The Religious Affairs Ministry intends to introduce a legislation that enables authorities concerned to take action against anyone distorting the original teachings of the four main religions- Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity, officials sai

MP Thilanga Supmathipala whose candidature for the post of President of Sri Lanka Cricket was rejected said that he was not aware of the rejection of his nomination and therefore he was in no position to comment.

In a new turn of events, film and teledrama star Damitha Abeyratne has planned to take actress Semini Iddamalgoda to courts demanding Rs. 1000 million as damages for defaming her

Opposition UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe lending an ear to an elderly woman during the launch of UNP’s new publicity force ‘Sannivedana Balakaya’ in Biyagama today while Gampaha District UNP parliamentarian Ruwan Wijewardene loo

An unannounced power cut in several parts in the Colombo District and its suburbs took place today for the second consecutive day which the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) stated that it was due to ongoing repairs and maintenance work delayed by bad w

The annual Perahara of the Borella Athula Dakshinaramaya was held for the 21st time today. Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is seen carrying the casket as the Chief incumbent Borella Athula Thero looks on. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

The BBC's World Service has suspended all its broadcasts on the Sri Lankan Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) because of what its calls "continued interruption and interference" to the corporation's Tamil programming

The Indian Premier League Governing Council has agreed that no Sri Lankan players, officials or backroom staff will be involved with IPL 6 action in Chennai ???

Chennai Super Kings is set to drop Sri Lankan recruits Nuwan Kulasekara and Akila Dhananjaya for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, starting on April 3.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has written to the Prime Minister stating categorically that the eight Sri Lankan cricketers in the Indian Premier League will not be allowed to play matches held in Chennai

Voicing concern over increased attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, the Tamil Nadu Government has asked the Centre to initiate diplomatic steps and urged for withdrawal of the 1974 agreement ceding Katchatheevu islet to the island nation

Internet messenger applications such as Skype, Viber and WhatsApp, used by many migrant workers including Sri Lankans, face being banned in Saudi Arabia if operators fail to allow authorities in the kingdom to censor them, industry sources said

Ven. Mawarale Bhaddhiya thera conducting poya programme at Sadaham Sevana, the International Buddhist Research Centre run by Ven. Athureliye Ratana thera, in Rajagiriya. Pix By Samantha Perera

Ashley De Silva has been appointed acting Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Cricket from April 1 to fill the vacancy created with the current CEO Ajith Jayasekara being appointed Tournament Director of the Sri Lanka Premier League

Sri Lanka will not go after global lending agencies such as the World Bank (WB) the IMF and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) because Sri Lanka is categorized as a Middle Income Nation, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said yesterday

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) came under heavy criticism by the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) last week for its inaction to control what former chairman Tilak Karunaratne termed as the stock market mafia, sources said

The accuracy of the complaint made by an Army Major against Malaka Silva and Rehan Wijeratne and the contradictions contained in the affidavit submitted by the Major later on  have been sent to the Attorney General  for his advice, the Salv

Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa today said that certain powerful countries and their allies are blatantly employing double standards when dealing with Sri Lanka.

“Taking serious note of the harassment caused to Sri Lankans by Indian extremists continuously, it is time that a decision is taken to ban travel between Colombo and Chennai at least for one year”, Ven. Omalpe Sobhitha Thera said ???

Government, semi government and private sector employees committee today staged a signing campaign in front of the Fort railway station against the increased electricity bill. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

The special identity card issued to fishermen by the Navy will not be essential in the future, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Development Rajitha Senaratne said

Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage today said he had rejected Thilanga Sumathipala’s nomination for the presidency of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) as it violated the Sports Law.

The election of office bearers for Handball and Badminton Association had been postponed due to complaint made to The Human Rights Commission, Chairman Human Rights Commission Justice Priyantha R.P. Perera said

After quitting the UPA coalition on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, DMK on Monday demanded that India should boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting scheduled to be held in Colombo in November this year

The Sri Lankan government is to take action against Indian Television channel NDTV for having telecast photographs showing that the Kebithigollewa explosion in 2006 was planned by the Sri Lankan forces, External Affairs Ministry said

President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the Deyata Kirula National Development Exhibition in Ampara yesterday. President Rajapaksa and Deyata Kirula Exhibition Committee Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya seen at the Sri Lanka Police Department stall. Pi

Sixteen tourists from Sri Lanka had a providential escape today as the bus they had been travelling in was reduced to ashes.

Following the one-day token fast observed by Tamil Nadu Film Directors' Association ( TANTIS) and Film Employees' Federation of South India ( FEFSI) on March 19, it is now the turn of the Nadigar Sangam to go on a strike in support of Sri Lan

The Students Federation for Free Eelam is planning to petition the city police commissioner to urge him not to grant permission for the IPL cricket matches in Chennai, if Sri Lankan players are participating