2013-Advanced Level Examination began today in 2,164 examination centres. 292,706 students are facing for the examination this year. Pictures show several students leaving examination centres after the conclusion of the first day of the examination

Bollywood is stepping into controversial terrain with the new spy thriller, "Madras Cafe", which represents the conflict period in Sri Lanka raising concerns among India's large Tamil population ???

The first terminal under the Colombo South Port Expansion Project funded and constructed by the Colombo International Container Terminals PVT Limited was declared open today by President MahindaRajapaksa. It was funded by China and built at an estima

Former DIG Vaas Gunawardhana was produced in the Mahara Magistrate’s Court today on charges of having threatened and demanded a ransom of Rs.3 million from Sarath Kumara Edirisinghe alias ‘Singappuru Sarath’, who is a secretary of M

The United National Party (UNP) today demanded the resignation of Army spokesman Ruwan Wanigasuriya over the ‘childish and inappropriate statements' he had made on the Weliweriya clash???

China has stopped imports of all milk powder from New Zealand and Australia, New Zealand’s trade minister said on Sunday, after bacteria that can cause botulism was found in some dairy products and raised safety concerns that threatened a $9.4

Two passengers in a three-wheeler were killed when the three-wheeler collided with a van and a bus in Kaluaggala area on the Colombo - Avissawella main road last night, police said

The wailing mother of Akila, who was killed during the unrest in Weliweriya, weeps insisting that her only son be brought back to life. Akila was buried today at the Weliweriya cemetery amidst a large gathering of residents, friends and colleagues. P

Three persons including a child were killed and three others critically wounded after a CTB bus, which had been heading towards Mahawela from Tangalle, crashed into a trishaw at Pahathjawa, Tangalle. Update

The United National Party (UNP) is being destroyed by certain members who publicly call for unity within the party while secretly undercutting others to safeguard their party posts, party front-liner Sajith Premadasa said.

Meteorology Department warned today that heavy showers up to more than 100mm in could occur in the Western slopes of the central hills. Pictures

DMK president M Karunanidhi today sought the Centre's intervention to end increasing incidents of apprehending of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy and also their request to fish near the island nation for a select period due to dwindling r

Security has been tightened in Rathupaswela Weliweriya ahead of the funeral of 17-year-old Akila Dinesh, who was shot dead on Thursday night during a protest against contaminated water. Three persons were killed and several others including jour

A 29-year-old man who was also injured in the clashes at Weliweriya is reported to have died while being treated at the National hospital bringing death toll to three, hospital sources said???

The annual Thalawila St. Anne's Church Festival was held this morning under the patronage of Bishop of Chilaw Rt. Rev. Dr. Valens Mendis. More than 150,000 devotees have reached the church in view of the festival which is one of the major churc

New Zealand warned international health authorities Saturday of exported dairy products, including infant formula, containing a bacteria that could lead to botulism -- a potentially fatal illness.

Another 19 year-old youth has succumbed to his injuries at the ICU of the Colombo National Hospital following the incident in Weliweriya, Police said.

The Teacher-Principal Trade Unions Joint Committee while urging the government to look into the killing of a 17 year-old schoolboy during Thursday’s protest in Rathupaswala, Weliweriya, said the government should take the responsibility for the

The Meteorology Department today warned of a sudden increase in southwesterly winds which may rise up to 60-80 kmph during the next two days over the western and southern seas and over the island particularly along the western slopes of the Central h

Three police personnel including a woman constable attached to the Boralesgamuwa police station were interdicted over the incident where a woman escaped from their custody recently, police said

A showroom manager of the Sri Lanka Timber Corporation Ratnapura Branch was shot dead in Ratnapura last night, police said

Representatives of 10 fishing panchayats in Karaikal met Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Friday to urge him to take immediate steps for the release of the 29 Karaikal fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy

UNP Kalutara pradeshiya Sabha member, Gamini Kawiratne and his son were arrested in connection with an alleged shooting incident in Waskaduwa, Kalutara North last evening, police said

Government Information Department Director General Ariyaratne Athugala said today that all media institutions should take the responsibility for the assault on journalists during yesterday’s incident in Weliweriya and said the government could

Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva charged yesterday that politicians in the Gampaha District had failed in their duty in resolving the crisis that had erupted regarding the contamination of drinking water.

The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide travel alert on Friday, warning U.S. citizens about the "continued potential for terrorist attacks, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa."

An STF soldier giving evidence in the non-summary trial into the killing of former presidential adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three others during Local Government elections at Mulleriyawa said ..

Upset over the frequent incidents of abduction and arrest of fishermen from Tamil Nadu by the Sri Lankan navy, chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to summon the high commissioner of Sri Lanka in New Delhi and c

Army Commander Daya Ratnayake has appointed a Board of Inquiry headed by Adjutant General of the Sri Lanka Army Major General Jagath Dias to inquire into the allegations levelled against the army during the  Weliweriya incident on Thursday.

The town of Weliweriya resembled a war zone today as buffle vehicles and army personnel patrolled along the roads that were tattered following yesterday’s violence. The clash resulted in the death of a 17 year-old school boy and injured dozens