The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) which examined the financial performance at 229 state institutions today presented its report to Parliament highlighting, among others, that some Ministry secretaries had failed to deliver their duties as th

Police hunting the killer of a Sri Lankan shopkeeper, who was stabbed to death as he worked, are scouring CCTV footage. The 30-year-old victim, who has not yet been named

A navy officer who was held in remand custody for more than a year for allegedly selling 270,600 litres of diesel valued at Rs.21.9 million belonging to the Navy to private filling stations was released on bail by a Colombo Court yesterday

Features of neo-liberal economic policies are visible under the Mahinda Chinthana policies more than ever despite repeated denials in this regard, the UNP charged in Parliament today

A 12-member committee appointed to look into the construction of a controversial roadway from Ilumbakanda to Suriyakanda said to be endangering the the Sinharaja National World Heritage Site (NWHS) has recommended that the construction of proposed ro

The rock in the Habantota International Harbour (HIH) that prevented the berthing of large ships had been blasted at a cost of US$35 to US$40 million and the pieces are being removed, a senior Hambantota harbour official said today

The situation report as at November 30, 2011 at 1400hrs with regard to the inclement weather is as follows

The second reading of the Budget 2012 was passed in the Parliament a short while ago, with a majority of 91 votes. 151 voted in favor and 60 voted against.

The police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrator in the Fort area on the road leading to the Old Parliament. Heavy traffic has been reported in the area

Five Indians and three Sri Lankans were arrested in the seas close to the Delft Islands by the Sri Lanka Navy when they were smuggling in 1.774 kilogrammes of heroin to Sri Lanka in several boats from India, giving a glimpse of one of the ways that h

The public can now inform the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on cyber crimes if people are engaged in violating of law while using computer, mobile phones and other electronic devices UPDATE

Prisoners of the Anuradhapura, Vavuinya, Welikada and Bandarawela prisons staged a hunger strike today against the attack of the prisoners in the Anuradhapura Prison, Executive Committee member of the ‘We are Sri Lankans’ (WESL) organizat

President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Parliament a short while ago and is in discussion with UNP MP Mohan Lal Grero

UNP MP Mohan Lal Grero announced a short while ago that he would for the budget, in favour of the government.

The government today in Parliament sought a ruling that Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe should be suspended from Parliament for a period for the removal of his tie in the House on Tuesday as a mark of protest.

TNA MP Mavai Senathirajah called for a debate on the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Committee's (LLRC) report in Parliament. He questioned what the government is doing about the LLRC report.

The pipeline carrying crude oil from the Colombo Port to the Kollonnawa storage facility has leaked in the Grandpass-Mawatta area

Jacqueline Fernandez, who is currently in Sri Lanka shooting for an ad campaign, is all set to sign her first Sri Lankan film.

Norochcholai Lakwijeya coal power plant is back in operation since midnight and 300MW of electricity has again been added to the national grid.

The exhumed body of a murdered Sri Lankan woman has been sent for a postmortem to help the Riyadh police in their investigations, Sri Lankan embassy sources told Arab News on Tuesday

While the Health Ministry is determined to implement price control on medicinal drugs from January 1 next year, transnational drug companies are up in arms against this move and say a price control system is unnecessary and could be counterproductive

Pakistani exporters on Monday urged the Sri Lankan government to withdraw its decision of levying new tax on the import of agricultural products as it would affect Pakistani exports to the country

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenapura had allegedly suspended the hostel facilities for 160 university students, University of Jayewardenapura Students’ Council Secretary Ven. K. Chandrananda Thera said yesterday

The Meteorology Department (MD) today admitted that it failed to give ample warning to the country and to fishermen in the Deep South, in particular last Friday, about the impending gale force winds and storm that wrecked havoc destroying property an

Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando admitted in Parliament today that 22,500 coconuts valued at Rs.688,506 and imported from India were destroyed by being dumped at sea

The Colombo High Court today set aside the case filed by the Bribery Commission against the former Defence Minister Anuruddha Ratwatte for not declaring the mode of earning of his assets

The JVP central committee today appointed a three-member disciplinary committee to conduct inquiries into the charges against its dissidents, the party’s General Secretary Tilvin Silva said

With the recent raid on an orphanage in Rawatawatta last week by the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA), the police have stepped up investigations on such places where underage pregnant girls are looked after and taken care of, to ascertain w

Two Malaysian MPs who are very vocal about the situation in Sri Lanka now say that only Colombo can resolve Tamil problems, not any other country or government

The death toll due to last week’s bad weather condition has risen to 27 while 15 persons are still reported missing, the Disaster Management Centre reported