The Government of Canada called on the Sri Lankan Government to set a clear timetable and strategy for the implementation of commitments made to Sri Lankans and to ensure their human rights are protected.

A 29-year-old man died in an explosion in a scrap iron yard at Palaviya in Puttlam today, Police said. The victim was identified as an employee of the yard.The Puttalam Police are investigating,

The suspect in the abduction and killing of a 10-year-old boy in Chilaw, had been arrested from a fisheries village in Nayaru, Mullaitivu yesterday, Police said.The body of the 10-year-old boy who was missing since Sunday (25) was found two days late

Health Services Director General Dr. Anil Jasinghe said no tablet had been invented in the western medicine which can cause infertility. Dr. Jasinghe, in a statement, said the Health Ministry had received inquiries about ‘infertility tablets&rs

UPFA General Secretary and Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said Arjuna Mahendran, the main suspect of the Central Bank bond scam, would be brought back to Sri Lanka through the Interpol.

President Maithripala Sirisena would undertake an official visit to Japan from March 12-15 and meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Nikkei Asian Review reported on Saturday.   

Two Sri Lanka Navy Ships, Samudura and Suranimila, left for India on Friday from the Port of Trincomalee to attend a congregation of littoral navies known as MILAN which is being conducted by Indian Navy.

The All Ceylon Private Bus Association (ACPBA) said yesterday they would request the government to use kerosene as fuel for buses instead of diesel.

The Railways Department yesterday announced the operation of a luxury train between Ella and Kandy Railway Stations from today.

The Local Government and Provincial Councils Ministry has sent a copy of the provincial councils delimitation report to the Secretary General of Parliament.

A Court of Appeal Bench comprising Justices P.Padman Surasena (President/CA and Shiran Gooneratne yesterday allowed former presidential secretary Lalith Weeratunga to travel overseas between March 20 and April 30.

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Research announced yesterday that the planetarium would be kept open on Sundays starting from tomorrow (4) in a move to popularize the subject of astronomy among the public and schoolchildren in particular.

Chief incumbent of Sri Sambodhi Viharaya, Colombo and founder of ‘The Buddhist’ TV channel Venerable Daranagama Kusaladhamma Thera passed away at the age of 54.

Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne yesterday observed that the issuance of a special Court order on Central Bank's former governor Arjuna Lakshman Mahendran was not required because he has till March 8 to report to the CID.

Dumping unsegregated garbage at Kerawalapitiya garbage dumping site has been banned from February 28, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Champika Ranawaka said yesterday.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Singaporean Trade and Industries Minister S. Iswaran met for discussions at the Four Seasons Hotel today and discussed the modalities of facilitating Singaporeans keen on investing in Sri Lanka, the

Mount Lavinia Magistrate today ordered to re-remanded former Mount Lavinia Crimes OIC Tissa Sugathapala and former DIG Prasanna Nanayakkara till March 15, in connection with the killing of Sunday Leader's former editor Lasantha Wickramatunga and

The decision arrived at during Sri Lanka’s Presidency of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) to resume substantive work and the role played in this regard by Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Ravinatha Aryas

The State University examinations scheduled to be held during the weekend have been postponed until further notice because of strike action by non-academic staff, University Grants Commission said today.

Facebook on Thursday put an end to a test of splitting its signature News Feed into two, an idea that roiled how people consumed news in six countries including Sri Lanka, Reuters said on Friday.

A 15-year-old schoolgirl of Pussellawa has died on admission to the Gampola Hospital to which she was rushed after fainting near the dancing room today, Police said.

Army officer A. M. J. L. K. Chandrasena was arrested in connection with the recent explosion of a live hand grenade inside a passenger bus at Kahagolla inDiyatalawa.

Western Province Governor K.C. Logeswaran has decided to remove Colombo Municipal Council Commissioner V.K.A. Anura on the basis of a report submitted by the Presidential Commission headed by Justice Dr. Chandradasa Nanayakkara.

The UK Government said it intends to provide continuity and stability to Sri Lanka’s current trade agreements with the EU, even after the Brexit comes into affect.

Sri Lanka deposited the Instrument of Accession to the Cluster Munitions Convention also known as the Oslo Convention on Thursday, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.In a statement, it said the Convention is a humanitarian imperative-driven

Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) owner Arjun Aloysius and its CEO Kasun Palisena, who were arrested by the CID over the Central Bank bond scam, were further remanded till March 15 by the Fort Magistrate Court this morning. (SCS)

Sri Lanka’s pre-owned or reconditioned car registrations hit a 2-year high in January amid slightly eased interest rates and banks and finance companies racing to grab the largest share of the vehicle leasing market with very attractive offers.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa ‘s great aunt Ms. Daisy Forrest Wickramasinghe, who was on bail over the controversial land case in Mt. Lavinia, was allowed to travel abroad from March 3 to March 24 by Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today.

SriLankan Airlines flight UL504 en-route from London to Colombo diverted to and landed safely in Frankfurt airport last night due to a medical emergency, SriLankan Airlines sources said.

The UK Government said it was anticipating further representations on the UN Interim Report on the implementation of UN Resolution on Sri Lanka, at the ongoing UNHRC Sessions in Geneva. In response to a question by Opposition Whip Vicky Foxcroft in H