The commotion that was created when a group of police officers, some in uniform and others in civvies, attempted to arrest Medical Faculty Students' Action Committee (MFSAC) Convener Ryan Jayalath at the conclusion of a joint meeting by the Gover

Power failures have been reported in Sri Jayawardenepura and the surrounding areas today due to a protest launched by the CEB trade union employees demanding the arrest of the suspect who allegedly assaulted a CEB employee in Ambatale, Mulleriyawa on

Looking to emulate the kind of revival that took India from seventh in the ICC Test Rankings to the top in the space of two years, Sri Lanka Interim Coach Nic Pothas yesterday said that changing the culture of the team was essential in riding out the

Two suspects, including the 17-year-old schoolboy, who were remanded and later released on bail on charges of hacking President Maithirpala Sirisena’s official website was today acquitted from the case by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Co

President Maithripala Sirisena said that he has signed the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) Act today.

National Democratic Alliance's (NDA's) Ram Nath Kovind has been elected the next President of India, the NDTV reported.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today charged that the government had presented a new Inland Revenue Act in parliament for approval to please the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a condition laid down by it to grant the third installment of t

Seven suspects had been arrested by the Mount-Lavinia Police in connection with the detection of cocaine weighing 218kg worth over Rs. 3.2 billion concealed in a sugar container at the Ratmalana Economic Centre yesterday, Police Media Spokesman SP Ru

Two Indian nationals were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by the departure Customs officers while they were trying to smuggle out several gold pieces worth Rs. 2.7 million.

The United Nations has said that when selecting soldiers for the UN peacekeeping mission, it would vet Sri Lankan troops similar to soldiers from other countries, to ensure they were not involved in illegal activities in their home country.

Al Aman Group’s World Capital Centre (WCC), which gained notoriety this month for its questionable corporate information after entering into a US $ 2.4 billion Board of Investment (BOI) project, failed to establish its bona fides yesterday at a

Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Julia Bishop said the Australian government will assist Sri Lanka in the eradication of Dengue by providing Rs.116 million for a joint research programme with Monash University.

The Pan Asia Bank (PABC), Deputy General Manager R. A. B. Dias today said that the owner of Perpetual Treasuries Ltd, Arjun Aloysius, had asked him “to conceal vital information” when testifying before the Presidential Commission of Inqui

A sudden one and a half hour power outage that occurred while doctors at the Wathupitiwala Base Hospital were operating on a forty-five-year old woman to remove her womb meant that the woman was forced to wait for one and half hours with her abdomen

Saying there are government regulations which are barriers to competitiveness among Sri Lankan entrepreneurs, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremsinghe said today there would be a round of liberalization before the next budget and a system whereby the minim

Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan, who is also the leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said the UNP and the SLFP must put aside their petty political agendas join together to ensure the success of the constitutional-making process.

Claiming it was unlawful to present a no-confidence motion against North Central Provincial Council (NCPC) Chairman T.M.R. Siripala, joint opposition MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage said yesterday said the procedure adopted to elect the new chairman was

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said today he was prepared to investigate the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan Cricket Team in Lahore in 2009 and the controversy surrounding the 2011 Cricket World Cup final at which Sri Lanka was beaten by Indi

The South-Asian Institute for Technology and Medicine (SAITM) today said that as per the Cabinet Memorandum approved by the Cabinet, the mortgage rights of the Dr. Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital (NFTH) will remain with the Bank of Ceylon (BoC) un

The government, which is unhappy with the outcome of the visit to Sri Lanka and the report released by UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism, Ben Emerson, will introduce a new procedure for officials visiting Sri Lanka, the Cabi

Polonnaruwa District UPFA MP Roshan Ranasinghe today said he would withdraw from political activities of the Joint Opposition.

The GMOA said it would disassociate its self from its discussions with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe if he was unable to stop Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne from sabotaging the decisions taken by the GMOA and the Prime Minister on the SAITM

A large stock of Cocaine weighing around 160 kilos was seized by the Police Narcotic Bureau officials from a sugar container that arrived at the Ratmalana Economic Centre this afternoon, the police sources said.

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop arrived in Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit a short while ago.  

UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman arrived in Sri Lanka on a three-day visit today to hold talks with Sri Lankan leaders on the peace building process, the UN office in Colombo said in a statement.

A Sri Lankan house maid had filed a law suit in the Hong Kong High Court claiming that the HK Government requirement that helpers lived and worked in their employer’s residence violated international law against slave labour, the EJ Insight new

Former Navy Spokesman Commodore D.K.P. Dassanayake, who was arrested last week over abduction and disappearance of 11 youth, was further remanded till August 2 by Fort Magistrate’s Court today.

A letter was handed over to the Speaker of Parliament stating that five members of the National Freedom front (NFF) representing the UPFA will withdraw from the constitutional assembly.

Sri Lanka police on Monday detained and questioned an Indian tourist who was wearing a dress with a print of the Buddha on it, The Hindu reported.

Two men have been hit by a train and killed and another injured while they were walking along the railway tracks at Thalpitiya, Wadduwa last night, police said.