National Freedom Front (NFF) MP and Minister Wimal Weerawansa said today that the United States was making its way into the region and India had become powerless in this backdrop

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between the Youth Affairs and Skills Development Ministry and the Health Ministry to set up a University College of Health Studies to train technicians for the health sector at the Sri Jayewarden

A lion gifted to Sri Lanka by the Seoul Zoo arrived at the Dehiwala Zoological Gardens early this morning

The People's Movement Against the Increased Electricity Bill (PMAIEB) staged a protest march from Borella junction to Fort Railway Station today demanding the government to decrease the electricity tariff hike. Pix by Nisal Baduge

A Sri Lankan visa applicant has been arrested today for using deception and a false identity to apply for a UK visa, the British High Commission in Colombo said.

Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) today held a protest in front of the Kelaniya University against the proposed private universities and urged the authorities to look into the low facilities at universities and urged to improve them. Pix

Akurana Pradeshiya Sabha Deputy Chairman A. Indrakumara (UPFA) was arrested today for allegedly attacking a PS member at the monthly General Meeting held on May 7

The UNP said today that 70 per cent of the youth in Sri Lanka were anxious to leave Sri Lanka because they were frustrated with the UPFA government.  

A blood donation campaign organised by the Colombo Divisional Unit of the Sri Lanka Saukyadana Movement was held today at the Sri Lanka Saukyadana head quarters in Colombo. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Air Arabia, the only international carrier that flew to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), is believed to have either cancelled or temporarily suspended its flights to the newly built second international airport in southern Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's leading mobile services provider, Dialog Axiata PLC has posted a net profit of Rs.1.59 billion for the first quarter of FY13 against a net loss of Rs.531 million in the same quarter of the previous year, helped by reduced financial co

Former Chief Executive Officer of 'Deyata Kirula 2013' was arrested by the CID in connection with an alleged fraud of Rs. 39 mn in the Deyata Kirula 2013,police said

Saudi employers will not join a social insurance scheme providing coverage for them and their Sri Lankan domestic workers, until issues over its implementation are resolved

Six Sri Lankan nationals were arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) Airport on Wednesday for carrying fake Indian currency of Rs 28,000 face value

The Magistrate inquiring the non summary trial against Parliamentarian Duminda Silva and thirteen others over the killing of former Presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three others at Mulleriyawa on October 8, 2011

The award ceremony programme for graded food establishments in Colombo was held last evening at the Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo. The event was organized by the Public Health Department. The chief guest of the event was Minister of Economic Developme

The Tagore Day organized by the Indian Cultural Centre was celebrated today at the Lakshman Kadiragamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies in Colombo. Pix by Nisal Baduge

While rejecting the anticipatory bail plea filed on behalf of the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Deyata Kirula National Exhibition 2013, the Colombo Fort Magistrate observed that public displeasure could be created if he granted anticipa

Tibet's spiritual leader in exile the Dalai Lama condemned Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar and Sri Lanka on Tuesday, calling religious violence "unthinkable."

Parliamentarian Duminda Silva - who was granted bail by the High Court in the Mulleriyawa shooting case where presidential adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three others were killed - spoke to the media today ???

The SLT said its telephone exchange in Chilaw was experiencing service interruption safter it was affected by the heavy rains accompanied with thunder and lightning. Restoration work is underway.

Transport Minister Kumara Welgama told Parliament today that laws would be brought to make it compulsory to paint private busses in blue, CTB busses in red and school busses in yellow.

The Customs today took action to destroy some 22 varieties of drugs imported to Sri Lanka on different occasions without the approval of the Drugs Monitoring Authority These were seized by the Custom officials at the Bandaranaike International Airp

Nearly 1000 Kilograms of tobacco and a stock of Beedi all worth some Rs.1.5 million were taken into custody by the Matale Excise Department yesterday during a raid on a Beedi manufacturing centre in Galewela

Police are looking for two unidentified persons for kidnapping a Sri Lankan housemaid and robbing her money (KD 200) and cell phone, reports Al-Shahed daily.

India-Sri Lankan bilateral trade has potential to more than double to $ 10 billion by 2016 if tariff and non tariff barriers are removed, said Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam said at a PHD Chamber function in New Delhi

Rights activists have criticised Bahrain's justice system after a Sri Lankan maid who was allegedly beaten up by her employer was ordered to pay BD590 for running away.

Imran Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf political party, has been injured after falling from a makeshift stage during a campaign rally in Lahore ???

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem yesterday scotched speculation that his party would quit the government. However, he said that his party had some disagreements with the government

The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) yesterday urged the government to appoint Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Private Transport Services Ministry Secretary because he would be able to remedy the grievances of private bus oper