Southern Provincial Minister Weerasumana Weerasinghe has been removed from the post of Sports, Youth Affairs, Culture and Arts, Social Welfare, Probationary Care and Child Protection, Women’s Affairs, Housing and Construction today.

Former senior DIG Lalith Jayasinghe, remanded on charges of allowing a suspect arrested in connection with Vidya’s rape and killing to escape from police custody, was today released on bail by Kayts Magistrate A.M.M.Riyaz.

Ruling that Perpetual Treasuries Chairman Arjun Aloysius cannot be compelled to testify before it, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the bond issue today informed his counsel Gamini Marapana PC to notify the commission regarding the

The owner of the Perpetual Treasuries, Arjun Aloysius arrived at the Presidential Commission inquiring in to the Central Bank bond issues, this morning.

Leave of all the Ceylon Electricity Workers (CEB) employees have been cancelled until September 20, due to the service requirement, the CEB announced.

Two 40-year-old Sri Lankan women had been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning while attempting to smuggle in gold jewellery worth Rs. 40 mn, Customs Media Spokesman Deputy Director Sunil Jayaratne said.

The joint opposition (JO) yesterday said the government was attempting to commit a financial fraud not second to the ‘Bond scam’ by handing over the construction of the Central Expressway to a consortium of two Japanese companies.

The gazette notification announcing the President’s order to establish the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) had been published yesterday, the Government Information Department said.

No repair work will be carried in the case of a breakdown or power failure except at government hospitals, during the strike to be launched from noon today, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Workers’ Union said.

President Maithripala Sirisena, in a special gazette notification, has declared 81 more leaders and rebels of the 1818 Uva rebellion as patriotic national heroes.

Senior Deputy Solicitor General Milinda Gunathileke said yesterday Perpetual Treasuries Ltd (PTL) would not have earned phenomenal profits in Treasury bond trading if it hadn’t ultimately sold bonds, which had been bought from Primary Auctions,

It is the top management of the Road Development Authority (RDA) that is behind the move to privatize or lease all the existing and the proposed highways, the Alliance to Protect the Trade Unions of Road Development Authority said yesterday.

The report completed by the Presidential Committee on SAITM was handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday as per the schedule, Committee Head, Deputy Minister Dr. Harsha De Silva said today.  

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today it would accept the maintenance allowance to MPs though on principle it was opposed to the granting of such an allowance.

The Local Government elections are likely to be held on or after January 20, 2018, Chairman Elections Commission (EC) Chief Mahinda Deshapriya said today.

At least two people were killed and another three injured in a head-on collision between a three-wheeler and a bus at Malliyappuwa on the Hatton-Nuwara Eliya Main Road this afternoon.

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) today warned that it would surround the Colombo City on Friday (15) if the government failed to provide an lasting solution to the SAITM issue.

The officers of the Fraud Investigation Bureau are recording a statement from MP Bandula Gunawardane over some of the remarks he made recently in connection with the printing of lotteries, the joint opposition said a short while ago.   

The lawyers of Yoshitha Rajapaksa had informed the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) that Yoshitha was unable to report to the FCID today to record statement in connection with a ongoing investigation.

The CID officers attached to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) today visited the residence of Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) owner Arjun Aloysius to serve summons as directed by the PCoI on Monday.

Sri Lanka today denounced the sixth nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on September 3.

A US Senate committee has opposed Trump Administration’s proposal of a drastic 92 per cent cut in US aid to Sri Lanka, citing the geographical and strategic location of the country, the PTI reported today.

A Sri Lankan man found guilty of smuggling Tamil migrants to Canada won't serve any more time in prison, despite being handed a four-sentence on Monday.

Deputy Minister of Tourism Promotion and  Christian Affairs Arundika Fernando removed from his post by President Maithripala Sirisena with effect from today, the President Media Division said.

The proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution was today approved by the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council with 29 councillors voting in favour and eight members against.

The private sector yesterday received a rather harsh wake-up call from Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesinghe, where he asserted the need for the private sector to pick up pace in supporting the national economy to reach the country’s ambitious eco

Sri Lanka should be prepared for dry weather in the coming months, weather experts have warned the government.

UN Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said on Monday the absence of credible action in Sri Lanka to ensure accountability for alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws has made the exercise of univer

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that, if it's a fault, he would admit to the incident of ‘Sil Redi’ distribution but said it was not a fault.

Responding to a statement made by Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran on Sunday, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) General Secretary and MP Udaya Gammanpila said the security forces in the North should not be removed following some logical