Thailand is unlikely to be able to sign the Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka this year as expected, a high-ranking Thai state official has told the Bangkok Post.

China has said Sri Lanka is in urgent need of a high-end platform and the Port City Project is planned in the best interests of Sri Lanka.

A Sri Lankan man, who successfully claimed refugee status in Canada after fleeing the country, is still waiting to become a full Canadian citizen because his case is snarled due to the changes in the Immigration Policy, the CBC News reported on Thurs

Retired SSP Susan De Silva (68) was found dead and his wife unconscious at their home in Malabe.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his visit to Sri Lanka is a sign of “strong relationship” between the two countries.

Two 14-year-old children have drowned while bathing in Gin Gangaat a spot close to the Gintota Bridge, Police said.

About 198 kilogrammes of heroin were seized by the intelligent officers attached to the Puttalam DIG office during a raid carried out in the island of Muthupanthiya in Chilaw early this morning, Police said.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi departs today to attend the International Vesak Day celebrations in Sri Lanka as the chief guest, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has requested him to talk on fisherman issue during his visit.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Sri Lanka this afternoon to attend the 14th UN Vesak Day celebrations to be held in Colombo and Kandy.

In the wake of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India, the Government is hoping to sign a similar agreement with China during Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to that country.

The grisly shooting that took place in Piliyandala on Tuesday night, killing an officer of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), is alleged to be a trap set up by leading underworld figure 'Matara Madush,' the police alleged yesterday.

A Chinese national was taken into custody by the Bambalapitiya Police today when he was found brewing illicit liquor (Kasippu) in a room on the third floor of an apartment in Bambalapitiya.

Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake and Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) President Anurudha Padeniya who were seemingly on a collision course buried the hatchet today.

A letter was submitted to the Indian High Commission by the Professionals' National Front (PNF), condemning what was seen as the Indian government’s unwarranted influence on Sri Lanka to sign a new Free Trade Agreement with the South Asian

Two MI 17-type helicopters belonging to the Indian Army deployed to provide security to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his upcoming visit to the hill country had during practice runs damaged the roofs of five houses, house owners said in

The ouster of two large wasp nests from a tea plantation ahead of Indian Premier Narendra Modi’s visit has grabbed the attention of the international media while Sri Lankan officials busily prepare for the visit which is to take place this week

A ship load of tramadol allegedly from India on its way to be sold to ISIS fighters via Sri Lanka was seized by the Italian Police, Heat Street news website reported yesterday.

North Central Province Minister and former NCP Chief Minister S. M. Ranjith announced today that he would resign from his ministerial portfolio.

North-Central Provincial Council’s Health Minister K.H. Nandasena, who had attended the joint opposition May Day rally led by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was today removed from his ministerial portfolio.

Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayaka today directed IGP Pujith Jayasundera to submit a report within three days into the killing of a Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officer in a shooting incident at Piliyandala Junction last night.

At least eight MPs are dual citizenship holders and the court ruling on Geetha Kumarasinghe should apply to these MPs as well, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) General Secretary MP Udaya Gammanpila told a news conference yesterday.

A total of 550 inmates in various prisons from across the country had been released this morning under the Presidential pardon to commemorate the UN Vesak Day celebrations, Department of Prisons said.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and the Secretary General of Parliament had been forced to annul the MP post of Geetha Kumarasinghe, the Joint Opposition yesterday alleged.

President Trump fired FBI Director James B. Comey on Tuesday, at the recommendation of senior Justice Department officials who said he had treated Hillary Clinton unfairly and in doing so damaged the credibility of the FBI and the Justice Department.

The Tamil Nadu (TN) government will send over one hundred Bachelor of Science (Bsc) degree holders to Sri Lanka to fill in teaching vacancies at Tamil medium schools in the estate sector, State Minister of Education V. Radhakrishnan said.

At least three supplementary estimates had been presented in Parliament this year seeking approval to purchase luxury vehicles worth Rs. 1,200 million for a number of ministers, deputy ministers and officers, the Joint Opposition (JO) said yesterday.