Three pieces of legislation required for the implementation of the National Drugs Policy will be presented in Parliament next month, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said in Parliament a short while ago

A Sri Lankan visa applicant was arrested today for using deception and a false identity to apply for a UK visa. He was referred by the UK Border Agency to CID. The visa applicant was applying with his younger brother to join his mother who is

Police arrested a woman who was raising a two year old boy illegally in the Kannankuda area in Vavunathivu along with two other women including the mother of the child

Water wells used for consumption in the Jaffna District have been contaminated due to the wells mixing with sea water, Parliament was informed today

The Makadura area on the Kotapola-Matara road has gone under water due to heavy rains. Several houses have been affected, the Disaster Management Centre said

A Sri Lankan maid, identified as RD, 25, was referred to the Dubai Criminal Court on Monday for allegedly stealing Dhs128,000 in addition to three mobile phones, belonging to her female Emirati sponsor, a school director.

The United National Party (UNP) reformists led by the party’s co-deputy leaders Karu Jayasuriya and Sajith Premadasa are pushing for a secret ballot at the two working committee meetings to select a new party leader.

A 55 year old businessman who was known to be a high profile money lender in Kotahena had been abducted this morning resulting in protests in the area, the police said.

UNP Kurunegala District parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara speaking to the Daily Mirror online on the new developments with regard to the leadership of the UNP stated that the people are awaiting a change that would drive the UNP to victory at an el

A visibly annoyed Ranil Wickremesinghe said at a press briefing today that at a meeting with his Deputy Karu Jayasuriya at Sirikotha this morning both parties had avoided conversation on the run for the party leadership for which both are contesting

The Colombo Commercial High Court today issued another warrant for the arrest and detention of the cruise ship M.V.” Scotia Prince” that was used in the Colombo-Tuticorin ferry service on charges of having defaulted payments on account of

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) today warned that the decision to convert the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) to a public enterprise would cripple Sri Lanka’s health sector and changes to the SLMC if any should only be made

The well-known Sri Lankan racing driver Dilantha Malagamuwa today filed an anticipatory bail application in court to pre-empt the possibility of his arrest on charges of a non-bailable offence.

The proposed widening and development of a 3.5km road stretch from Ilumbakanda to Suriyakanda on the edge of the Sinharaja Forest Reserve (SFR) will not be permitted and remain as a ‘Nature Track’ because the development of the road along

A Bangladeshi national was arrested at the Katunayake International Airport with foreign currency worth Rs.7.5 million when he attempted to smuggle them to Dhaka, the Customs said.

Sri Lanka Police have obtained one hundred dogs for the Canine Kennels situated at Asgiriya, Kandy.

The UNP urged the government in Parliament today not to absorb those acting principals who are on a fast, into permanent since most of them were political henchmen.

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe called for the support of the masses to free former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka through a public petition organized by the UNP that will begin on Human Rights Day on December 10 and which will be handed over t

UNP as a habit continues to disrupt government efforts for reconciliation and Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena who kept silent about Interpol’s failure to arrest KP for twenty odd years is now urging it to take custody of him, Government spokesman, Inf

Colombo Chief Magistrate Court ordered the Prison Superintendent to produce an  under graduate who allegedly assaulted a lecturer of the Colombo University on Friday during an altercation, before court tomorrow.

In a special media statement issued a short while ago, UNP Co- Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya confirmed that he would accept the invitation extended by the Sajith group to contest for party leadership

The Indian cabinet has approved reconstruction and repair of 49,000 houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and for Indian-origin Tamils in Sri Lanka. According to an official press release, the decision will result in an expenditure of Rs13.1

The main opposition UNP yesterday charged that the devaluation of the Sri Lankan rupee at the recent Budget has resulted in the country’s public debt burden increasing by a further Rs. 81 billion, the UNP said yesterday.

Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency said the country’s army downed an unmanned U.S. spy drone along the country’s eastern border Sunday.

UNP MP Jayalath Jayawardane said yesterday that he would ask the Inspector General of Police and the Attorney General to take steps to hand over LTTE chief arms procurer Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP to Interpol as soon as possible.

Engineers attached to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) have decided to take steps to detect the reason that led to the leakage of fuel from a pipeline in Kolonnawa recently, the Ministry said today.

A goods train transporting gasoline from Nawalapitiya to Kotagala derailed between Watawala and Galabodya causing damage to the railway line and a tank carrying 5200 litres of diesel.

The JVP-affiliated trade union sector is on the brink of a split with the removal of nine trade union leaders from their positions recently, party dissidents said today.

Police have unearthed valuable information from a suspect regarding the string of killings of beggars in and around the city of Colombo, officials said today.

Three Asians were sentenced to death and eight others face lashes and imprisonment for their part in the murder and robbery of a real estate agent in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia four years ago. A three-judge panel of the Jeddah General Court issued the sent