A three-member delegation from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will carry out an official visit to Sri Lanka from December 4 to 15 to assess the country’s situation regarding the deprivation of liberty, the office of the UN Human Ri

President Maithripala Sirisena has today instructed the tri-forces be deployed to provide relief to the people affected by the prevailing weather conditions across the country, the presidential media said.

The petitioners who filed petitions against the Delimitation Gazette had withdrawn their petitions today.

The Government intended to start up a probe on bond issues that had taken place from 2008 to 2014 totalling Rs. 5,147 billion, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today.

Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faizer Mustapha informed Parliament today that the petitioners who filed petitions against the Delimitation Gazette had agreed to withdraw them following a discussion with him.

At least seven people were killed, 26 injured and five reported missing as heavy showers and strong winds lashed the South-Western parts of the country as the deep depression which originated in the Bay of Bengal was moving away from Sri Lanka.

Two persons died while five others had been injured following a head on collision between a Private bus and a motor car in Kudameegaswawa, Dambulla this morning, Police said.    

Despite insistence by the Joint Opposition, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has declined to leave the government at this hour, it is learnt.

It has been uncovered by the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) that there has been a fraud involved in cancellation of the lease of aircraft for Srilankan Airlines, MP Bimal Ratnayake told Parliament yesterday.

Government and Opposition MPs yesterday complained about the delay in taking action against corruption by the Bribery Commission.

Joint Opposition MP Bandula Gunawardane said yesterday the finance ministry had issued a Gazette notification on November 9 authorising rice, corn and fruits as raw material for beer production at a time when there was a shortage of rice for consumpt

All the Schools in Western, Central, Southern and Uva provinces will be closed today (30) due to the prevailing weather conditions, the Education Ministry informed.

Two flights from Chennai (UL 124) and Bangalore (UL 172) that were scheduled to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport ( BIA) were diverted to the airport at Mattala due to the adverse weather conditions being experienced in Colombo, an offic

Law and Order and Southern Development Minister Sagala Ratnayaka has instructed IGP Pujith Jayasundara to keep the police standby to face any possible threat posed by the prevailing adverse weather conditions in the country.  

An international mass wedding involving 100 young Chinese couples, planned as a tourism promotion event to showcase the country’s rich culture will be held in Sri Lanka on December 17, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Champika Ranawak

Hurricane style gale force winds accompanied by torrential rain wrecked havoc in the City of Colombo this evening ripping out trees and causing power disruptions in many areas of the City and its suburbs. Several trees were seen to have fallen on veh

Issuing a bad weather warning at 8 pm today, the Meteorology Department said heavy rains, strong winds and rough seas would be expected during the next 12 hours.

Strong winds exceeding 80 kmph with heavy rains lashed several areas in Southern Province particularly in Matara District this evening, the Disaster Management Centre said today.

The Court of Appeal will not take up tomorrow(30), the motion filed by the Attorney General as a ‘matter of grave urgency ’calling to vacate the interim order against the Gazette notification on the delimitation of Local Government bodies

A body of a tusker suspected to be ‘Dala Poottuwa’ (crossed tusks) had been recovered by the Special Task Force (STF) at Kahalla-Pallekele Sanctuary in Thabbowa this afternoon.  

A Sri Lankan born 63-year-old woman identified as Geetha Howie was killed when she was stabbed in Staten Island, US on Monday, CBS News reported today.

Some 300 disabled police and Special Task Force (STF) personnel launched a fast at the Pensions Department office complex in Colombo today.

All-rounder Thisara Perera will take over as Sri Lanka's ODI captain from the upcoming three-match series against India. Perera will also lead the side in the three-match Twenty20 International series.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has asked for Sri Lanka's support in ending North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations, calling the North's latest missile test staged earlier in the day a grave challenge to global peace, the Korea

The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order till December 6, preventing the FCID from taking action against former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa based on the Public Property Act.  

North Korea says it has successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach the whole of continental US.

Three persons have been arrested by the police while they attempted to migrate illegally to New Zealand by a boat at Selvapuram in Udappuwa early this morning.

Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said yesterday he was opposed to the budget proposal which opens the shipping industry to international players.

The budget proposal to open up the shipping industry with the objective of attracting major players to invest in Sri Lanka would not serve any purpose as global players are already engaged in business in the country, joint opposition MP Rohitha Abeyg

Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna has been indefinitely closed due to a possible clash between Sinahla and Tamil students in the university, the university Administration said.