The First ever braille newspaper in Sri Lanka, 'Wijeya Braille' was launched today at the School for Visually Impaired in Ratmalana by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd., the mother company of the Daily Mirror Updated

Yal Devi, the popular Northern line express train from Fort to Jaffna will resume its run after 20 years between the two main cities in the end of 2013 once the track between Pallai and KKS was restored by the Indians in two years, Transport Minister

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was sentenced by the Colombo High Court to three years in jail and imposed a fine of five thousand rupees or six months in jail for default  Updated

Fifteen years after a crying Vinod Kambli walked off the Eden Gardens when the World Cup semifinal against Sri Lanka was stopped due to crowd violence with India on the verge of defeat, the batsman has hinted the game could’ve been fixed.

The Colombo High Court will deliver its much awaited judgement today on the white flag case involving former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has sought devolution of executive, legislative and judicial power as a means of resolving the north and east question, a TNA parliamentarian said yesterday

A lady teacher in a complaint to the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) said she was blackmailed into sex by a person who befriended her on Facebook, by threatening to post her nude photos on it

Sumana Premachandra the wife of the slain former parliamentarian and presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra lodged a complaint with the Cinnamon Garden police regarding anonymous calls she has being receiving threatening her son, Yohi

Customs officials today recovered Rs 4.25 lakh "undeclared" gold jewellery from a woman who arrived Chennai from Colombo. The four 'crude bangles,' weighing 145 gm, were seized since she did not declare them, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, C

Six people die daily in Sri Lanka from road accidents with a total of 1,750 people having lost their lives from 1,527 fatal road accidents reported up to September this year, the police said

Sri Lanka has set an example in reconstruction, rehabilitation and reconciliation by re-settling over 10,000 IDPs or 93% of those who crossed over to the armed forces controlled side at the final stage of the humanitarian operation, Cabinet spok

Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras have been installed along the Southern Expressway to prevent accidents, to monitor the selling of tickets and to control speed violations

The Colombo Magistrate today released on personal bail six undergraduates of the Kelaniya University Science Faculty who were alleged to have been involved in a clash that took place between two factions of students of the science faculty on Poya day

The 37 underperforming or underutilizing ventures acquired by the government under ‘The revival of underperforming and underutilizing government assets’ Bill are up for re –lease to the previous owners or any other investor who come

British Prime Minister David Cameron and several other Commonwealth leaders had expressed concern over the controversial Revival of Underperforming Enterprises and Unutilized Assets Bill that was passed in Parliament recently.

The traffic flow from the Ibbanwala junction towards Town Hall has been diverted through  Hyde Park corner up to the traffic lights in front of the ‘Sathutu Uyana,’ the police said.

A former police officer was arrested for allegedly taking more then Rs.3 million from several individuals by forging documents to get their children admitted to popular schools in Kandy and Negombo.

The roof of an old two-storyed building opposite the Salaka building in Town Hall, has collapsed to the main road, the fire brigade said today. No casualties have been reported so far, however there is a heavy traffic buildup from Ibbanwala Junction

The Centre should assert itself with the Sri Lankan Government to control the “rogue elements in the Sri Lankan Navy” who continue to indulge in acts of physical assault on innocent fishermen from Tamil Nadu, said Chief Minister Jayalalit

Complaints of Tamil fishermen being attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy could be brought down only if the State government brings in stricter regulations preventing the fishermen from crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), according to

Terrorism expert Prof. Rohan Gunaratne yesterday said that the government should have invited the Darusman panel to visit the country, without which they had  produced a report based on information and propaganda gathered from the front organiza

Maga Neguma, the state owned enterprise involved in infrastructure development, has defaulted a massive Rs.1.2 billion to some contractors who carried out road construction work in certain areas of the southern province, the parliamentary Committee o

The Postal Department crisis is deepening amid the Post Master General (PMG) categorically denying allegations of corruption made against him by employees and while postal service trade unions continue their strike urging the government to remove him

The SAARC monument designed and gifted to the Maldives by the Sri Lankan government, has been doused with crude oil. The lion statue, representing the national symbol of Sri Lanka, was vandalised last night

Two peons attached to President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s private secretary’s office who were allegedly involved in pilfering stationery and computer toners from the stores of Temple Trees were further remanded till November 30 by the Colombo F

The police department has detected an increase in child abuse cases ranging from rape to sexual harassment with 850 such cases being reported this year

The health ministry requests the public to maintain one minute silence at 10.00am next Sunday to remember those who have died following road accidents, a senior official said today.

October’s fuel price hike “will cause a marginal upward movement in prices,” the Sri Lankan Central Bank said here on Wednesday. However, it expected improvements in domestic supply conditions

A Lankan housemaid, who was accused of theft by her Bahraini sponsor, was yesterday acquitted by the High Criminal Court. The 40-year-old had run away and gone to the police station, complaining that her sponsor always treated her badly.

Mano Ganeshan, the Leader of the Democratic People’s Front (DPF) will be resigning from his post as a member of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC). He came to this decision following a committee resolution made by the party.