The family of presidential adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra yesterday asked why parliamentarian Duminda Silva was not a prime suspect in the investigation into Mr. Premachandra’s assassination and said they had no confidence in the probe

Sri Lanka's High Commissioner has accused human rights groups and jurists of being pawns of a well-funded and sophisticated Tamil lobby, but claimed allegations that he may have committed war crimes will not damage relations between his country a

The Sri Lankan government has allocated Rs.19.5 billion to rehabilitate and upgrade three main highways employing local contractors by concrete surfacing instead of commonly used carpet surfacing

Parliamentarian Duminda Silva’s official bodyguard who is alleged to have shot former parliamentarian and presidential adviser Baratha Lakshman Premachandra on Election Day at Mulleriyawa was further remanded till November 1 pending an identifi

The US GSP Programme, which came to a temporary halt at the end of 2010 due to some domestic concerns, has now been extended till the end of 2013 and the US President is expected to sign the Reauthorisation Bill into law shortly, the Department of Co

A big-time Minuwangoda extortion gang leader was arrested when he was allegedly on his way with four other gangsters to kill a businessman of the area, the Special Task Force (STF) said today

he Appropriation Bill for 2012 was presented in Parliament by Prime Minister D.M. Jayarathne this afternoon

External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris has travelled in 17 countries since December 2010 to September, 2011, with an expenditure of Rs.15 million, Parliament was informed today. While his deputy had visited seven countries during the period

The Euro Police had warned Sri Lanka about increased LTTE activities internationally, and a Paris court alone had imprisoned 21 LTTE operatives in recent times,   Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said in Parliament today

The President's Office says enough security was provided to Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and that it never received a letter seeking more security.

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The CID is to recorded a statement from Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara over a remark he had made with regard to the killing of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, tomorrow

The Health Ministry today began inspection on beauty parlours to check their suitability and competency to engage in beauty culture, a health ministry spokesman said UPDATE

Some MPs are up in arms against the decision by the security authorities that their security personnel should wear uniforms while being on duty, the Daily Mirror learns. 

For administrative purposes the government has placed the Welioya Divisional Secretariat under the purview of the Mullaitivu District Secretariat and separated it from the Anuradhapura District, officials said yesterday.

Politicians, education officers and school principals who met in Talawakele today to discuss the measures that should be taken to safeguard school children in the wake of a bad case of food poisoning which left nearly 500 school-children sick and in

Five suspects who attempted to impersonate candidates sitting for the recently concluded Korean Language examination were remanded till October 24.

The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) today confirmed that the commission’s report would be completed and handed over to President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the second week of November prior to the reports due date.

The District Court of Colombo extended the enjoining order issued against the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) restraining the association from putting into effect the intended stoppage of work by the medical officers in government hosp

The Chinese national who sought asylum in Sri Lanka can now continue to stay in the country after a Colombo Court discharged him in a case filed against him on charges of over-staying his visa.

UNP reformists who fired their first shot against the party leadership after the recently concluded local government election today said the leadership cannot claim credit for the party’s success at the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC).

An army lieutenant (Rtd.) who pleaded guilty to the charges of stealing antiques from the custody of the Viharadhipathi of a temple in the Polpithigama area was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment by the Maho Magistrate today.

The Petroleum Ministry said today compensations would be paid tomorrow to another 100 persons whose vehicles were damaged after the use of petrol of inferior quality. The Ministry will complete the payment of compensations by November 15, 2011.

Forces loyal to Libya's interim authorities say they have entered Bani Walid, one of the last towns still loyal to Col. Muammar Gaddafi

The Thalawakele police have arrested six persons including two school principals over the incident where 580 children were admitted to several hospitals for food poisoning last evening, police spokesman SSP Maxi Proctor said

Two US Nationals of Korean descent, a mother and a son who attempted to smuggle foreign currency, gold slabs, gold coins and jewellery worth Rs.113 million to Malaysia were taken into custody at the Bandaranaike International Airport by the Airport C

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and several other Tamil parties have commenced a protest in Vavuniya focusing on three main issues

After swearing in the Mayor of Colombo A. J. M. Muzammil today at his office Opposition and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said the Colombo’s city father could do many things including changing of government if he maintains the dignity of his

Sri Lanka says Canada is falling for terrorist "propaganda" with its new found criticism of the Asian country's human-rights record and its demands for an international inquiry

Sri Lanka's current High Commissioner to Australia has been named in a submission containing allegations of war crimes