The Health ministry is set to introduce new laws which compell all pharmacies in the country to be airconditioned

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today charged that certain countries, international organisations and groups interpret human rights, war crimes and collateral damage, during conflicts, in small countries like Sri Lanka in a different perspective in order

The Meteorology Department announced that showers are to be expected in the Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces due to the activation of the south west monsoon

Australia bowled Sri Lanka out for 253, to win the first by 125 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the three match series

A legal lacuna exists with the lapsing of the state of emergency on Tuesday, as the government had failed to print the gazette notification giving the new regulations imposed under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

The Managing Director of V FM Radio has been hospitalised after being assaulted by three unidentified men at his Borelasgamuwa residence, SSP Deshabandu Tennakoon said

An environmentalist, who had reported that a rare species of fish had been spotted along the Mahaweli River at Warathenna in Kandy where a private hydro power project had been constructed, said today that some unidentified elements were trying to cau

The private sector fears that the exchange between the government and the international community will lead to grave consequences for industry in the country. This panic is expressed in the ‘Sri Lanka Private Sector Assessment of the Panel of E

UNP candidate for Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council Krishantha Molligoda has crossed over to the UPFA. Former Deputy Mayor Ruwan Liyanagunawardene says it will not affect the party

The prime objective at the moment of the SLFP lead UPFA government is to convince the Tamil, Muslim and other communities that they are not minorities and that Sri Lanka is one unified nation President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today

The results of the recent island wide elephant census revealed that there are 5879 elephants in the country which is the highest density of wild elephants in the Asian continent, Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife S. M. Chandrasena said today

Sri Lanka reached 34 for 2 at tea on the third day of the first test against Australia, being played at the Galle International Stadium

The Colombo city traffic police have initiated an awareness programme for the public to educate the public on the importance of using zebra crossings when crossing the road.

Senior Minister for Human Resources D. E. W. Gunasekara took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the acting External Affairs Minister this morning until Prof. G. L. Peiris returns from his foreign assignment, a source at the Presidential Secr

Sri Lanka were set a target of 378 to win the first test against Australia, after the visitors were bowled out for 210 a short while ago, with Rangana Herath picking up five for 79.

 Increased demand from a booming construction industry in post war Sri Lanka has resulted in a severe cement shortage in the country.

The Sri Lankan Embassy in Abu Dhabi has praised the UAE government for pardoning a Sri Lankan mother of six who was sentenced to death in a murder case

The government said that all the provincial roads throughout the country will be carpeted before the end of 2012. “One third of the provincial roads will be carpeted this year

If 'delay' in disposing a mercy petition is taken as the ground to commute the death penalty of those convicted of heinous crimes, it will have a bearing on the fate of 21 people on the death row, whose pleas have been pending for over five t

A private jet hired by the CIA to transport terror suspects in rendition flights had touched down in Sri Lanka in 2003 during such a mission, an AFP news report from Washington said yesterday

A man who is alleged to have used a can of spray paint to write derogatory words about the president on a billboard outside the Fort Railway Station was remanded till September 9 by a Colombo Court

Adviser on Reconciliation to the President Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha refuted claims today that he had admitted to there being Army personnel involved in war crimes and that these persons would be investigated

Australia reached 115 for the loss of 6 at the end of second day of the first test being played at Galle, consolidating their lead to 283

The Sri Lanka Navy says it never detected and suspicious equipment in the recent past in the Colombo Port on board any Chinese vessels, contrary to media reports

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 105 a short while ago, in response to Australia’s first innings score of 273.

UNP Mayoral candidate for Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) A. J. M. Muzamil today expressed confidence in capturing the council at the coming local government election despite the challenges faced by the party.

Spinner Nathan Lyon joined an exclusive list of players as Sri Lanka stumbled its way to 54 for the loss of 3 wickets on the second day of the first test against Australia at the Galle International Stadium.

The JVP charged, at a special press conference today that the government had hoodwinked the masses in the guise of withdrawing the emergency regulations.

With the execution of death sentence of the three condemned prisoners in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case becoming a hot debate topic, the police in Kerala have started conducting thorough surveillance of places where Tamils have settled in large

Sri Lanka has introduced new legislation which allows it to continue to detain without charging people who are suspected of terrorism