Sri Lanka today announced that it had transmitted the instrument of accession to the Ottawa Treaty which banned landmines.

The nominations submitted by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) for Badulla, Mahiyanganaya, Panadura and Agalawatta had also been rejected today.

The nominations submitted by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) for the Maharagama Urban Council and Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha were rejected today.

At least 29 Sri Lankans who attempted to illegally migrate to Australia arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning after being deported.

The Supreme Court today re-fixed the contempt of court case against Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake for January 22 as the recording of Mr.Ramanayake’s statement was not submitted in courts today.

The Alliance of Unions of SriLankan Airlines in a letter addressed to its Chairman Ajith Dias had claimed that they had no confidence in both him and the Board to be in charge of the National Carrier.

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara yesterday asked journalists not to treat seriously the remarks made by Tourism Promotion and Christian Religeous Affairs Minister John Amaratunga.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday urged President Maitripala Sirisena not to implement the Cabinet proposal on minimum qualification for entry into medical education until the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) would a

The Indian Oil Company (IOC) imported a stock of 14,000 metric tonnes of substandard aviation fuel into the country on Monday (11), the Petroleum Trade Union Alliance claimed yesterday.

The North-East monsoon is expected to hit the country next week, the Meteorology Department said yesterday.

Following a discussion with officials of the Power and Renewable Energy Ministry today, the CEB Joint Trade Union Alliance said it would take action if its demands were not met by tomorrow.

Sri Lanka should show the world that it is not a country which is afraid of the open economy and take steps to modernize the city of Colombo and elsewhere while preserving its heritage, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

Sri Lanka will not sacrifice its regional interests for economic gains though the country needs economic support from all nations to move forward, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faiszer Musthapha said.  

Former Foreign Ministry Secretary Karunatilaka Amunugama passed away at the age of 63, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said today.

Trade Union action would be taken again after the GCE O/L examinations if the Presidential Committee failed to provide solutions to their demands, Railway Operations Supervisory Union (ROSU) Convener Lal Ariyaratne said.

The Cabinet today approved a proposal, requiring two credit passes and one simple pass in the GCE A/L for Chemistry, Physics and Biology in one sitting, as the minimum qualification for entry into medical education.

Google is deepening its push into Artificial Intelligence (AI) by opening a research centre in China, even though its search services remain blocked in China, BBC reported today.

The Christmas tree which was constructed at the Galle Face grounds last year amidst much controversy has finally made it to the Guinness records as the world’s largest artificial Christmas tree.

In the case where MP Namal Rajapaksa faces money laundering charges, Colombo High Court Judge Sampath Abeykoon, taking into consideration the Right to Fair Trial, directed the Attorney General to provide the defense with the statements made by witnes

India skipper Rohit Sharma has funded the ticket of a Sri Lankan cricket fan so that he could return early to be with his father during a surgery.

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on Sunday, the Straight Times reported yesterday.

The railway strike, which was launched seven-days ago, was called off by the employees today following a meeting held with the four-member ministerial committee.

The government is to take steps to control the importation of milk powder and ban the importation of substandard milk powder from abroad in order to encourage the local dairy farmers and promote the dairy farming in Sri Lanka, Rural Economic Affairs

The spotlight is back on the mythological 'Ram Setu' between India and Sri Lanka, after a show on the Science Channel in the US hinted that such a structure may actually exist outside of mythology.

JO MP Rohitha Abeygunawardana said yesterday the two MPs who defected from the joint opposition (JO) who had no value were being described as heroes.