A special meeting of the Government Parliamentary Group, comprising Ministers and MPs of both United National Party (UNP), Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) would be held at Temple Trees today (June 19), Cabinet Co Spokesman Gayantha Karunathilaka said

In the wake of the deadlock in the resolution of the crisis in the Northern Provincial Council, following Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran and the TNA leadership hardening their opposite positions, some foreign emissaries had sought a compromise on th

Following a request made by the President Maithripala Sirisena during a discussion held on Saturday (17) Laboratory Officers have initiated a programme where most essential tests for dengue patients such as Full Blood Count (FBC), Dengue Antigen or A

Pakistan clinched their maiden ICC Champion Trophy beating India by a massive 180-run margin in the final a short while ago at The Oval.

A fully equipped Media Centre would be established in Parliament complex to facilitate journalists who report Parliamentary proceedings, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said.

The Police were investigating into politicians' statement, which was seen as inciting racism and create communal disharmony, Police Spokesman DIG Priyantha Jayakody said today.

Defence Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi said disaster prevention should get more attention rather than focusing on post disaster work.

The UNHRC Special Rapporteur Ms. Monica Pinto’s allegations following her visit to Sri Lanka in 2016 that SL Judiciary was highly politicised and judges give verdicts favouring the Government was a derogatory and contemptuous statement made tow

India won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at The Oval, London today.

The Central Bank (CBSL) would not accept mutilated, altered and defaced currency notes from December 31, the CBSL said in a statement on Friday.

A dedicated TV Channel would be launched to telecast Parliamentary proceedings, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said yesterday.

Two suspects had been arrested by the Navy, when they attempted to smuggle in 2,089 living star tortoises by a dinghy, in the seas off Kalpitiya yesterday, the Navy said

More than 7,000 motorists have been charged for violating lane rules in Colombo and its suburbs since June 12, the Police said today.

A 25-year-old woman has been hacked to death at Sooriyamal Mawatha in Nugegoda last night, Police said.

Sailors missing after the USS Fitzgerald collided with container ship off Japan have been found dead, the US Navy and Japanese media says.

The annual intake of the College of Education has been limited to 15,000 since 2010, though the university is capable of recruiting 20,700 students annually, the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) said yesterday (16).

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader R. Sampanthan today urged Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Vigneswaran to take early remedial action in regard to the two ministers who were not found guilty by the board of Inquire of the chief minister.

Responding to the allegation that he had attempted to assault a journalist, Minister John Amarathunga said he was provoked excessively by the journalist and it was beyond the limit of his patience.

Lands in which landslides have occurred and which are at the risk of experiencing landslides will be acquired by the government, Minister Thalatha Atukorale said yesterday.

The government in a newspaper advertisement yesterday made an appeal to all university students to attend all lectures and focus on their studies by following the right path to success without wasting their time by protesting on the streets.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan said yesterday Northern Provincial Council (NPC) Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran had created an unnecessary crisis by opting to take action against two provincial ministers not found guilty of any al

The document prepared by the Auditor General in selecting samples of 'Treasury Bond Auctions' he would audit with regard to the Central Bank bond sales contained miscalculations, it was revealed yesterday during cross examination.

SriLankan airlines has said it recruited only 126 employees from January 2015 to May 2017 contradicting media reports that it had recruited 1,250.

Strict rules will be implemented to ensure that bus drivers and conductors provide a quality transport service to the commuters, National Transport Commission (NTC) said today.

The Supreme Court fixed for hearing on October 2, the contempt proceedings against the Central Bank and the then Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake filed by Golden Key credit card depositors.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today the advanced level students in flood and landslide-affected areas should be allowed to sit the GCE Advanced level exam next year instead of this year.

The United Kingdom Parliament was put on lockdown this morning after armed police arrested a man suspected of carrying a knife outside the gates to the Palace of Westminster, the TIME reported.

Russia's Defense Ministry says it is investigating reports that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in one of its airstrikes in Syria last month, the CNN reported a short while ago.

A fugitive chief recruiter of the Islamic State in the Indian subcontinent has targeted youths from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to involve them with the global terror outfit ISIS, the Daily Star reported on Friday quoting the NDTV.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate today rejected a request made by counsel, appearing for the National Blood Bank’s former director Dr. Mangalika Bindusara, calling for the cancellation of the arrest warrant issued on June 7.