The National Police Commission (NPC) had instructed IGP Pujith Jayasundara to promote 464 Women Police Constables (WPC) to the rank of Women Police Sergeants (WPS).

The admission of new medical students to the South Asian Institute of Technology (SAITM) in Malabe had been suspended, the President’s Media Division said.

President Maithripala Sirisena's daughter Chaturika, said at today's launch of the book authored by her and titled, "Janadhipathi Thaththa", that she had no intention of entering party politics but would use politics for community service, women empo

GMOA Assistant Secretary Naveen De Soyza said the vehicle parade oraganised by the anti-SAITM groups was blocked at Panadura by the Special Tasks Force (STF) personnel this evening.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) today requested employees who retired after September 1, 2014 to report for duty if willing to do so to ensure an uninterrupted electricity supply.

Heavy traffic was reported in Colombo today because of a vehicle parade oraganised by the GMOA and several other groups calling for a solution to the SAITM controversy.

The body of the British journalist, who was attacked by a crocodile, was found from the Heda Oya lagoon this morning, Police said.

A blast on a London underground train left some passengers with facial burns, the UK's Metro newspaper reported on its website.

PTL CEO Kasun Palisena giving evidence before the PCoI today admitted that his boss Arjun Aloysius had ‘lied’ to the Parliamentary watchdog committee COPE headed by MP Sunil Handunneththi, when he appeared before it during its inquiry int

Electricity supply to several areas in the Southern Province, Mount Lavinia and Piliyandala was interrupted due to acts of sabotage by CEB employees and also due to the heavy rains, Power and Renewable Energy Ministry Media Spokesman Sulakshana Jayaw

A Financial Times journalist has died after he was dragged underwater by a crocodile while on holiday in Sri Lanka, foreign media reported.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido today in a major show of defiance to the international community, the CNN reported today.  

A group of medical doctors representing the Health Ministry met with religious leaders of the the Congress of Religions at Sri Sambodhi Maha Viharaya in Colombo yesterday afternoon to explain and discuss about the proposed amendments to abortion laws

The Joint Opposition yesterday said that they would not let the government to pass the Bill on the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances (ICPAPED) which would be debated in parliament on September 21.

During the cross-examination, PTL CEO Kasun Palisena yesterday accepted that he placed bids and took other appropriate steps at the March 29, 2016 auction following instructions received from Arjun Aloysius, who was in possession of inside informatio

A heated argument took place during the PCoI proceedings yesterday when PTL lawyer Nihal Fernando PC attempted to continuously interrupt during the cross-examination conducted by DSG Gunatilleke on PTL CEO Kasun Palisena.

Asgiriya Maha Vihara Chapter Registrar Ven. Medagama Dhammananda Thera making a special statement yesterday, regarding the insults made on Buddhist monks by certain politicians, expressed concern and condemned the act.  

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that former president’s secretary Lalith Weeratunga and former TRC Director Anusha Pelpita had only carried out legitimate instructions issued to them by the President of the country.

The General Medical Council (GMC), an independent organisation in United Kingdom to protect patients and improve medical education and practice, recently rejected the registration of graduates from South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine in

The Power and Renewable Energy Ministry today urged Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) employees on casual and probation basis to report to work before 8.30 a.m. tomorrow or face the consequences.

The government has informed the Commissioner of Elections not to hold polls till January next year, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Workers’ Union said today that they would continue the strike indefinitely because the discussions held with the Minister and other officials this evening were unsuccessful.

Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka today lamented that the government had neither given a cent to his Ministry nor an authoritative power for Western Development though the ‘Yahapalana Government’ complete

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa said today the government was planning to pass the Bill on the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances in parliament on September 21, which would end

People living downstream of the Attanagalu Oya are advised to be vigilant as it has reached flood level in the Dunumale area, the Disaster Management Centre said today.

Four accused who stood indicted over a murder that took place in 1995, were today found guilty and sentenced to death by Kegalle HIgh Court Judge G.A.Dhammika Ganepola.

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has urged Sri Lankan authorities to ensure the safety of her client and former President of the Maldives Mohammed Nasheed.

The Google Loon dream of the current government is still alive, with Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure Minister Harin Fernando set to make a renewed effort at negotiations with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the rights

A 45-year-old German woman drowned last evening while she was having a sea bath in Athuruwella, Induruwa, Police said.

Former President Mahinda Rajapksa’s son Yoshitha arrived at the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) a short while ago to give a statement in connection with an ongoing investigation.