Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) Convener Lahiru Weerasekara was taken into police custody today. Sources said he was taken into custody along with another IUSF member as they were leaving the Centre for Society and Religion (CSR) in Marad

Heavy traffic was reported onthe Colombo-Kandy Main Road at Kegalle this morning following an accident involving a container truck, a bus and a three-wheeler.

The time has come for the country to rethink banning of liquor sales on Poya Days, Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera told Parliament yesterday.Speaking during a debate on the notifications made under Excise Ordinance in the House, t

Street cameras will be set up to identify persons who dump garbage on the roadside and in public places, Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Faiszer Musthapha said.

Though the Colombo Municipal Council collected garbage on a regular basis, people did not dump garbage at allocated places making the process of garbage collecting cumbersome, CMC Commissioner V. K. A. Anura said yesterday.  

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the Ministry of Law and Order and Southern Development to report back to him just how university students were able to climb four storeys into the Ministry of Health building without the police being a

I will not put the blame for conspiracies launched in an uncivilized political climate on university students, said President Maithripala Sirisena in Polonnaruwa yesterday.

A doctor of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) was admitted to the National Hospital last evening with injuries to his nose after being hit on the face by a cup thrown at him by a fellow doctor during a forum held at the Sri Lanka Fou

Joint opposition MP Dinesh Gunawardane said yesterday that Speaker Karu Jayasuriya had assured them that the adjournment debate on the attack on university students and the GMOA strike would be held today whereas it was cancelled due to the early ad

The Government cannot be expected to go out of their way all the time to allow the joint opposition to move adjournment motions as and when they want, Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella said today.

Fast bowler Lasith Malinga is being investigated by Sri Lanka's cricket board after comparing the country's sports minister to a monkey, the BBC reported.

Muslim community leaders had stressed the importance of amending the 1951 Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act when they met with US Ambassador Atul Keshap late last week, the US Embassy said in a statement.

Ireland and Afghanistan have both been awarded Test match status, the International Cricket Council announced today.

Former Sri Lanka cricketer turned coach Mahela Jayawardene has come in support of country’s national cricketers, who had been criticized as having lack of commitment and fitness following the team’s early exit from the ICC Champions Troph

The Government is ready to take tough action, which had not been taken previously, with regard to the indefinite strike announced by the GMOA, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said today.

The reason for responding to Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera was that he was considered a political leader, SLFP Spokesman and Minister Dilan Perera said.

The Police had launched an investigation into the incident in which a group of university students had forcibly entered the Health Ministry premises and damaged public properties on Wednesday, Police Spokesman DIG Priyantha Jayakody said today.

The adjournment debate scheduled to be held at 4.30 pm today over the attack on university students and GMOA strike, was not held as MP Dinesh Gunawardane, who requested the debate, was not present in the House to move the adjournment motion.

The Government’s performance was not satisfactory considering the past two years, SLFP Spokesperson Minister Dilan Perera said.

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) said today that they would continue the countrywide strike started today until the Government addressed their demands over the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM).

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday acquitted two accused in the Sri Lanka cricket team attack case.

The House decided to hold an adjournment debate this afternoon on steps taken by the government to resolve the issues faced by medical students following a request by Joint Opposition MP Dinesh Gunawardane.

The Out Patient Department (OPD) and several clinics of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL) has been severely affected by the token strike launched by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), NHSL Deputy Director Dr. Cyril De Silva s

Sri Lanka’s banks have jumped to raise the interest rates on their credit card and several other loan products as the Central Bank last month gave them the green light to price their loans to reflect market interest rates.

Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday (21) announced that it had established a high-profile evaluation and monitoring committee headed by Asanka Gurusinha to oversee the physical fitness & conditioning of the National Performance Squad ahead of their upcom

A Sri Lankan-born doctor who was jailed after being found guilty of killing her abusive husband has failed in her bid to have her conviction and sentence overturned.

A Fire broke out in a car while it was traveling on St.Anthony's road near the Church in Dematagoda this morning, police said.

Retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara yesterday handed over a petition to UNHRC President Joaquin Alexander Maza Martelli requesting that action be taken against Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein and Special Rappor

The police and other intelligence arms did not have an inkling of where the procession of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) was heading yesterday until they reached their target and stormed the Health Ministry building Suvasiripaya on D

A conspiracy is being hatched by NGOs using foreign funds to create religious and communal disturbances in the country and to attribute it to Ven. Gnanasara Thera, Chairman of Anti Corruption Front Ven. Ulapane Sumangala Thera said yesterday.