Democratic Peoples Front (DPF) Leader Mano Ganesan had joined the TNA campaign for the local government election and had already addressed several meetings. Mr. Ganesan also hinted out the possibility of his party forming an alliance with the TNA in

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said his country is already having a dialogue with Sri Lanka for a currency swap arrangement to strengthen trade and economic ties, the Express Tribune reported. 

Young Sri Lankan filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara won the Best Director award at the New Territories competition section of the Saint Petersburg International Film Festival held from July 10 to 15

The Maldivian government yesterday said discussions on a Maldives- Sri Lanka currency swap was continuing.

A ferry service commenced recently between Sri Lanka and India for the first time in decades is set to boost the return of Sri Lankan refugees from their camps in south India back to their bases, a UN High Commissioner of Refugees report has said

Political prisoners detained in the Vavuniya prison today launched a continuous hunger strike demanding the government to release them immediately, TNA parliamentarian Sivashakthi Anandan said

The Meteorological Department today stated that fairly strong winds can be expected in the Central hills within the next 24 hours and added that the condition might continue in the coming three – four days

In the wake of the pardon given to an Indonesian housemaid who was sentenced to death on murder charges in Saudi Arabia, the Sri Lankan government and social service organizations on Friday renewed their appeal for clemency for Rizana Nafeek, who

US lawmakers and rights advocates on Friday stepped up calls for an international probe into Sri Lanka's civil war as they screened a British documentary that purports to show war crimes

Three people died on the spot and 15 passengers were seriously injured in a head-on collision between two buses near the Kiribathkumbura junction on the Kandy-Colombo main road this morning, police said

President Mahinda Rajapaksa sending a congratulatory message to the new State of the Republic of Southern Sudan, said that ‘Sri Lanka would like to be partners at this happy and historic moment with Southern Sudan and its’ people and had

In the midst of the existing CPC petroleum crisis Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) today said that it is in urgent need of a fuel price hike and was still waiting for a positive response from the Government to increase its prices

India today said rehabilitation of Tamils should be of the "highest and most immediate priority" for Sri Lankan government but maintained there were "questions" on the UN report alleging 'war crimes' against the government

Galle District UPFA MP Nishantha Muthuhettigama while travelling in his private vehicle, had dropped off two policemen of his security detail at the Poddala junction, after the two officials had not allowed the MP to contact the South Province DIG re

A burnt body of a 28-year-old woman was found in Jaffna, this afternoon, the Jaffna Police said. The victim has been identified as Akila Sutharkaran and she had been hacked and burnt to death.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that terrorism should not be tolerated in the Asian region and should not be allowed to raise its ugly head anywhere in any form or manifestation

Three school boys drowned while bathing in the Nilaweli sea in Trincomalee this evening, police media spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said

The army has unearthed a large number of artillery and ammunition including 1,555 120mm mortar bombs, 27,000 rounds of ammunition used for 12.7 mm guns and 15,000 rounds of ammunition used for 7.52mm guns in Polloly, Vannivilankulam, Kokavil and Uday

Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International-USA, the International Crisis Group, and Open Society Foundations in conjunction with Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission are screening the ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ Documentary at Capitol

The cabinet has set up a National Steering Committee to formulate a National Human Resources and Employment Policy (NHREP) for Sri Lanka with the intention of creating more job opportunities for the growing job market, a Senior Minister said yesterda

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Housing and Construction Minister Wimal Weerawansa yesterday said if saboteurs within the government were responsible for the fuel hedging gamble in which Sri Lanka might have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to banks, tough action must be take

UNP today expressed suspicion that the reason for the postponement of the Sri Lanka Premier League is the disclosures made in the COPE with regard to the corruption at Sri Lanka Cricket.

An Iranian had been arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while trying to fly to Italy using a fake passport, police said

Three bombs rocked crowded districts of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people in the biggest militant attack on India's financial capital since 2008 assaults blamed on Pakistan-based militants.

The much-hyped arsenic issue took a new turn with a team of academics attached to the Science Faculty of Kelaniya University criticizing some of their fellow academics who attributed their research findings on the cause of the kidney disease in Ra

A group of Sri Lankan laborers who threatened to commit suicide for not paying their salaries will each be given $3,000 and flown home for free, the Iraqi government said Wednesday, foreign media reports said.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, last night,condemned the 'cowardly' terrorist attacks in Mumbai and expressed his condolences to the bereaved families, the government and the people of India, Drector General of the Presidential Media division

The Government of Iraq has requested the Ministry of External Affairs in Sri Lanka to assist to file legal action against a private company due to the non-payment of salaries to the 41 Sri Lankan workers in Iraq