Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) held its May Day rally at the Campbell Park this evening with the participation of the President Mahinda Rajapaksa as chief guest. The President said that the government had decided not to increase the electricity tar

A clash had been reported between supporters of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the National Freedom Front (NFF) today in the Hathare Kanuwa area in Ratmalana, police said

Police Spokesman Buddhika Siriwardhena said that three DIGs had been transferred with immediate effect

National Youth Front (NYF) today held its May Day rally with a massive crowd at Badulla. Parliamentarian Ruwan Wijewardene, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake and several other politicians were participated at the rally. Pix by Pradeep Pathiran

A stage put up by the Up-Country People's Front in Thalawakale for its May Day rally had collapsed just before the rally ended

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said at the SLFP May Day rally at Campbell Park, Borella last afternoon that he had heeded requests from many quarters to reduce the burden of the recent electricity price hike. He said a considerable tariff reduction woul

Eleven Sri Lankan fishermen were today arrested when they illegally entered the waters near Kakinada sea port in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district

The United National Party (UNP) today announced that it had begun a battle to topple this government

A father and son allegedly involved in the triple murder at Karandeniya in Kotawela were checked by the Elpitiya Base Hospital JMO Dr.Susantha Lelwala, prior to being produced before the Elpitiya Acting Magistrate Munidasa Halpandeniya. (Janath De Si

A Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) supporter was killed when he fell off the bus in which he was travelling to the May Day rally at Nuwara Eliya.

Diplomats said the Government had not yet decided to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) because of concerns over human rights abuses in the country but that the Palace must also take into account the views of 15 other countri

The Colombo Fort was seen deserted today due to the May Day parades. Police asked the public to refrain from entering Colombo City on May Day due to the May Day rallies held in the city. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Manilal Fernando’s lawyers said Mr. Fernando was disappointed with the FIFA decision and will take this matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) which is an Arbitral Tribunal

The 20th death anniversary of the late president Ranasinghe R. Premadasa was commemorated today at the foot of his statue at Keselwatta. The deputy Leader of the United National Party Sajith Premadasa and family members participated at the event. P

Whenever Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera formulated something he always created a crisis in the country, Minister Wimal Weerawansa charged yesterday

While stating that it remained extremely concerned about threats to freedom of expression in Sri Lanka, the United States on Tuesday called on Sri Lankan authorities to demonstrate their commitment to the rule of law and freedom of expression ???

Bureaucratic inefficiency or negligence on the part of the Justice Ministry or the Economic Development Ministry had resulted in Sri Lanka losing a US grant equivalent to Rs.450 million

The adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee has decided to ban FIFA Executive Committee member Manilal Fernando from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level for a period of eight years

The Kandy Municipal Council has agreed to hold night races in Kandy streets and Mahanayaka Thero too have not objected holding the races, Kandy Mayor Mahendra Ratwatte said

The indian government said today Sri Lankan Tamil refugees are being trafficked on the pretext of sending them to Australia and more than 1,100 such persons have been intercepted by security forces.

May Day posters of various political parties and unions that appeared in Colombo and the suburbs were captured on film today. A number of May Day rallies are scheduled to be held in Colombo tomorrow. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

A local internet hacker, who is alleged to have operated the website www.marusira.com and provided software and codes to his clients to access and hack other websites, was produced in Court and remanded till Thursday

The Supreme Court today issued notice on former Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, TNA leader R. Sampanthan and JVP MP Vijitha Herath to appear before court on May 29 over an appeal filed by the Attorney General

A tense atmosphere surfaced at the monthly meeting of the Maharagama UC yesterday when the report of the Standing Committee on Finance was taken up for discussion and the chairperson walked out without answering members’ questions

While preparations are underway for tomorrow’s May Day celebrations, workers in Colombo Fort are seen toiling for a living. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Aitken Spence PLC today entered into a joint venture agreement with Fiji Ports Corporation Limited to purchase 51 per cent of the Fiji Ports Terminal Limited shares at a price of Fiji dollars 10.53 million, the Fijian media said

Former Inland Revenue Assistant Commissioner Ananda Ambepitiya was today sentenced to 14 months in jail by the Colombo High Court after he pleaded guilty to the charge of having been involved in the Rs.3.9 billion VAT scam.

Two Sri Lankans and an Indian national have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a Malaysian politician in Bidor town in Malaysia ahead of the May 5 polls in the country