The Disaster Management Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa had called for explanations from the District Secretary and the Divisional Secretary over the incident where inferior quality coffins were used for the burial of the Meethotamulla victims.

The Joint Opposition (JO) today said Western Province Chief Minister Isura Devapriya and Megapolis and Western Development Minister Champika Ranawaka kept dragging in finding solutions to the Meethotamulla garbage issue by always disagreeing with eac

A 23-year-old youth fell to his death from the 15th floor of a commercial building in Colombo 02 this afternoon, the Police said.

Western Province Chief Minister Isura Devapriya today rejected the statement made by the Megapolis Ministry claiming that the British Company introduced by him was not equipped with technical or fiscal capability to execute a project to generate elec

For the first time in Sri Lanka, the United Nation Vesak Day celebration will be held in Colombo and Kandy from May 12 to 14 with the participation of large number of local and foreign delegations, Justice and Buddhasasana Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapak

An attempt to dump the garbage sent from Karadiyana at a ground in the Attidiya area was thwarted by residents with the support of former Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council members today.

Houses will be given initially to 98 families whose houses were completely destroyed by the collapsing of the section of the Meethotamulla garbage dump, Presidential media unit said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed his participation for the UN Vesak Day opening ceremony which will be held in Colombo, Justice and Buddhasasana Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said today.   

A group of people today staged a protest at the Kalagedihena Junction on the Kandy-Colombo main road against the dumping of garbage at Dadagamuwa, Police said.

British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific Alok Sharma has cancelled his visit to Sri Lanka after the British Prime Minister announced a snap election, the British High Commission in Colombo said today.

A group of residents of Karadiyana today staged a protest against the move to temporarily dump garbage collected in Colombo at Karadiyana.

Responding to Western Province Chief Minister (CM) Isura Devapriya, the Megapolis and Western Development Ministry yesterday said CM introduced British Company was not equipped with technical or fiscal capability to execute a project to generate elec

Joint Opposition’s parliamentary group leader Dinesh Gunawardane yesterday requested Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to take steps to convene Parliament urgently to discuss the Meethotamulla crisis.

Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara will be among a stellar line-up of commentators at the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England and Wales from June 1 to 18.

Politics, rather than science, is playing an important role in marine fisheries governance especially in South Asian countries, said Maarten Bavinck, a Dutch scientist, whose research projects include providing space for small scale fishers of India

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in the country this morning after concluding his visit to the Vietnam.

The reports on the investigations carried out by the PRECIFAC into three petitions including the the misappropriation of government funds at the opening ceremony of the Hambantota Port would be handed over to the President this week, sources said.

There is no shortage of ‘Tamiflu’ in hospitals to treat the influenza patients, Health Services Director General Dr. Jayasundara Bandara said today.

A tense situation prevailed in Kotikawatta this evening during a protest by residents against the dumping of garbage in the area.

Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya who was accused of defaulting on loans worth Indian crores has been arrested in London and will be produced in a metropolitan court today, NDTV said

The best solution for Colombo's garbage disposal quagmire was given by former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government should implement it without being fixated on who will receive the credit, MP Udaya Gammanpila said today.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has called an early general election for June 8 in an announcement that has stunned Westminster, The Telegraph reported a short while ago.

British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific Alok Sharma will visit Sri Lanka from Thursday to Saturday, the British High Commission in Colombo said today.

It would take four to five days to bring back the broken Phase 1 of the Noraichcholai Lakvijaya Thermal Power Plant back to operation, Power Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

The Kesbewa Magistrate today granted permission to the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to dump garbage collected from Colombo at Karadiyana in Piliyandala on a temporary basis.

Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera, Major General Mano Perera (Rtd) and Major General Kumar Herath (Rtd) reported to the CID this morning to record their statements in connection with the investigation into the killing of form

Lekakadhikari Thera of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Sanga Sabha, Venerable Brahmanawatte Seevali Thera has passed away at the age of 82 today.