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

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that some candidates who were elected at the October 8 Local Government elections had made promises that could not be fulfilled even by him as the President.

India has set up a special unit, ‘the Development Co-ordination Wing’ attached to its High Commission in Colombo to oversee the development projects being funded by them here and appointed a special official to co-ordinate and supervise w

The JVP which kicked off its seminar series today said that ‘small groups of factionalists’ with no practical understanding could never create socialism in this country. 

The Meteorology Department today said the drought which prevailed in the North Central Province had ended, predicting more rains across the country with the setting-in of the inter monsoon conditions.

Jaffna University students association leader Subramaniam Thavapalasingam (24) was assaulted by an unidentified group in Jaffna town today afternoon, sources said.

A total of 217 students were admitted to five hospitals due to food poisoning after consuming their lunch in the Lindula area in Thalawakele, police spokesman SSP Maxi Proctor said. The lunch had been provided under a programme.

UNP MP Ruwan Wijeyawardene said one should remember that incidents such as the Kolonnawa killing could lead to severe repercussions such as an uprising of the people.

Kenyan crewmembers of a Taiwanese ship that had been stranded in Sri Lanka for the last 10 months finally headed home.

A brawl between two members of the Central Province council (CPC) was reported on Saturday night during a meeting at a house of a powerful CPC politician in Kandy, informed sources said.

The main opposition UNP is to launch a struggle for the abolition of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution and for the establishment of an independent police, public service and an election commission.

New Zealand will meet France in the RWC 2011 final after beating Australia in the second semi-final on Sunday 20-6

Two US neurosurgeons based in Singapore have visited and checked on the situation of parliamentarian Duminda Silva during the weekend who is currently receiving treatment at the Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital following the Mulleriyawa gun battl