Former Secretary of the Education Ministry, Nimal Bandara was appointed as the new Chairman to the Board of the Sri Jayawardenapura Teaching Hospital, by Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago

International visitors to the UK who fail to pay bills of £1,000 or more for NHS medical treatment will be refused entry to, or permission to stay in the UK until this debt is paid off, Immigration Minister Damian Green announced earlier this w

All newly elected members of Local Government bodies should submit their assets declarations to the Commissioner of Elections before October 15, the Elections Office said

The CID, which is investigating the Mulleriyawa gun battle that killed Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, yesterday arrested five more suspects in this connection

Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper hopes to meet Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth, Western Australia, and discuss the reconciliation process and allegations of human r

Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai has stressed the need for Sri Lanka and India to jointly encourage deep sea fishing by fishermen of the two countries so that possible clashes along the narrow strip of sea off the north of Sri Lanka could be av

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told the Norwegian media that Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa assured him he would do his best to ensure that the human rights of the Tamil people would be protected and promoted and all

Five people were injured in a brawl involving villagers and Navy personnel at the end of a musical show held to coincide with the South Asian Beach Games now being held at the Hambantota beach, police said

All SLFP and Government organisers who lost their seats during the local polls will be removed form their posts, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today

The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) said today that it did not wish to comment on the head of Amnesty International’s personal discussions with Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd to back calls for an independent internat

The Management of the Jayawardenepura Teaching Hospital has been dissolved with immediate effect by Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena. He will appoint a new board next week and until then a competent interim board will be appointed, which will tak

British landmark Big Ben is leaning to such an extent that the tilt can now be clocked with the naked eye, according to a report commissioned by London Underground and the Parliamentary Estates Department

Policemen provided for VIP’s from the Ministerial Security Division (MSD) and from police stations should wear the police uniform with immediate effect, police spokesman Maxi Proctor said.

The President has temporarily appointed Minister Basil Rajapaksa to coordinate all social and political activities in the Kolonnawa electorate, the Government says

Amid allegations of increased criminal activities by thugs backed by politicians, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided to use army personnel to keep a tab on such activities.

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) high command is to meet today to choose a mayor for the Kalmunei Municipal Council which the party secured at Saturday’s local government election.

United National Party (UNP) reformists said now that the local council elections were over they would resume their struggle to revamp the party. UNP reformist and parliamentarian Ranjith Madduma Bandara said

Leader of Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesighe today said the UNP would successfully block any effort by the government to convert the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) into an authority.

Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai who met President Mahinda Rajapaksa has stressed the need to work out a political solution in a timely and progressive manner through dialogue with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the proposed par

The United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which experienced a sweeping victory over 21 of the 23 local government elections, yet lost out on the Colombo Municipal council stated today that plans for the special authority covering the Colombo Munici

The CID arrested a suspect today with sixteen guns in connection with the Mulleriyawa shooting incident. This included 12 pistols, two revolvers and two T56 assault rifles.

The ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) said today that the incidents that took place in the Mulleriyawa area on Saturday were a “wake up call” for the party. Speaking at a press briefing to acknowledge the UPFA win of 21 out of

India will help in re-building 79 schools in the war-affected Northern Province of Sri Lanka at a cost of LKR 160 million, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said here on Monday.

The fourth victim, who was seriously injured during the shootout between two groups involving Presidential Advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and Parliamentarian Duminda Silva, succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment at the Intensive

Parliamentarian Duminda Silva was removed from the ventilator this morning and is gradually recovering though he still continues to be unconscious, Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital sources said UPDATE

Sanjeewa Bandara, an eye witness to the Mulleriyawa shooting incident said that supporters of MP Duminda Silva opened fire at late MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra felling him, in front of police officers on the day of polling

A temporary list of students for Grade One admission to schools in the Western Province will be exhibited, the Chief Minister of the Western Province from the Government Information Department said today

British defence secretary Mr. Liam Fox is under considerable pressure following revelations that his flatmate and best man used his office and accompanied him to a visit to Sri Lanka without holding an official position

Investigations are underway to find out the reason which triggered the shooting incident and who shot whom first in Mulleriyawa on Saturday evening where Trade Union Affairs Presidential Advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra was killed along with tw

Parliamentarian Duminda Silva continues to be on a life support system at the Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital following a surgery on Saturday evening to remove two bullets from his head