The UNP today warned the government against moves to make the Army take on ‘profitable ventures,’ stating it sets a dangerous precedent and could result in a situation similar to that of Egypt.

The Duchess of Cambridge has been taken to hospital in the early stages of labour, Kensington Palace has said.

DMK MPs will stage a protest in front of the Parliament complex on August eight pressing the Centre to boycott the CHOGM meeting in Colombo in November, insisting the implementation of 13th amendment of the Sri Lankan Constitution, among other demand

Esala Full Moon Poya Day is significant for Buddhists in Sri Lanka. It was on a day such as this that the Lord Buddha preached his first Dhamma sermon - the 'Dhamma Chakka Pavattana Sutta'. Devotees are seen at the Kelaniya temple taking part

A male employee of the Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman’s house was stabbed to death by suspected robbers last night, the Police said. The 78-year-old victim had been alone at the house at the time of the incident.

The nose of an employee of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) was allegedly bitten by a former UNP organizer for Mahara, Thushara Hemachandra during a wedding ceremony in Attanagalle yesterday.

With memories still vivid of the July 24, 2001, Bandaranaike airport blast in Sri Lanka where 26 aircraft were either damaged or destroyed in an LTTE attack, the month of July has always been hectic for security agencies in India.

Two men accused of murdering a Sri Lankan dairy farm worker in Canterbury, New Zealand in February this year have been found guilty.

Whilst UNP MPs Palitha Range Bandara and Asoka Abeysinghe are planning to file separate lists for the North Western Provincial Council, attempts are being made to woo them back into the party fold, informed source said.

Belongings worth about rupees four hundred and fifty thousand was allegedly robbed from a Swiss couple while strolling along the road around Kandy Lake on Friday night by a gang who had fled after the robbery.

A  Manageress and a Director who have been working under an individual who was employed as a Director under Sakvithi Ranasinghe  and operated the  Sithijaya  Homes and  Rajagedara Homes  Companies were remanded

A woman who allegedly threatened an estate worker, a Tamil woman, who provided information on the murder of the superintendent of Nooriwatta Estate in Deraniyagala was arrested by police today.

Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva said if he was found guilty for any of wrong doings by his party or any Court, he would resign from the post of Kelaniya electorate organiser and give up politics forever.

As a special inquiry was underway following the recovery of a sleeping tablet stock worth Rs. 200,000 from a person in Kosgama, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has ordered that the permit of the drug supplier be cancelled

The main opposition UNP today called for laws pertaining to postal votes suggesting that all public servants be allowed to cast their postal votes at the district secretariat office.

The government said that it is ready to share its experience as best practices on humanitarian effectiveness with other countries that are similarly placed, in an effort to relieve those who undergo suffering due to humanitarian emergencies

Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) said it has investigated how a diesel cargo to Sri Lanka that was alleged to be not as per contractual specifications and came to the conclusion that the cargo met all specifications.

President Mahinda Rajapakse declared opened the Rambukkan-Oya Multipurpose Irrigation Scheme yesterday. The irrigation project is completed at a cost of 39.7 billion rupees benefiting 4,500 families directly.Pix by Wasantha Chandrapala

Seven women, including the manager of a brothel which had been operating as an Ayurvedic medical centre at Kandawaththa Road, Nugegoda were arrested by the Mirihana Police last night, Police said.

Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 180 runs in first ODISri Lanka beat South Africa by 180 runs in first one day international played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.

Kumar Sangakkara punches one down the ground during the Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st ODI, in Colombo today-AFP

An amazing 169 from Kumar Sangakkara propelled his team to 320 for five in the first one-day international against South Africa at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Saturday.

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has arrived in Uganda to promote bilateral security among both nations, media reports said.

A wildlife officer attached to the Lunugamwehera wildlife office was killed by an elephant last night when he tried to chase it away, the Wildlife Department said

The Meteorology Department said the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and deep sea areas off the coast from Jaffna to Trincomalee may experience strong winds with speeds increasing upto 60 km/h at times

The first group of boat people who could be sent to Papua New Guinea under the Australian government's tough new asylum seeker policy has been intercepted north of Christmas Island.

The External Affairs Ministry yesterday said that the Sri Lankan government as a policy had discouraged illegal travel and would further use all possible modes to dissuade illegal asylum seekers, while claiming that it needed more time to study the b

Vedda Chief Uruwarigelage Vanniyale said he preferred his life in the jungle to town comforts and that he even used the vehicle issued to him by the government only for the purposes of his community.

South African cricket team captain AB de Villiers and Sri Lankan cricket team captain Angelo Mathews holds the series' trophy during a press conference in Colombo on today. South Africa and Sri Lanka will play five ODIs and three Twenty20s in Sri

The European Parliamentary Delegation, which is on a visit to Sri Lanka, expressed concern over the military presence in the North and the involvement of the military in economic activities there.