Political party leaders in Parliament will meet officials of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) to discuss the process followed in approving the Provincial Council Elections (Amendment) Bill recently, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said tod

The group of 31 Myanmar Nationals, who were detained at a house of UNHRC in Mount Lavinia, had been taken into the Police custody for their protection, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.

A tense situation prevailed outside the North Central Provincial (NCP) Council today when a group of unemployed graduates staged a protest campaign demanding they be appointed as teachers. 

North Korea's foreign minister has accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country and said Pyongyang had the right to shoot down US bombers.

What happens in the Indian Ocean will ultimately affect Sri Lanka which is a small country on the maritime trade route, Navy Commander Travis Sinniah said yesterday.

The United National Party (UNP) will have a meeting today to discuss the spat between MP Ravi Karunanayake and former MP Joseph Michael Perera who confronted each other at a youth workshop at Weligampitiya in the Gampaha district during the weekend.

TNA Provincial Councillor M. K. Shivajilingam told the UNHRC in Geneva since Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka- the then army commander- had admitted to the Sri Lankan Army committing war crimes, an investigation should be launched through an internationa

Rural Development Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka yesterday rejected reports that he was not included in the UN Delegation headed by President Maithripala Sirisena to New York. The Field Marshal said he couldn’t go to the US because his v

Hurricanes such as Maria and Irma which caused havoc in the US, the Caribbean and Turkey during the past few days have triggered high winds and heavy rains in the Bay of Bengal region including Sri Lanka, the Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

Central Province Governor Niluka Ekanayake today said the Central Province Education Ministry Secretary should be held responsible for allowing school children to hold a 2.5 mile long bridal veil in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record as the lo

The price of a domestic Litro gas cylinder (12.5kg) would be increased by Rs.110 with effect from midnight today, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said.

Chairman of the Colombo Commercial Fertilizer LTD Thusitha Halloluwa today tendered his resignation letter to the Minister of Agriculture Duminda Dissanayake.

Former senior DIG Lalith Jayasinghe was released on bail with two sureties of Rs.1 million each by Pelmadulla Magistrate Janitha Roshani Perera today.  

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today provisions should be included in the Standing Orders to prevent amendments contradicting the original Bill being introduced during the Committee Stage.

President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the Finance Ministry to impose a 100 per cent tax on imported big onions. The President's Media Division said the instructions were given after considering the plights local onion farmers undergo when

Vehicles leaving Colombo were restricted to one lane along the Olcott Mawatha at Technical Junction in Maradana this afternoon because of a tree falling across the road.

Colombo High Court Judge A. A. R. Heiyanthuduwa today granted permission to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, to travel to Italy for two weeks on a private trip.

The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Police headquarters today arrested former Senior DIG Lalith Jayasinghe in connection with the investigation of the murder of a UNP supporter in Kahawatta on January 5, 2015 during the Presidential election.

The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Police headquarters today summoned former Senior DIG Lalith Jayasinghe to record a statement in connection with the murder of a UNP supporter in Kahawatta on January 5, 2015 during the Presidential election

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), a Government ally ruling the Eastern Provincial Council, expressed its concern on the enactment of legislation to bring its administration under the purview of the Governor after its official period lapses, an of

President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in the country this morning after concluding his visit to the US.

COPE Chairman, Sunil Handunnetti MP would present a special report on the construction work of the expressways in the near future.

A Sri Lankan man who tried to smuggle out a stock of Gold biscuits and jewellery weighing up to a kilogram carefully concealed in his rectum was nabbed by the Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport today.

Central Province Governor Niluka Ekanayake had ordered a special probe into the incident in which 250 young schoolgirls were made to stand in hot sun to hold a 2.5 mile long bridal veil designed by a beautician in an attempt to get into a Guinness Wo

The Government would bring in a new Tourism Promotion Law shortly in a bid to boost tourism related sectors of the economy, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe over the weekend said.

A tense situation erupted at the Gampaha United National Party (UNP) Youth Front meeting on Saturday, after Ja-Ela UNP organiser Joseph Michael Perera was refused an opportunity to address the meeting, it was reported.

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa said today that the government was trying to bring in the new Constitution on the requirement of the Western forces and Tamil Diaspora to please Tamil separatists.

Eleven women and a manager were arrested by the Police last night during two separate raids conducted in Kollupitiya and Maradana on charges of operating brothels under the guise of a spa.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed it has initiated investigations in Sri Lanka cricket. This comes after allegations of match-fixing by a former Sri Lanka cricketer Pramodaya Wickremesinghe. The ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit of

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the UN is ready to provide every possible assistance to Sri Lanka in its efforts to build as a prosperous nation where the reconciliation is strengthened.