The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today it would launch a massive work stoppage and protest campaign after the May Day to secure a salary increase for public and private sector employees and against the scrapping of the pension.

A stock of illegally imported 40-foot container of Glyphosate had been apprehended at the Rank Container Terminal (RCT) in Orugodawatte yesterday, the Customs Department officials said.

A car, which was abandoned on the Southern Expressway, was recovered with 56 grams of heroin on Tuesday, the Police said.

Excise Department yesterday said a special programme is in place to prevent malpractices in licensed liquor outlets during the New Year season from April 9 to 15.

President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have been critical of former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga over some remarks she made on the people's mandate at the presidential election on January 8, 2015.

Several names have been proposed for the United National Party (UNP)’s post of General Secretary, sources close to party leadership said yesterday.

The Department of Motor Traffic has introduced two new classes of vehicles -- quadri-cycles and motor-homes for registration, an official said yesterday.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has virtually split into two factions over the question of whether it should remain in the government in the aftermath of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Wickremesinghe.

Minister Rajitha Senaratne said today there were several requests to accept the prime ministerial post after the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was tabled in Parliament, but had refused to stab his leader in the back

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) today asked who would resolve the plight of people, when some of the ministers boycott Cabinet meetings.

At least three people were killed and another injured when a three-wheeler they were traveling in plunged into a stream at Thundeniya Junction on the Gampola-Doluwa Road this afternoon, Police said.

The Department of Exercise today announced the closure of all liquor shops and taverns for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year as well as on Vesak Poya Day.

The National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) and several civil society movement organizations today handed over a petition to the Indian High Commission against the attempt to import “Quadricycle”-micro car, which has been

Thunderstorms would develop over most Provinces till Monday, April 16, the Meteorology Department warned today.

The Basnayake Nilame of Ruhuna Kataragama Devalaya, D. P. Kumarage had been suspended from his post, Minister of Buddha Sasana Gamini Jayawickrama Perera said today.

Prison Department’s Rehabilitation Commissioner and Magazine Prison’s former Superintendent Emil Ranjan Lamahewa and Police Narcotics Bureau Inspector Neomal Rangajeewa were today re-remanded until April 24 by Colombo Additional Magistrat

Thamankaduwa SLFP Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Premasiri Munasinghe, and two others had been arrested for allegedly assaulting two Police Constables at the Saw Mill Junction in Kaduruwela last night.

The Lotus Road between Ceramic Junction to NSA Roundabout has been temporarily closed due to a protest carryingout by a group of university non-academic staff members.

Backbenchers of the UNP are urging Minister Navin Dissanayake to step down from his ministerial portfolio and accept the post of party General Secretary.

The Motor Traffic Department (DMT) had introduced a project to cancel the vehicle registrations if it had not obtained revenue license for more than five years.

The charred bodies of a father aged 36, his daughter aged 13 and his son aged 5 were found from a house in Menikhinna, Kandy this morning, Police said.

Some tourists including a Dutch male and two other women tourists were reported to have been brutally assaulted in Mirissa on Sunday morning when they resisted attempts to sexually assault the women.

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) will introduce online test papers from May 1 for those who are applying to obtain the driving license.

When considering the highest number of road-related fatalities reported every year April 10 to April 20 can be regarded as a ‘danger period’ and as such police traffic control units request road users to be extra cautious at this time of

The Petroleum Resources Development Ministry yesterday said that Ceylon Petroleum Corporation had to incur an additional loss of Rs. 380 million a day since fuel prices are not being increased.

The newly appointed 12-member UNP politburo members will meet for the first time on Wednesday, April 11 to discuss on the new posts in the party, a committee member said yesterday.

The SLFP Central Committee met at President’s official residence in Colombo last night and all SLFP ministers decided to boycott today’s(10) Cabinet meeting.

Despite Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's request to the UNP back-benchers to withdraw their no-confidence motion against six SLFP ministers who voted for the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister, the back-benchers are now hoping t

Two Army Corporals had been arrested by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) today in connection with violent incidents which broke out in Kandy recently.

Responding to the reports of Speaker’s helicopter obstructing Avurudu Celebrations organised by the Matale International School at the Edward Silva Grounds, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya’s Media Division today said the police should h