A Sri Lankan Airlines flight was held up at the newly opened Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport yesterday for more than one and half hours due to the bowser that supplies fuel arriving late, Daily Mirror learns

The Elections Department stated that elections in the Northern Province  could not be held as the Northern Provincial Council was yet to be constituted by the  President.

The pressure exerted by the US sponsored resolution adopted at the UNHRC in Geneva  would not be of assistance for a political solution to the Tamil issue, EPDP Secretary  General Douglas Devananda said.

The Indian High Commissioner has held meetings with Senior Monks of the Maha Sangha, to address their concerns about the two recent unfortunate incidents involving assaults on Sri Lankan Buddhist monks in the Tamil Nadu state of India.

The Resolution passed by the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) last Thursday could be described as a soft but dangerous one, Human Rights Commissioner Dr. Prathibha Mahanamahewa said yesterday.

Consequent to the World Health Organisation (WHO) establishing the high content of arsenic as the cause of kidney disease in the dry zone, the Agriculture Ministry will recommend a quality control on pesticides imported to the country

Sri Lanka will not be shaken by resolutions that are passed in Geneva, and the dramas created by New York and Chennai, Minister of Construction Wimal Weerawansa said.

In a world surging ahead with the latest technology, our children must acquire adequate knowledge of such, so as to face the challenges of the future, President Mahinda Rajapakse said at the opening of the Samanthurai Al-Asra Skills Lab this morning.

A memorial museum had been inaugurated by president Mahinda Rajapakse in Aranthalawa, Ampara in remembrance of the Aranthalawa massacre of 1987. Pix by Wasantha Chandrapala

UNP National Organiser and Member of Eastern Provincial Council Daya Gamage has protested against the postponement of a debate in the Council on a motion on lands in the East that were occupied by the security forces.

Homicide detectives are yet to track down a Sri Lankan businessman whom they believe holds the key to unlocking a decade-old murder mystery.

A fire has broken out in a fuel storage tank in Orugodawatte, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Managing Director Susantha Silva said. Pictures

Valautham Dayanidhi, alias Daya Master, the former spokesperson for the LTTE says during the war between the security forces and the LTTE both parties committed crimes and there was no point in conducting post-mortems on them now.

A young man was stabbed to death near the Mighajandura cooperative stall last night (23) while he was on his way home after watching the Sri Lanka- Bangladesh cricket match at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Suriyawewa Cricket Ground.

The Indian cricket board has no plans to shift Indian Premier League (IPL) matches out of Chennai despite threats by Tamil activists to disrupt games involving Sri Lankan players.

Veteran musician Patrick Denipitiya passed away in Canada this morning at the age of 78.

Tillakaratne Dilshan scored his 15th ODI century to help Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in Hambantota.(ESPN)

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is to launch an inquiry into the electricity failure at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota tonight during the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the Sri Lanka Cricket said.

Navy Commander Jayanath Colombage has called for the expansion of maritime and trade cooperation between Sri Lanka and Iran, the Presstv.ir reported.

Human Rights Watch has criticised the Federal Government for waiting until the last minute to endorse a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for a war crimes investigation in Sri Lanka.

With less than 10 days to go before the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins, politics is making an impact on the cricket tournament. Sources say that IPL franchisees have told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to dr

The United States yesterday stated that Sri Lanka should listen to the words of the international community.

A group of Ladakh Budhhist monks on a tour in Sri Lanka from Jammu Kashmir, India had offered to rescue a monkey entangled in a trap in Sigiriya yesterday. They had reportedly informed the authorities regarding the plight of the monkey and had e

Three persons were killed when a three-wheeler collided with a lorry in Dematagala, Udawalawa early this morning, police said

Amid continued agitation hereover Sri Lankan Tamil issue, national security adviser Shivshankar Menon on Friday said it is in India's interest that Sri Lanka solves its ethnic issues and make the minority community confident of its fate there

The level of representation of countries at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is beyond Sri Lanka’s control, and all the government can do is invite member states to participate, External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L Peiris yes

The US government does not have any intention of imposing embargoes on  Sri Lanka despite its repeated rejection of the resolution brought by the US  at the United Nations Human Rights Council, US  Ambassador Michele J. Sison said yest

A survey carried out by the Internal Audit (IA) of the cash-strapped Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has revealed that vehicles worth more than Rs.70 million had been written off.

A heated exchange took place at a guest-lecture by visiting Canadian Senator Hugh Segal at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute yesterday when the impeachment of Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake arose during the ensuing question and answer sessio

The Four Mahanayake Theras of the Siyam Nikaya, the Amarapura Nikaya and the Ramanna Nikaya will preside at a meeting of Bikkhus, Bikkhunis and intellectuals to be held at the Pallekelle International Buddhist Centre.