The G.C.E Advanced Level examination results were released late last night. The results were delayed continuously due to confusion over the Z score marking system. The confusion was further hieghtned with the Examinations department

Seven more Tamil Nadu fishermen have landed on Sri Lankan shores, taking to 29 the total number of people who have ended up in north Sri Lanka during the Christmas week

Water cuts will be experienced in Peliyagoda, Kandana, Wattala, Kelaniya, Ja-Ela and Kadawata till 5pm today, due to urgent maintenance work, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated

A cyclonic condition is developing some 750km East of Jaffna. Fishermen have been advised to refrain from fishing in the Northern and Eastern seas, the Meteorological Department stated

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is preparing to obtain a loan of Rs.100 billion ($ 10 billion) from the state owned banking giant, People’s Bank

A two minute silence will be observed nationwide today at 9.25am to remember over 40,000 people killed by the tsunami that hit Sri Lanka in 2004

Minister Mervyn Silva requested UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya to go forward without going in reverse gear. He made these statements while addressing a meeting in Pilatiya, Kelaniya

Informed sources said today that Professor Carlo Fonseka would be appointed as President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) on January 1, despite protests agaisnt the move by medical professional’s organisations

Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed will arrive to Sri Lanka on an official visit tomorrow, External Affairs Ministry sources said

A bus strike by private bus operators against the issue of route permits came to a complete halt this morning after the Western Provincial authorities received notice from President Mahinda Rajapaksa to revoke permits which were issued recently

The Colombo Fraud Investigations Bureau arrested a couple who had swindled nearly Rs.10 million by promising youth opportunities for higher studies in the United Kingdom

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied on downtown Moscow’s Sakharov Avenue yesterday to demand a rerun of parliamentary elections they claimed had been rigged, as well as liberal reforms in Russia, turning the temperature up on Vladimir Putin

A foreigner was killed during a confrontation with several locals inside a hotel in Tangalle, police media spokesman Ajith Rohana said.

Three in the same family including a three year old child died due to electrical shock in Mathurata due to illegal tapping of electricity, the police said.

Pope Benedict XVI hailed Christ's humility, urging the faithful to look beyond the Christmas "glitter" and "enlightened reason", and issued a powerful message for peace.

The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Sri Lanka in a Christmas day message said the celebration of Christmas in the post-war context of Sri Lanka had its distinctive challenges.

Results for the GCE Advanced Level examinations are to be released tomorrow. Results for schools in Colombo will be released after 10.00am, the Information Department said

The Police shot dead two armed men in MIddeniya this morning. The Police acting on information received about an armed group roaming in the area had gone to Julanpitya in order to apprehend the group.

The Justice Ministry will set up a Sentencing Advisory Council and introduce Sentencing Guidelines for Sri Lanka’s judicial system and thus prevent anomalies in the sentencing procedure, a senior ministry official said yesterday.

Ministry spokesman, W.M.D. Wanninayaka said the Ministry has instructed hospital directors island wide to withdraw the drug, which is an Indian product, from hospital shelves.

An angry crowd of more than 1,000 today burnt tyres and staged a protest in the Habaraduwa Town over the transfer of Habaraduwa Police OIC A.B. Welagedara, who they said had taken steps to reduce crime and illegal activities in the area.

When the case into the disappearance of senior journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda was taken up at the Homagama Magistrate’s Court today, the counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. Eknaligoda’s family said he intended calling former Attorney Gener

Authorities have focused attention on the possibility of coordinating the proposed luxury bus service on the Southern Highway with the train service on the Kelani Valley line.

The Department of Metrology said today the cold weather conditions in the country would continue and increase in January.

JVP dissidents complained to the ICRC about the disappearance of their two members, Lalith Kumar Weeraraj and his colleague Kugan Murugananthan, a while ago. Murugananthan’s wife and children were also present when the dissidents lodged the com

Private bus operators are to launch a strike in the Western Province from midnight today to protest against the issuing of bus permits

The JVP confirmed today that they would hold a special convention in Tissamaharama, Hambantota on January 1, 2012

Six individuals were injured last evening in a grenade explosion near the Siththaparanthan Stream in Maniyamadu, Puliyankulam. They had been attempting to inspect the grenade when it exploded

A series of earthquakes struck New Zealand near the city of Christchurch on Friday, causing damage and disruption in an area still recovering from a powerful quake in February

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Colombo Magistrate yesterday that, according to the observations and evidence, the first bullets fired during the Mulleriyawa shooting were from a weapon entrusted to slain presidential advisor