Diplomatic negotiations are currently underway to return the former Sri Lankan Envoy to Russia and Ukraine Udayanga Weeratunga, Police Media Spokesman said today.

In an Extraordinary Gazette issued today, President Maithripala Sirisena moved two key institutions; the Central Bank and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); which were under the National Policies and Economic Affairs Ministry headed by the

The recent violent incidents in Kandy district underscore the need to expedite efforts to support national reconciliation, a group of EU Ambassadors who visited the city said today. The Ambassador of the European Union, Tung-Laï Margue, Romanian

The recently held Local Government poll was a crime of national proportion and a grave mistake committed by the two main parties to the nation, Home Affairs Minister Vajira Abeywardana said today.  

Chinese Ambassador in Colombo Cheng Xueyuan said that China never interfered in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka and never attach additional conditions to its assistance to Sri Lanka.

The proposed legislation to monitor Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) named the ‘NGO Act’ would be withdrawn, National Co-existence, Dialogue and Official Languages Minister Mano Ganesan said today.

US President Donald Trump has re-authorised the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, which expired on December 31, 2017, for the GSP beneficiary countries including Sri Lanka.

Steve Smith and David Warner have been banned from playing for Australia for 12 months as a result of Cricket Australia's investigation into the ball-tampering incident, the ABC's chief cricket commentator Jim Maxwell understands.

Cabinet today imposed the Nation Building Tax (NBT) on alcohol products in addition to existing taxes.

Co-cabinet Spokesman Minister Rajitha Senaratna today confirmed that former Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga was arrested by authorities in Dubai on Monday.

Party leaders have decided to call for a division by name or by row when parliamentarians vote for the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe on April 4.

A tense situation has been reported at the Maskeliya Pradeshiya Sabha during the ballot to elect the Chairman and Vice Chairman, a short while ago.

India's Mahindra & Mahindra motor company on Tuesday announced that it will soon begin assembling vehicles in the island country of Sri Lanka, though it did not disclose the type of vehicles to be assembled or the scale of the operation.

President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have obtained Cabinet approval to scrap the Cabinet Committee on Economic Management (CCEM) headed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

In a bid to find a sustainable solution to the recurring droughts, the next few months would witness the first onset of artificial rain in selected areas of the country as a pilot project, Power and Energy Ministry Secretary Suren Batagoda said.

Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne in a letter sent to the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) has ordered to stop proceedings in the current election of members to the council stating that there would be legal implications.

Maha Nayaka Thera of the Malwatta Chapter Most Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera today told a group of European Union Ambassadors that it was not justifiable to label the violent incidents occurred in Theldeniya as communal violence.

A 31-year-old man was shot dead at Alama Iqbal Mawatha in Maligawatte a short while ago, Police said.

The no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister is illegal because such a motion cannot be brought against him under Section 30 of the Constitution, UNP MP Ashu Marasinghe told a media conference.

Two Sri Lankan restaurants, Ministry of Crab and Nihonbashi, were ranked 25th and 45th places on the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list during the awards ceremony held in Macau today.

Major General Dampath Fernando was appointed as the Chief of Staff (CoS) of Sri Lanka Army, Army Spokesman Brigadier Sumith Atapattu said today.

The driver, Fahim Mohammed Husain, of the BMW car which hit two other cars and plunged in to a canal connected to the Diyawanna Oya, was released on bail by Kaduwela Magistrate Prasanna Ailwis.

The government has decided to hold this year’s May Day rally to May 7 instead of May 1 on the advice of the Maha Nayake Theras, Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister Wajira Abeywardene said today.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has no need to oppose the No Confidence Motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister of Social Empowerment S. B. Dissanayake said.

Cabinet has decided to appoint an expert committee to decide on the usage of the banned agrochemical Glyphosate, Agriculture Minister Duminda Dissanayake said.  

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) made a statement to the media yesterday expressing concern over Minister of Agriculture Duminda Dissanayake’s recommendations to cabinet that the ban on agrochemical Glyphosate be lifted

A 48-year-old Chinese woman died when she was knocked down by a three-Wheeler while walking along the Matara-Kataragama main road in Dikwella yesterday, Police said.

Southern Provincial Councillor M.K Kasun and wife Tharaka Perera, who were arrested on charges of assaulting a private bus driver at Koswatta, were remanded till April 03 by Kaduwela Additional Magistrate Prasanna Alwis today.

Senior DIG in-charge of the FCID, Ravi Waidyalankara today rejected reports that former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga had been arrested in Dubai.

Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunge had been arrested in Dubai yesterday, state owned Daily News today reported quoting the FCID. The Senior DIG in charge of the FCID, Ravi Waidyalankara has told the Daily News that Mr. Weeratu