Indian High Commissioner Taranjith Singh Sandhu, in his first visit to Jaffna, is reported to have said at a meeting that unity among the political leadership in the North was important to realize economic and infrastructure development and the polit

In the wake of Pakistan's successful Champions Trophy campaign, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it is expecting Sri Lanka to tour the country for one-day internationals and Twenty20 matches at the end of this year.

Introducing amendments to the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), does not mean that the Act will be repealed or replaced by a new Act and there will be nor room left for the country’s security to be jeopardized, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Raja

President Maithripala Sirisena today said that the facebook and social media sites were an obstacle to build national unity and religious reconciliation in the country.

The US Embassy has warned US Citizens travelling in Sri Lanka to maintain situational awareness of increasing incidents involving trishaw drivers in Colombo inappropriately touching female passengers.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) today refuted the claims made by Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne that President Maithripala Sirisena did not meet the GMOA officially and the meeting with them was informal.

President Maithripala Sirisena said today the government expects to get the assistance of foreign specialists to seek the possibility of taking forward the Uma Oya project by preventing the negative affects caused to the people.

The police have extended the time to pay spot fines by a week considering the inconvenience caused to the people due to the ongoing postal strike.

In a strongly worded lengthy letter to the President, the Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Sangha Sabha opposed moves by certain political leaders and extremist organizations to criticize monks without a reason in a manner never seen in the history of the c

Northern Provincial Councillor Ananthi Sasitharan and K. Sarveswaran were sworn in as provincial ministers by Northern Province Governor Reginald Cooray today.

Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said yesterday President Maithripala Sirisena did not meet the GMOA officially and the meeting with them was informal.

The Sri Lankan Government yesterday warned the National Cricket Team to get fit in three months or get booted out.  The ultimatum came after the squad was found to be unfit for the series against Zimbabwe which starts on Friday (30).  &nbs

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the USA, Prasad Kariyawasam was re-elected as the member of the UN Committee on Migrant Workers for the fourth time at the Election held at the UN, the Foreign Ministry said.

Justice and Buddha Sasana Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said yesterday that fresh legislation should be enacted to regulate the operation of NGOs in the country.

The joint opposition (JO) yesterday said there was no considerable development in the country for the last two and a half years since the Yahapalanaya government came to power.

The Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) today warns computer users to beware of new ransomware ‘Petya’ received in many forms as it was fast spreading throughout the internet.

The postal strike launched by them would continue for a third day today (29), as the discussions held with the sub-committee headed by Ministry Secretaries did not meet their demands, the Postal Services Joint Trade Union Front said yesterday.

More than 900,000 kilos of narcotics have been seized by the law enforcement officers in Sri Lanka last year, the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board revealed today.

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Organisation today strongly condemned questioning of journalists who covered the press briefings by the Organised Crimes Prevention Division (OCPD), BBS CEO Dilantha Withanage said.

Trishaw drivers are believed to be operating a racket targeting luxury vehicles in Colombo to claim money, sources said.

The Constitution Assembly Steering Committee will meet next week to decide on the procedure to be adopted when enacting the new constitution, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremeisnghe said today.

Heavy traffic was reported at Town Hall because of two separate protests march against SAITM by parents of medical students and another by the employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board.

Bandarawela town came to standstill this morning due to a hartal campaign launched to push authorities to repair a leak in a tunnel of the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project.  

Sri Lanka was upgraded to Tier 2, the annual Trafficking in Persons Report (2017) released by the US State Secretary Rex W. Tillerson said.

Sivaloganathan Thanabalasingham, the man accused of killing his wife and whose trial was stayed by the Superior Court, is slated to be deported to Sri Lanka on previous charges, but Quebec Crown prosecutors are requesting the Canadian government bloc

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday said they will take a decisive decision tomorrow during its Central Committee meeting if the government would not address their demands with regard to the South Asian Institute of Te

A new wave of powerful cyberattacks hit Europe and beyond on Tuesday in a possible reprise of a widespread ransomware assault in May.

Total number of crimes reported last year has increased to 1,155,215 compared to 1,129,555 in 2015, the Ministry of Law and Order report said.

The Higher Education Ministry has written to SAITM requesting it to await the ministry decision with regard to its student intake, SAITM Registrar Husni Hussain said yesterday.

A team of specialist doctors of the Dambulla base hospital, successfully removed a ten kilo growth from a man’s stomach yesterday afternoon.