Julia Gillard said she was determined the Malaysia arrangement would be pursued.Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her government wants to revive an asylum-seeker swap deal with Malaysia.

The Ceylon Teachers Union yesterday charged that results of teacher training exams conducted in the country in February this year are yet to be announced. The union said this had deprived some 5000 that are currently functioning as assistant teachers

The Finance Commission has recommended greater control by the Central Government over Provincial Councils in a bid to frame strategies for the development of Provinces which are congruent with key National initiatives.

Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga has said that there is no necessity for the government to sell lands in the Colombo city to foreigners as claimed by some groups who oppose the government.

UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake has requested Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya to take action against banquets held by the ruling UPFA targeting the upcoming local government election.

At least one person was hospitalised following a clash between two groups of the UPFA at Aluvihare in Matale on Saturday night. One group allegedly involved in the brawl comprised supporters of former Matale Mayor Palitha Jayasekara

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Patricia A. Butenis today honoured victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001, through an inter-faith memorial service at her residence.

The Indian authorities have taken steps to hand over 35 Lankan fishermen along with seven trawlers this week, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said.

Sri Lanka were 163 for 2 at tea on the fourth day of the second test against Australia, being played at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy. The hosts performed considerably better than it has in any of the other innings of the series so fa

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The head of Libya's interim government, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, has flown to Tripoli for the first time since anti-Gaddafi forces captured the capital. Mr Abdul Jalil was greeted by hundreds of cheering, flag-waving supporters.

 Sri Lanka began their post-lunch session on the fourth day of the second test against Australia a short while ago, 156 runs behind the visitors.

The OIC of the Excise branch in Hambanthota was arrested with 242 kilo grams of cannabis yesterday. The OIC was said to be transporting the Cannabis from Thanamalwila to Colombo and was arrested at a checkpoint in Pahalawa on his way to Colombo.

The Sri Lanka Navy arrested 44 persons who were heading to Australia in a vessel similar to a trawler in the seas off Kalmunai this morning, Navy spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said. UPDATE

Rain cut short play on the third day of the second test in Pallekele, Kandy today, with Australia 237 runs ahead with three wickets in hand

In the wake of the blast outside the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, the Home Ministry is said to have raised the flag to all the states asking them to watch out for Babbar Khalsa and LTTE. In an advisory issued to all the DGPs, the Secretary of Inter

The prevailing rainy weather conditions affecting most parts of the country will continue until Sunday afternoon. The Meterological department said today, that the wet weather conditions will gradully decrease thereafter.

Three individuals were stabbed to death last night at Delgoda, Homagama. The Victims were identified as 44 year old Anura Thilak, his wife and his brother-in-law. Police suspect that the reason behind the murder could be either a land dispute, or a r

The US embassy confirmed today that one purpose of Assistant Secretary of state Robert O. Blake's visit, was to hold discusssions on the LLRC report.

Petroleum Resources Minister Susil Premajayantha said today that motorists who were affected by the use of contaminated petrol but did not have bills to substantiate their claims for compensation could submit affidavits instead.

The government today said the proposed amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code which was tabled in Parliament on Thursday but had to be differed following protest from the opposition will be re-introduced shortly after a consensus was reached throu

The 33rd Annual Forum of the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka from October 28 to 30, 2011. The PGA is the World’s only International Organisation of democratically elected national legislators.

As the clemency plea for the three death row convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case grew louder, family of the victims killed along with the former Prime Minister on Friday demanded that Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan should be hanged.

The UNP said today that the government did not have the right to break down walls or damage homes for the purpose of beautifying the city of Colombo as it had no authority to do so

The 2011 Rugby World Cup kicked off a short while ago, with New Zealand taking on Tonga at Eden Park, Auckland

Australia lost three wickets for the addition of 73 runs as Sri Lanka made in roads into the Australian batting line up, on the second day of the second test at the Pallekele International Stadium

Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd. signed a contact with the Ministry of Economic Development in Sri Lanka on Septemer 8, 2011, to provide up to 210 bridges in rural locations island-wide including the North and East. The project is worth US$ 56 million and wi

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Jr. will travel to Sri Lanka and India between September 12 to 16, 2011. He will meet with government officials, civil society representatives, university students

While the tussle for the venue of the 2018 Commonwealth Games bid is intensifying, Australia’s Gold Coast appears to be having an edge over the Hambantota venue for the Games, according to the latest evaluation report released by the Commonweal

The controversial Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill that seeks to hold a suspect in custody for 48 hours instead of the 24 hours under the normal law without being produced before a magistrate was deferred in parliament yesterday after the mai