More domestic airports in the country would be developed to accommodate 60-seater aircraft, Civil Aviation and Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said while commencing civil aviation at the Batticaloa Domestic Airport today.

The "Kangaroo Route" from Australia to Britain became a shorter hop Saturday (March 24) when the first direct passenger service left Perth for London, with the 17-hour flight set to break aviation records.

In his first interview since 2010, former defence secretary of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa spoke about the geopolitical situation in the region, the changing character of Indian diplomacy, the meaning of peace, and his own role in the war.

Three youths were killed when a motorcycle they were traveling in had skidded off the road and crashed into a tree at Udubaddawa in Dummalasuriya early this morning.

Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain said that tour of Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena to Pakistan will pave the way to further consolidate foreign, defence, trade and investment ties between the two countries.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs, has introduced a new system through which relatives of Sri Lankans deceased abroad are allowed to submit identity documents, affidavits, and other documentation relating

House Leader Lakshman Kiriella yesterday told Parliament the Government would ensure that ETI Finance and Swarna Mahal Financial Services refunded the funds deposited by more than 35,000 customers, despite the financial crisis within the two institut

The Movement for Land and Agriculture Reform (MONLAR) yesterday claimed that the constructions of the proposed drinking water supply project based on the Rajanganaya Reservoir was still in progress despite statements made by the authorities that it h

Buddhasasana Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera said parliamentarians who will vote against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in the no-confidence motion should immediately step down from their governmental portfolios.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in an interview with The Indian Express said that even though the present Indian government may have had reservations about his government in 2014, he believes they (India) will look at things differently now.

The Lanka-IOC has increased the fuel prices with effect from midnight yesterday (23), LIOC Shed Owners said. Accordingly, the price of petrol (92 Octane) has been increased by Rs 9 per liter and diesel by Rs 5 per liter

A motion to increase the salaries of the Chief Justice and Supreme Court and Appeal Court judges was unanimously passed in Parliament without a debate.

UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake yesterday slammed the Central Bank saying it was responsible for the bond scam and the present economic crisis.

Disciplinary action would not be an issue for those who sign the no confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, UPFA Parliamentarian, Minister of Science, Technology and Research A. D. Susil Premajayantha said yesterday.

Matale Wijaya Vidyalaya's former principal Kaluaarachchige Dayawathee was found guilty of soliciting a bribe of Rs.150,000 to admit a grade-1 student and sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs.20,000 when the case was taken up

A joint delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) visited the United States of America at a time when Sri Lanka was under scrutiny at the UN in Geneva, with appointments secured from the highest levels of author

The Active Liability Management Bill passed in Parliament with amendments today.

Parliament was suspended for ten minutes a short while ago for a party leaders meeting, following a tense situation during the voting of the second reading for the Active Liability Management Bill.

At least two people were killed after a gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group opened fire and took hostages at a supermarket in southwest France a short while ago, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.

One person was arrested by the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) at Kotahenaa short while in possession of foreign liquor worth some Rs 50 million.

Joint opposition MP Vasudewa Nanayakkara today asked in parliament whether Minister, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka could attend parliament proceedings and functions held in parliament wearing the army uniform.

Warnakulasuriya Moses Dayan Lanza of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has been elected as the Mayor of the Negombo Municipal Council.

Priyantha Sahabandu Godage of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has been elected Mayor of Galle on a secret ballot after he was elected to UNP-controlled Galle Municipal Council.

A-32-year old Sri Lankan was arrested this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with yellow gold jewellery weighing two kilogram worth Rs.13 million, Deputy Customs Director and Customs Spokesman Vipula Minuwanpitiya said.

Two youths have been taken into custody by Talaimannar Police while in possession of 300 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine, a stimulant drug popularly known as ‘Ice’ worth over Rs 6 million.

The prices of imported vehicles were likely to increase by at least 9 percent because of the increase in the exchange rate of Japanese Yen, Sterling Pound, Australian and US dollars, Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) said today.

Every new Visa card issued in Sri Lanka from October this year will be payWave-enabled, Visa’s Asia Pacific Head of Risk Joe Cunningham told Mirror Business yesterday.

The country would be able to witness a large-scale re-organization of the United National Party (UNP) before May this year, State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

Four Indian nationals, who were illegally remaining in the country while working as fortune tellers by violating their visa regulations, were nabbed by the Department of Immigration and Emigration yesterday in Mannar.

The government is prepared to grant 49 percent of the equity of SriLankan airlines together with its management to a private partner, Public Enterprise Development Minister Lakshman Kiriella told Daily Mirror today.