Kayts Divisional Judge M. Riyaz on Tuesday ordered to take into custody the Sub Inspector who released Swiss Kumar, the main suspect in the gang rape and murder of Vidya, the student from Jaffna.

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said he has a Contingency Plan in place to save cricket from its current predicament prepared with the assistance of former senior cricketers and if the Cricket Board did not cooperate and gave its blessings to the

Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and NCR following a moderate earthquake in Uttarakhand on Wednesday evening.

Though Sri Lankan cricketers may feel uncomfortable in Delhi because they might have less pollution in Sri Lanka, Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan said it was necessary for cricketers to do their duty and play regardless of the condition, the Wisden I

As the low pressure area South-West of the Bay of Bengal is moving further away from Sri Lanka, the Meteorology Department today said it was expecting the effect on the country to lessen gradually.

The Cabinet on Tuesday sharply increased the tax on films, tele-dramas and TV commercials produced in a foreign country and telecast by local TV stations.

Batsmen Dhananjaya de Silva and Roshen Silva helped Sri Lanka draw the pollution-tainted third and final Test in New Delhi as India took the series 1-0 today.

The US State Department on Tuesday announced its continued assistance to Sri Lanka and three other countries to prevent and combat corruption in these countries.

The government today presented the Securities Exchange Bill to Parliament with the intention of setting up a commission to regulate the issuance of bonds, shares, stocks, funds and units.

The interim order, preventing FCID from taking action against Gotabaya Rajapaksa under the Public Property Act, was extended till December 15 by the Court of Appeal today.

Some 25 local fisherman who went to sea disregarding the warning issued by the Fisheries Ministry to prevent fishing activities until the adverse weather situation settled had been arrested by the SL Navy at the seas off Mannar yesterday.

In an effort to contain the rising cost of living (CoL) especially the rising price of coconuts, the Cabinet yesterday decided to permit the import of coconut kernel to lower prices.

The overall Computer Literacy Rate (CLR) in Sri Lanka averages 27.6% and according to the latest survey conducted by the Census and Statistics Department reveals that Sri Lanka’s CLR among males is 30.7 % while the highest computer literacy rat

A fourth prominent member of the National Freedom Front (NFF) is challenging the party leader Wimal Weerawansa.

Sri Pada will continue to remain within the Ratnapura District and under no circumstances would it be administered by the Nuwara Eliya District despite the carving out of three new pradeshiya sabhas from the Ambagamuwa PS, Local Government and Provin

The Government today presented a supplementary estimate seeking parliamentary approval for an expenditure of Rs.169.8 million for foreign travel by several ministries.

Sri Lanka called on the states still in possession of chemical weapons to take all necessary steps to expedite the destruction of such weapons since chemical weapons continue to pose a threat to global security.

JVP MP Nalinda Jayatissa said today the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) had incurred a loss of Rs.5,838 million because of the purchase of fuel on spot tenders between August 23 and November 3 this year.

Responding to a question asked in Parliament by Chief Opposition Whip Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayake said today he was unable to agree with the IGP's statement that the police had failed to stop the violence tha

The Finance Ministry today claimed that there was no truth in the allegation made by Joint Opposition MP Bandula Gunawardena to the effect that this government has given approval to use rice as raw material for the production of alcohol.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern and Uva Provinces and at several places elsewhere after 2.00 p.m today, because the low pressure area in the South-East Bay of Bengal is located some 800 km away fr

Former deputy minister of petroleum industries and former chairman of Development Lotteries Board (DLB) Sarana Gunawardena was released on bail by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today.

There was no need of the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to make the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to win at the upcoming Local Government (LG) elections, Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said.

Maldivian Fisheries Minister Mohamed Shainee has said the FTA with China was based on pure commercial considerations and will not affect the neighbourly relations with Sri Lanka or India, the Doordarshan News reported yesterday.

Sri Lanka and the US signed an agreement to amend the US-Sri Lanka Open Skies Agreement of 2002 to facilitate the movement of cargo goods more efficiently and profitably,” the US Embassy said today.  

Sri Lankan paceman Suranga Lakmal has vomitted on the field before walking off as Delhi's 'notorious' smog may rob the Indian capital of future winter tests, the Hindu reported today. 

A customer was injured when two men opened fire before robbing a state owned bank in Kudawella, Tangalle this morning, police said.The injured has been admitted to the Tangalle Hospital.

In an unprecedented development, Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera last night ordered all nine players heading to India for the limited-over leg of the current series to turn back as they were leaving the country without his approval. At the time o

Conducting coaching classes or tuition targeting GCE Ordinary Level Examination students would be prohibited from midnight on December 6 until the examinations end on December 21, the Department of Examinations said today.

During the last two months, the Computer Emergency Readiness Team | Co-ordination Centre (CERT|CC) has received four complaints over fraudsters attempting to hack email accounts of businessmen and luring them to make remittances.