UNP MP Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said today the UNP was willing to take to the streets to compel the government to do justice to the students affected by the Z- score muddle

The Colombo District Court today issued an enjoining order on the UNP-affiliated National Lawyers’ Association preventing the newly appointed Executive Committee functioning within the Association until August 23.

The government today said it has decided to reduce the registration fee of news websites by 75 percent, and the renewal fee by 80 percent.

Twenty-two Superintendents of Police (SP) including the Police Media spokesman SP Ajith Rohana have been promoted to the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) with effect from last month, the Police said.

Deputy Science and Technology Minister Faiszer Musthapha, yesterday, charged that the SLMC was spreading ethno-religious hatred among the communities by making spiteful statements to gain cheap political mileage.

Power cuts of two hours and fifteen minutes duration will be imposed on 58 towns and Colombo City area tomorrow (09) due to a breakdown at the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant (LCPP) at Norochcholai, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.

Indian Government had allowed Sri Lankan Air Force personnel to undergo training in Tamil Nadu, but at present none of them are being trained in the state, government told the Rajya Sabha today.

Vavuniya Prison inmate Mariadas Navis Dilrukshan, one of the 30 prisoners who were hospitalised after the Vavuniya prison riot died today, Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said.

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said though the military presence in the north had been drastically reduced, troops would continue to remain at strategic locations for security reasons but their presence will be non-intrusive.'

Senior UNPer Karu Jayasuriya said today the government had developed a helicopter mania and were blatantly abusing state resources for their election campaign as never before.

The Lakwijaya Power Plant at Norochcholai had automatically shut down today due to the tripping of a transmission line from Norochcholai to Veyangoda. The shutdown deprived the national grid of 300MV, the Ministry of Power and Energy said.

The Mount Lavinia District Court today issued an enjoining order restraining the UNP from acting on the constitutional amendment, which states that elections for the party leadership should be held every six years, UNP Provincial Councillor Maithree

The Ceylon Teachers Service Union (CTSU) said today the Advanced Level combined maths paper -2 also had discrepancies in it. Speaking to the Daily Mirror CTSU General Secrteary Mahinda Jayasinghe said question No:12 was flawed and therefor the examin

Another 68 people were arrested early this morning by the Navy in the Kosgoda coastal belt in the Galle District, attempting to flee the country to Australia, Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuirya said.

Twenty five people were arrested today in Beruwala when they attempted to flee the country to Australia, early this morning

The government will today send to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) a document outlining its performance in areas of international concern to be taken up at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) next month in Geneva, it is learnt.

The Attorney General’s Department has found sufficient evidence in the police report to file charges against Minister Rishard Bathiudeen over allegations that he had threatened the Mannar Magistrate on July 18, the Daily Mirror learns.

Sri Lanka handed over 37 Chinese fishermen to their embassy on Tuesday, officials said, two days after the Sri Lankan navy arrested them for fishing without permission in Sri Lankan waters, Reuters reported.

Sri Lanka came within winning distance of the only T20 game in the series with India, but did not have a single decent partnership to close it out. India won by 39 runs.

The fate of the 37 Chinese nationals taken into the custody of the Sri Lankan Navy remains unclear, but two Sri Lankans arrested along with the Chinese men, were ordered to be released on bail by the Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court

Examinations Commissioner W.M.J. Pushpakumara said the Examinations Department had received several complaints regarding a complication in the Combined Mathematics question paper at yesterday’s GCE A/L examination.

Lawyer of MP Duminda Silva informed the Colombo Magistrate today that Mr.Silva would not be able to come to Sri Lanka for at least two months as he had to undergo another surgery in Singapore today.

More illegal asylum seekers were arrested by Sri Lanka Navy early this morning. At least 26 Tamil and Muslim asylum seekers were sailing to Australia in two trawlers some 10-15 nautical miles off Valachchenai seas when they were intercepted by the Na

A bowser laden with diesel went down a 15-feet slope in Diyagala, Ginigathhena last night. Police said that diesel leaking from the bowser was flowing into the Mahaweli River.

Two Emirati sisters and their Sri Lankan maid died in an accident on Maleha Road, United Arab Emirates(UAE) on Sunday morning, police said.

The Department of Motor Traffic is to introduce a new vehicle registration, combination with three English letters for three-wheelers, Commissioner General of Motor Traffic S. H. Harischandra said

China has called on Sri Lanka to release 37 Chinese fishermen detained by the Sri Lankan navy, China's Xinhua state news agency reported on Monday, in a case that could test increasingly close ties between Beijing and Colombo

Secretary Defence Lt Gen (Retd) Asif Yasin Malik will visit Sri Lanka from August 7 to hold discussion and further strengthen ties between the two friendly countries

A bomb scare at the Gampaha Court this morning turned out to be a hoax, Police said. An anonymous caller had informed the police emergency 119 saying that there was a bomb in the Court building, prompting the authorities to evacuate the people from t

The University Grants Commission (UGC) today informed Supreme Court that it will not decide on admitting new students to universities till the issue relating to Z- score is over