Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya has requested employees of Local government bodies, in which the elections are to be held, not to apply for postal voting.

Sri Lanka scored 208 runs in 49.2 overs in the second One Day International cricket match against Australia in Hambantota.

About 2,000 fishermen who ventured out to sea in 511 boats were reportedly prevented from fishing near Katchatheevu by Sri Lankan navy personnel, who also took away their catch

Senior Minister A.H.M Fowzie speaking at the meeting held yesterday,with the residents of  Pothtuvil had commented on the rumours surrounding the "Mystery man". Fowzie told  residents

Democratic Peoples Front leader Mano Ganeshan said today that he is giving serious consideration to running as the Mayoral candidate for the Colombo Municipal Council at the forthcoming round of elections. Speaking to Daily Mirror online Ganehsan add

Merchant vessel MV Sinin, captured by Somali pirates in February 2011, was released on Saturday after several months of negotiations. The vessel, which had 21 persons onboard, including nine Indians, is expected to reach Colombo, Sri Lanka in another

The Police headquarters have issued notice to all police Stations in the Eastern province to cancel all pending leave of the officers, DIG Trincomalee Ravindra Vaidyalankara said

Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and Minister of Justice Rauff Hakeem, Senior Minister A.H.M. Fowzie, Minister A. L. M Athaullah together with Senior Provincial Ministers and members of the councils held a meeting

Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and Minister of Justice Rauff Hakeem, Senior Minister A.H.M. Fowzie, Minister A. L. M Athaullah together with Senior Provincial Ministers and members of the councils  held a meeting

The JVP today stated that the government together with the ministry of defence should take full responsibility with regard to the tense situation prevailing in most parts of the country

A tense situation prevailed in Kattankudy this morning.Villagers in the Nawalkuda area in Kattankudy protested against the police. The protest turned violent with villagers resorting to burning tyres

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the delegation that visited China on a four-day official tour returned to the country early today.

At least three workers including a female were killed and a few others injured when a boiler of a tea factory at Ella-Demodara in Bandarawela exploded this morning. Ella Police sources said the injured were rushed to the Badulla hospital.

The AIADMK on Friday expressed unhappiness over the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa's criticism of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and wanted the sentiment be conveyed to Colombo

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday joined the protest led by Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko against the alleged 'war crimes' committed on the Tamil community in Sri Lanka by the Mahinda Rajap

In a move to prevent the dreaded yellow fever entering Sri Lanka, a special Quarantine Unit (QU) has been set up at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to monitor passengers especially those arriving from South America and Africa where this

DNA Parliamentary Group Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday charged that a certain powerful figure in the government is behind the low quality cement scam.

The Sri Lankan delegation led by Minister Dilan Perera now in Saudi Arabia is expected to meet the victim’s father

The majority of the UNP Provincial Councilors have decided to accept the proposal in appointing Karu Jayasuriya as the party leader, MP Sajith Premadasa said.

Parliament would have a short duration discussion on August 16 on the steps taken by the Indian government for ‘relief and resettlement of Tamils in Sri Lanka and other measures to promote their welfare.'