Sri Lanka's external affairs minister Prof. G.L. Peiris has pleaded with Tamil refugees in Australia who fled the nation's bloody civil war to come home – having quietly slipped into Canberra for talks on combating people smugglers.

Two adults and a child were killed and more than seventy were injured when a bus carrying school children on an educational trip to Nuwara Eliya plunged into a 100 feet precipice at Seetha Eliya on Nuwara Eliya-Welimada road this afternoon.

The Inter UniversityStudents Federation (IUSF) today held a protest outside the Sri Jayawardenepura University over the suspension of 58 students and the cancellation of the studentship of 11 university students. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

There’s no doubt that Shahrukh Khan has fans all over the world, but few may be as star-struck as 70-year-old Shirani Samarasekara. The Sri Lankan visited the city last week only to meet the actor on her birthday.

UPFA parliamentarian Duminda Silva today attended parliamentary sessions for the first time after 18 months’ leave following the Mulleriyawa tragedy ???

A female lecturer of the Nawala Open University Law Faculty was in a critical condition after she was repeatedly stabbed by a law faculty student a short while ago Update

The Sinhala Ravaya has launched a signature campaign for a public petition against the slaughter of cattle in Kataragama. The campaign began from Kiri Vehera and will end in Colombo. The petition will be handed over to President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The Special Task Force (STF) seized one kilogramme of heroin in two separate detections in Mount Lavinia and Maharagama last night.

Homagama Magistrate ordered MP Arundhika Fernando to appear in Court on July 16 to give evidence over the disappearance of Journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda.

The Sri Lanka Navy intercepted another boat carrying more than 80 persons to Australia this morning in the Eastern seas off Batticaloa, Navy sources said.

Newly-promoted General Jagath Jayasuriya said that future commanders should be well-prepared and ready to take any challenges while working for a common goal to achieve best results.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had expressed his dismay over the reports suggesting that the government of Sri Lanka planned to dilute certain key provisions of the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution ahead of elections to the Norther

Provincial Councilors Shiral Lakthilaka and Maithri Gunaratne vowed today to continue their campaign against United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe until he was removed from the leadership

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Attorney General to follow-up with the Ministry of Social Services to ensure the circular MSSS/7/8/ACC dated October 4, 2012 issued by the

The Colombo Fraud Investigations Bureau (CFIB) had begun an investigation into a fraud committed against a mobile phone company by a subscriber who had set a record by amassing a bill of Rs.3.2 million for using roaming facilities in less than 24 hou

Three of the automatic spill gates of the Victoria reservoir opened automatically this afternoon. This was the second time the spill gates were opened within this year. Pix by Shane Seneviratne

Parliament today enacted a new bill that enables displaced people to cast their ballots at the elections to the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) if their names have not been entered in an electoral register outside the North

DIG Vass Gunawardena who is on remand in connection with the abduction and killing of businessman Shyam Huzamdeen had been interdicted, said spokesman Buddhika Siriwardena.

United National Party (UNP) Puttalam district parliamentarian Palitha Range Bandara seconded the Bill presented by the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) to repeal the 13th Amendment to the Constitution

The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) said today that it was demanding a ten per cent increase in bus fares with the minimum fare increased to Rs.10 amid steps being taken by transport authorities to increase bus fares by 6.2 per cent from

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) presented its bill which sought to  repeal the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, a short while ago

Two people who are alleged to have imported hazardous chemicals were arrested by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) in connection with last month’s fire at the SLPA warehouse in the Colombo Port

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) appointed its divisional electoral organisers at a ceremony held today at Pitakotte. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Sarath Fonseka said today the fact that President Mahinda Rajapaksa himself had to call the victimised teacher to assure her that justice will be done goes to prove that there is no justice in Sri Lanka

Currently there is no probe conducted into the alleged reports that said a number of individuals and companies linked to Sri Lanka own secret offshore entities, Central Bank Deputy Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said

The Principal of the Anuradhapura Niwanthaka Chetiya College had been allegedly assaulted by the son of the SLFP Pradeshiya Sabha member Anil Pushpananda today PICTURES

A Sri Lankan (53) was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport with more than a kilo of heroin this morning, Customs Media Spokesman Leslie Gamini said.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India would convey its views on alleged attempts by political parties in Sri Lanka to repeal the 13th Amendment to its Constitution, after considering its implications

Children and parents of the Viharamahadevi Nursery School in Lahugala today staged a protest walk from Lahugala to Trincomalee urging the Eastern Province Governor to grant due recognition  to the school. Pix by Wasantha Chandrapala

Two people died and seven were injured in an accident involving three vehicles at Melsiripura, Debatagolla this morning, police said