A Sri Lankan detainee at the Malas Ladies’ Prison committed suicide, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Riyadh said.

A protest in support of former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed is being held in front of the Maldivian Embassy down Melbourne Avenue in Bambalapitiya at the moment. The protest is being conducted by both Maldivians and Sri Lankans in support of t

Illegally imported cigarettes worth around Rs.2.6 million branded as Gold Leaf were seized by the Fort Police when they were hidden inside a house in Maligawatta

A sharp fielding performance from Sri Lanka gave them the upper hand at the WACA, in the third One Day International Tri Series match in Perch, against Australia

Acting Minster of External Affairs Neomal Perera said today that if the Maldives requested assistance from Sri Lanka, the government would offer any support necessary

The Deyata Kirula Exhibition currently underway in Anuradhapura has draw over 2.8 million visitors during the past five days despite heavy rain. The exhibition was extended by two days and is scheduled to be held until February 12

Sri Lanka have won the toss and put Australia in to bat in the third match of the Commonwealth Bank series in Perth

In the backdrop of a coup in Maldives, a high level meeting of sleuths from five South Asian nations, including India, Maldives and Sri Lanka, was held on Thursday here to discuss ways of consolidating anti-terror mechanism in the region

The case filed in a US court against Sri Lanka’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Major General Shavendra Silva, by former LTTE Eastern Leader Ramesh’s widow Vathsala Devi, was dismissed on Wednesday as Major General Silva enjoye

The parliamentary consultative committee meetings had not been conducted by the Ministries to discuss  issues confronting the country for years though  the Standing Orders stipulates the conducting of such meetings at least once a month, Pa

Private Bus owners have requested the Finance Ministry for diesel subsidies of Rs.76 per litre to keep up with the imminent rise in the price of diesel

The Private Transport Services Ministry will introduce an electronic ticketing system for inter-provincial private buses from next month, Minister C.B. Ratnayaka said today

Hotels, restaurants, tea kiosks and cafeterias where sugar is being used as a sweetener are to be advised to display a health warning regarding the excessive use of sugar and the diseases caused by it

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is seeking the help of the public to trace the suspects involved in the double murder which took place in the Kotakethana area in Kahawatta between January 31 and February 2

A driver claimed that he bit a 6-year-old schoolgirl’s cheeks and neck while playing a vampire's game with her, as he denied his molestation charges in court today

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday advised his players to learn from their mistakes and save themselves from injuries after his side cruised to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a cricket tri-series match here

Maldivian President Wahid had assured Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe over the telephone this evening, that former President Mohamed Nasheed will be protected by the new government

Sugar production will start at the Hingurana Sugar factory by the middle of this year using the sugarcane harvest expected from present cultivations, the government said in Parliament today

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has telephoned former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed and inquired about his safety, Presidential Spokesperson Bandula Jayasekera said

The Government has earned a revenue of Rs.180 million from The Southern Expressway during the past two months, Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways, Nirmala Kotelawela told parliament a short while ago

The former president of the luxury resort islands of the Maldives faced arrest on Thursday after being ousted from his post earlier in the week in what he said was a coup at gunpoint

The wife and daughters of former Maldives' president Mohamed Nasheed have fled to Colombo as violence worsens, a presidential spokesman in Sri Lanka and a family member told AFP on Thursday

A bomb containing 10 kilograms of high powered C4 explosives was recovered by the police on Wednesday evening (8) from an abandoned well in the Banagala Estate  in Kotadeniyawa. 

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene claims Australia's bowling attack is their weakness, and his batsmen will target them in Friday's one-day international at the WACA Ground.

Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle, UPFA Gampaha District MP and widow of former Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, yesterday charged that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) had completely forgotten the victims of LTTE terrorism and that

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is under fire for failing to respond to a Sri Lankan government report on that country's civil war, despite repeatedly promising he would.

With the recent political situation in Maldives, tourists in the island nation have been asked to exercise caution.

Fighting broke out between police and protesters in the Maldives after ousted president Mohamed Nasheed claimed he had been forced to give up his office at gunpoint.

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C.: One of the 492 Sri Lankan migrants who arrived in Canada last month aboard the MV Sun Sea allegedly travelled to foreign countries with a delegation belonging to the Tamil Tigers terrorist organisation, a hearing into his detention

The Health ministry yesterday alerted Medical Officers of Health (MOH) to locate the illegal immigrants who were recently deported from Togo and check them for symptoms of the dreaded yellow fever