A jay walker who crossed the road away from a pedestrian crossing was fined Rs.100 by the Colombo Traffic Court Magistrate today.

The secretary-general of the United Nations yesterday stressed the need for a “credible national accountability process” over actions in the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka during a meeting with Mahinda Rajapaksa, the country&r

Kerala Police on Monday detained 37 Sri Lankan Tamils under suspicious circumstances from Kothamangalam in the Ernakulam district.

India tested a short-range nuclear-capable missile along its eastern coast on Monday, an official said, as part of the nation's efforts to build up its atomic deterrent.

Officials say country loses more than $50m a year due to illegal poaching by Indian fishermen.

Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, King Abdullah has announced. He said they would also have the right to be appointed to the consultative Shura Council.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa met with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Saturday.

The Deputy Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka at the United Nations, Major General Shavendra Silva today said that ‘Wathsala’ should pay compensation to the Tamils who suffered and lost their loved ones on behalf of her husband and her

The JVP today vowed to expel the dissidents from the party on the grounds that their recent actions did not condone with the party’s policies, discipline, political culture and organisational structure.

The longest ballot paper which exceeds two-feet will be issued for the Colombo Municipal Council at the upcoming local government elections on October 8.

Two Indian nationals were taken into custody while engaged in selling textiles in Kalawanchikudi by possessing two tourist visas. The men possessed 36 sarees and 15 shalwars at the time of the arrest.

The Police arrested 199 suspects during a major operation carried out in the Colombo, Colombo Central and Colombo North police divisions during the last few days.

STF Mahaoya Commander in the Ampara District ASP Sarath Kumara was killed today when he was shot by a Cheif Inspector attached to the same camp.

A small plane with 19 people on board, mostly foreign tourists, has crashed in Nepal, officials say.They say the Buddha Air plane lost contact with the control tower near Kathmandu airport.The plane was carrying 16 tourists to view Mount Everest a

12-year-old Ryan Syms has gone missing from the Jayawardenagama Housing Scheme. He is dark brown in colour and has short dark brown hair. Ryan has a birthmark near his left year. The boy had walked back home after he was kidnapped and subsequently du

The wife of former LTTE 'commander' Ramesh has filed a law suit in the US against Major General Shavendra Silva. Silva who is currently serving as the Deputy Permanent represantative of the country at the UN had recieved summons last eve

Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan Air Chief Marshal (retd) Jayalath Weerakkody met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif ijn Pujab yesterday 

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday ruled out any possibility of resolving the differences with the dissident group, and said the party had instead, organised a campaign to educate grassroot level organisations on the political challenges l

The severe negligence of an industrial gas company altered the lives of a family at a recent wedding anniversary party when a suspected oxygen cylinder used to pump air into the balloons burst unexpectedly causing grave damage.

Terrorism remains the greatest threat to stability and progress worldwide, Sri Lanka’s President told the General Assembly today, calling on countries to agree on taking a consistent and uncompromising approach in a bid to stamp out the menace.

Stating that 50 percent of the houses in the Colombo city are not up to accepted standards, UNP Mayoral Candidate for Colombo A. J. M. Muzammil has pledged to launch a major housing program for the low income group within the city.

A six tonne satellite hurtled toward Earth on Friday and NASA admitted it had little idea where the biggest piece of US space junk in 30 years will crash into the planet.

Despite anti-alcohol campaigning by the state, the number of liquor licenses issued by the government has increased. A total of 51 liquor licenses were issued last year as opposed to 36 in 2009, Parliament was informed today.

Parliament sessions came to an abrupt end today as there was no one present to second an adjournment motion moved by TNA MP A. Vinayagamoorthy.

A ‘Kattadiya’ of a Devale called Gunananda who seduced a 32 year old married woman was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment and suspended for eight years with a fine of Rs.30,000, when he pleaded guilty to the charge before Kandy

A Foreign employment sub agent who allegedly raped under aged girls after bringing them to Colombo promising Middle East jobs was remanded until October 7 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate.

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) Central Working Committee will meet on Sunday (25) to decide what action should be taken against the controversial private medical faculty in Malabe stating that the institution will not have a futur

There will be a special delivery of poll cards this Sunday for the October 8 mini local government polls, a senior source of the Elections Secretariat said today.

The crisis within the JVP took another turn when the Managing Director of Lanka Newspaper of the JVP Venura Herath was arrested a short while ago for allegedly assaulting a person over a robbery.

The airport custom officers arrested a Sri Lankan who tried to enter the country with 759 mobile phones worth Rs.5.8 million from United Arab Emirates (UAE) last morning.