The government is planning to open the first ever botanical garden in a dry zone in Mirijjawila, Ambalanthota at the end of this year. Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation Jayarathne Herath today visited the place to inspect the prog

UNP MP Ajith Perera told today that had the government followed the agreements of the International Monitory Fund (IMF) in a more realistic manner when covering up losses in the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), increasing tariffs would not have been r

Eighty per cent of the Colombo-Katunayake Highway construction has been completed and it is due to be opened in August this year. Once finished the commute between Colombo and Katunayake would be reduced to twenty minutes according to engineers. Pi

A hailstorm lasting ten minutes was experienced at Nochchiyagama, in Anuradhapura this evening following heavy rains, police said

Nine people including seven women were arrested while selling flowers illegally along the pavement near the Kalutara Bodhiya today, Police said

Devotees engaged in religious observances at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple today coinciding with Bak Full Moon Poya day. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Eleven Sri Lankan refugees have arrived in Los Angeles  to begin their new lives after receiving care in the UAE for six months

Two policemen and the Buttala Pradeshiya Sabha Vice Chairman were hospitalised after they were injured in an attack last night in Buttala, police said

Seven people have died in six fatal accidents so far on the Southern Expressway from the time the expressway was opened, Police said.

A Buddhist flag 1,000 feet in length is being taken by villagers from Kadahapola at Narammala to be offered at the Sri Maha Bodhi for the 'Kap Ruk Puja' to seek blessings and peace for Sri Lanka.Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

PMK founder-leader Dr S Ramadoss on Wednesday urged the United Nations and the Union government to immediately intervene in retrieving 7,000 sqkm of Tamil areas and prevent heavy militarisation of the Tamil provinces in Sri Lanka

This year’s first lunar eclipse could be seen in Sri Lanka tonight at 11.34. The partial eclipse takes place as the Moon traverses the Earth’s penumbral shadow

A delegation of Members of Parliament of the DMK on Tuesday gave a memorandum to several member countries of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) in Delhi urging them to not hold the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) i

Chairman of the Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha Diluk Susara was killed in an accident this morning in Sittamadama, Deduru Oya, police said

A New Year festival organised by the Welikada magazine prison was held today. Commissioner General of Prisons Mr. C. Pallegama participated in the ceremony. The festival comprised all traditional games and activities. Pictured here two groups of in

Leaders of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today held a leaflet distributing campaign in front of the Fort railway station urging the government to reduce the recent increased electricity tariffs. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

The British High Commission in Colombo yesterday said that from Monday May 6, 2013, applicants and their dependents who are applying for a UK visa will need to make their applications online. From this date, manually completed application forms will

The Chinese delegation included a number of high-ranking officials from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce who were at Temple Trees this evening to take part in the joint economic and trade commission discussed the plans for the next three to five ye

UNP parliamentarian Karu Jayasuriya said today if not for hydro power plants constructed by the UNP which generates about 30%-40% hydro power free of charge, the situation would have been worse today

The government Information Department’s official website www.news.lk was hacked by a group identifying itself as Sultan Brain this afternoon

The Parliament sittings has been suspended for five minutes after UNP MPs staged a protest holding candles against the electricity tariff hike announced by the government.

An eight-story building in Bangladesh that housed several garment factories collapsed on Wednesday morning, killing at least 70 people, injuring hundreds of others, and leaving an unknown number of people trapped in the rubble, according to Banglades

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today held a petition campaign in front of the Ceylon Electricity Board headquarters in Colombo urging the government to reduce the recent increased electricity tariffs. Pix by Nisal Baduge ???

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said even though we faced a 30-year war, we still import weapons and the equipment needed for defending the country.???

The Government has permitted separatists and terrorist leaders to contest the upcoming elections, DNA Leader Sarath Fonseka said today. ???

A Saudi national has offered to pay 22,000 Saudi riyals (Dh21,539) to rescue two Sri Lankan domestic helpers from prison and leave Saudi Arabia

A SAARC media conference was held to discuss the role of media in conflict resolution and peace building, at Hotel Taj Samudra today. The discussion was held jointly by SCCRC Information Centre and the Ministry of Mass Media. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Parliamentarian Duminda Silva, the eleventh suspect in the killing of former Presidential Advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three others at Mulleriyawa on the local government elections day on October 8, 2011 was granted Rs 50,000 cash bail

The Intensive Care Unit at the Castle Street Hospital for Women, Colombo is currently closed following a patient’s death due to infection.

The two police officers alleged to have been threatened by the Mayor of Gampaha had been transferred to Peliyagoda Special Investigation Unit on their request.