Colombo came alive with several dansalas, which were held to mark Poson Poya Day. The UNP had a dansala at Sirikotha. Pix by Nisal Baduge

The Media Center for National Security (MCNS) website www.nationalsecurity.lk-still remains inaccessible although it has been more than five months since it came under a cyber-attack

Opposition UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has suggested a system where all political parties in a provincial council are represented in the provincial board of ministers. 

Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the United Nations, Ravinatha Aryasinha has said politically mobilized LTTE front organisations abroad act to sustain hatred and prevent reconciliation in Sri Lanka and that with groups having such a pre-disposition m

The CID this morning recovered parts of a mobile phone said to have belonged to the Bambalapitiya businessman who was abducted and killed recently

Veteran actor Jagath Chamila, who won the best actor's award at the New York City International Film Festival in New York for his outstanding role in 'Sameege Kathawa' (Sam's Story) arrived in the country last evening. Pix by Deepa

Two children were killed when a private bus veered into a woman and the children while they were near the Daluggala Junction in Kegalle, police said

Navy Commander Jayanath Colombage requested not to judge Sri Lanka’s commitment and decision to end violence through the Humanitarian Operation from thousands of miles away but use the ‘come and see’ policy to know what had really h

An Exposition of Sacred Hair Relics of Buddha was organized at Sri Sudarmaramaya Rajagiriya today to coincide with Poson Poya. Chief Incumbent of the temple Ven Wathuruwila Sujata Thera is seen taking the casket carrying the Sacred Relics. Pic by Kus

Seventeen police officers including the acting OIC attached to the Dickwella Police Station have been transferred to the Matara Police station with immediate effect in connection with allegedly assaulting a group of villagers

It has been revealed that the stabbing incident relating to the Open University’s Legal Studies Department Head Ms. Yasodara Kadirgamathamby had come in retaliation of her refusal to accept the suspect’s assignment that was submitted late

Italian police officers yesterday arrested a Sri Lankan, who was accused of killing three people (including two policemen) and committing robberies in Sri Lanka, Italian media reported.

The Historic Thanthirimale Raja Maha Viharaya which was grandly illuminated in view of Poson Poya by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Pix by Shantha Ratnayeka

Foreigners from “high risk” countries including Sri Lanka will have to pay a £3,000 cash bond to enter Britain under a tough new crackdown on immigration abuse.

With an eye on budget while scouting for fresh locations overseas, producers opt to shoot in countries where they can benefit from government subsidies. While most countries offer production crews subsidies on films shot there, some like France don&#

President Rajapaksa in a congratulatory message to newly elected Iranian President Hassan Rowhani today wrote that he is looking forward to strengthening relations between the two countries, which bear a rich history of over six decades

While claiming that remnants of the defeated Tamil terrorist organisation - the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, are involved in the people-smuggling business of bringing Sri Lankan boat people to Australia, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Professor G.

Acting on intelligence inputs on a bid to transport Sri Lankan refugees illegally to Australia, Q Branch sleuths rounded up four persons, including two suspected Madurai-based agents and tracked down a mechanized boat anchored in Nagapattinam, Tamil

A 5 month-old infant was found near the railway line behind the Lake House in Fort a short while ago, the Police said

A 43 year-old woman fell prey to a crocodile, while she was bathing in the Nilwala River near Rajagalgoda, Kamburupitiya yesterday, the Police said

Maintaining that the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution was the consequence of the historic Rajiv-Jayawardene Accord, India’s CPM leader Sitaram Yechury on Friday said that India should play a role in the implementation of the provis

Sri Lanka said that it has forged diplomatic ties and further strengthened its relationships with a large number of countries in Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean

The Nugegoda District Judge today issued summons on 18 former MPs who had not paid rent and settled electricity and water bills at the MPs’ quarters in Madiwela.

The Sri Lankan Embassy in London has been directed to request the British Government to provide security to the Sri Lankan Cricketers and Sri Lankans in Britain in the wake of reports of coordinated attacks on them, the Ministry of External Affairs s

Minister Mervin Silva said today that in future he would not accuse anyone of anything without knowing the proper facts.

The Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya (JSS) said today that the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) was incurring more heavy losses in billions of rupees after reopening the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery.

‘Future Minds’ National Higher Education and Career Exhibition organised by the Junior Old Boys Association of Nalanda College-Colombo commenced today at the BMICH. Numerous international and national educational institutions and univer

The suspect, who is alleged to have stabbed the Open University Legal Studies Department Head on Wednesday, is recovering and conscious, Kalubowila Teaching Hospital Deputy Director Dr. Lionel Muhandiram said

In a letter addressed to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed condolences today for the loss of life and property as a result of the unprecedented natural calamity in north India.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today he would permit journalists to decide on a code of ethics for themselves instead of the government introducing one for them.