No Sri Lankans have been affected in the fire erupted at the Sejong Hospital in Miryang, South Korea, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said. Ministry Spokesperson Mahishini Colonne said the Sri Lankan Embassy in South Korea is in touch with the Korean Au

UNP Uva Provincial Councillor Arumugam Ganeshamoorthy was arrested today over alleged financial misappropriations, Police said.

Hashini Amendra, the wife of veteran singer Victor Ratnayake, was re-remanded till February 9 by Tangalle Additional Magistrate Vidura Weerakoon today.

At least 41 people were killed and more than 70 injured in a fire at a hospital in South Korea, BBC reported a short while ago. The fire is thought to have started in the emergency room at Sejong Hospital in the south-eastern city of Miryan

Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the External Affairs Ministry and the Indian Mission in Sri Lanka to register a strong protest against the island nation's new legislation a

Though some political parties which got their nomination lists rejected backed Independent groups, members of the elected Independent group could not be replaced by members of any other political party, the Election Commission (EC) said yesterday.

President Maithripala Sirisena today said that he has not decided whether to contest the next presidential elections or not but said he will continue to do politics as long as he was alive.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday requested people in the country not to invite political turmoil by handing over the responsibility of running the local authorities to another party which does not administer the Central Government.

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday said he believed that it is important to be long-sighted and clear-headed about the monumental choice facing all Sri Lankans at the upcoming Local Government (LG) election.

President Maithripala Sirisena will declare the 269 hectares of reclaimed land at Port City as a territory of Sri Lanka in March after the necessary legal framework is passed in Parliament, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika R

President Maithripala Sirisena will not be able to punish culprits of the bond scam and other alleged individuals as far as he is affiliated with the United National Party (UNP), MP Piyal Nishantha said today.

The Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) today arrested a former Additional Secretary and an Accountant of the Presidential Secretariat in connection with allegedly misappropriating state funds amounting to Rs. 17.9 million in 2010.

While claiming that a coalition of VIP 'robbers' both in the government and the opposition had managed to delay the debate on the bond commission report and the PRECIFAC report, President Maithripala Sirisena today challenged them to hold the

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) today warned it would resort to a countrywide work stoppage on Tuesday (30) if the government fails to provide a reasonable solution to their issues in the coming days.

Police fired teargas and used water cannons to disperse the protest march carried out by the Inter University Student Federation (IUSF) at the Kollupitiya Junction a short while ago.

The Galle Road from Bambalapitiya to Kollupitiya was temporarily closed due to a protest march carried out by the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) over the SAITM issue, Police said.

The Court of Appeal today further extended the Interim Order till February 15, preventing the FCID from acting on Certificate (B Report) under the offences against the Public Property Act in the Magistrate’s Court against former Defence Secreta

Sri Lanka entered the final of the tri-series tournament in grand style as they defeated Bangladesh by 10 wickets.

Two masonry workers were killed in Beliatta this morning when an earth mound collapsed on them while they were constructing a public well belonging to the Pradeshiya Sabha, Police said.

Bangladesh were bowled out for 82 in the tri-series game against Sri Lanka in Mirpur.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and President Maithripala Sirisena had discussed enhancement of cooperation between the security forces of  the two countries during yesterday’s meeting, Presidential Media Unit said.

At least six people including two Provincial Councillors hospitalised following a clash outside the Uva Provincial Council in Badulla today.

A convict who has spent 26 years in jail for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi has requested the Supreme Court to reopen the case and cancel his conviction.

The Dubai public prosecution is taking necessary legal action to seek extradition of two Sri Lankans, who killed their counterpart after they were apparently duped by him and fled the country.

The government was getting ready to issue a Gazette titled ‘Active Liability Management Gazette’ which would grant the finance minister the power to raise unlimited foreign loans exceeding even the borrowings mentioned in the 2018 budget,

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said yesterday he had not received a letter extending the agreement of the national government.

Former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said the current government has failed to identify the real challenges facing the country and instead had made the defaming of Mahinda Rajapaksa as its only challenge and objective.

Commenting on the statement made by President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday, in which he made an appeal to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to give him the strength to punish rogues; Joint Opposition MP Keheliya Rambukwella said yesterday that he

UPFA General Secretary and Minister Mahinda Amaraweera today assured that no politician had been given the bond commission report before it was submitted in Parliament.

The Presidential Secretariat today contradicted the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya when it confirmed that a copy of the bond commission report was given to UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake on January 17.