  

A 32-year-old mother and her ten months old son were found dead in their house at Habarakada in Hiniduma this morning, Police said.

Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Chanaka Amila Rangana and two others were remanded till May 2 after they surrendered to Tissamaharama Magistrate’s Court today over the attack on Kataragama Police station on January 20.

Leader of the Mahasohon Balakaya Widana Pathiranage Amith Jeewan Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Kundasale Provincial Councillor Samantha Perera and others, who were arrested over the Kandy riots, were further remanded till May 02 by Teldeni

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has rejected the reports of Chinese militarization of the Hambantota Port.When Chinese Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan called on the Prime Minister on Friday

President Maithripala Sirisena, who was in London to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), returned to the country a short while ago.

A 30-year-old man and his 8-month-old son were hit by an express train travelling from Kankasanthurei to Matara at Pallekotuwa in Wellawa.

The SLFP MPs who left the government warned that they would boycott the May Day Rally organised by the party unless the party replaced several office bearers holding key positions.

Underworld drug kingpin 'Potta Naufer' serving a term for life for the assassination of High Court Judge Sarath Ambepitiya had won several awards for his skills in games at an Avurudu festival held at the Badulla Prison yesterday.

United National Party (UNP) Headquarters is to be handed over to three persons who will be holding three major positions in the party as per the reorganization of the party, UNP sources said yesterday.

Former Minister S. B. Dissanayake said it would be easy to prevail upon the Central Committee of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to leave the unity government if President Maithripala Sirisena decided for it.

One should not get carried away with the defeat of the No-Confidence Motion but should co-concentrate on the Presidential and General Elections in 2020, Minister of Housing Sajith Premadasa said over the weekend.

A three-member investigation committee had been appointed by the Ministry of Public Administration and Management to look into the possibilities of providing relief to about 1, 000 education sector employees, who faced political victimisation during

Sri Lankan Government today condemned the terror attack at a voter registration centre in Kabul, Afghanistan.

An attempt to smuggle in a stock of illicit cigarettes worth over Rs.1.5 million into the country by a Sri Lankan national was thwarted by the Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport today.

Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Faiszer Musthapha yesterday opposed the Coastal Conservation Department’s decision to remove unauthorized constructions along the coastal belt in Mirissa by May 1.