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

President Mahinda Rajapakshe said today, that he will decide on the allocation of security to each minister.

Veteran film maker Titus Thotawaththe passed away today at a private hospital, a family member confirmed.

The main suspect in the Lasantha Wickramatunga case had died at the National Hospital today. He was admitted to the hospital following a chest pain a few days ago

France advanced to the World Cup final with a narrow 9-8 win at Eden Park here on Saturday over a Wales team reduced to 14 men after the sending off of captain Sam Warburton with 60 minutes of the game left

Sri Lanka on Friday signed agreements with Vietnam to buy oil and share oil and gas expertise, just after it announced the discovery of natural gas offshore in the Mannar Basin

The government will enact the Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill, which provides for a mix of the proportional representation system and the first-past-the-post-system for future elections to local councils, a minister said yesterd

School drop-outs still remain high in the war-affected area of Vakarai in the Batticaloa district with as many as 72 students having dropped out of school within a few months, officials said yesterday.

With the health condition of parliamentarian Duminda Silva improving, it has been revealed that there are no major damages to his brain.

The Colombo High Court released an ASP of the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) who was the main witness in a voir dire case in Rs. 100,000 surety bail for failing to appear in court for the prosecution.

Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CAFÉ) today accused the police of having ignored the instructions given by Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya to provide adequate security in Kolonnawa and this had resulted in tragic events on the

Colombo mayor elect A.J.M. Muzammil said today the converting of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) into a Special Authority is still only confined to the level of political talks at the moment.

The Attorney General today at the Colombo High Court indicted Rosemary Perera alias ‘Jeena Madam’ who is alleged to have managed a brothel at a leading shopping complex in Kollupitiya and four others who are alleged to have aided and abet

Sri Lanka is looking for the possibility of exporting condensed milk, the Ministry of Livestock Development said today. The Ministry said an international standard condensed milk brand with the name ‘Highland Milkmite’ has already been de

Two Sri Lankan pilgrims died in a road accident when their speeding vehicle overturned on the Makkah–Jeddah highway on Wednesday night, the Sri Lankan Consulate General in Jeddah said on Thursday.

A 24-hour watrer cut will be effective from from 8am tomorrow till 8am on Sunday in the Colombo Port, Chatham Street-Kotahena, Mutwal and Grandpass areas