Heavy traffic was reported from the Maradana area a short while ago due to a protest march organised by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) against the South Asian Institute of Medicine and Technology (SAITM).  

The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has ordered the Health Ministry and the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) to submit  clinical and purchase details of the questionable Russian-made ‘Herticad’ vaccine on May 24 on repo

The bail application filed on behalf of former Senior DIG Anura Senanayake was rejected by the Colombo High Court today.  

The Ukrainian Avant Garde ship captain who had been remanded on the charge of trafficking a stock of illegal arms and ammunition was further remanded by Galle Chief Magistrate A Nishantha Peiris for want of sureties to sign the bail bond.

Sri Lanka would benefit immensely if it focused on accessing non-traditional markets of the European Union (EU) countries which would reduce the potential negative impact of Brexit on Sri Lanka, Ambassador of the Delegation of the EU, Tung Lai Margue

National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader MP Wimal Weerawansa was released on bail by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today on exceptional circumstances.

Another suspect involved in the shooting at the prison bus in Kalutara recently was arrested yesterday by the Divisional Crimes Investigation officers, Police Media Spokesman DIG Priyantha Jayakody said.

A 55-year-old Sri Lankan woman was found dead in a flight which came to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) from Saudi Arabia this morning, the airport duty manager said.

Three persons died and 203 were hospitalized due to suspected food poisoning at a ceremony held in Wanagamuwa Jumma Mosque in Eragama, Ampara on Thursday, police said.

The United States launched a military strike Thursday on a Syrian government target in retaliation for their chemical weapons attack on civilians earlier in the week.

After deliberations involving President Maithripala Sirisena and Indian High Commissioner Taranjith Singh Sandhu, the government has decided to lease out the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm for development jointly with India, a Minister said yesterday.

Deputy Solicitor General Milinda Gunathilake yesterday revealed to the Commission that Perpetual Treasuries Ltd (PT) had borrowed from Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) on April 4, 2016 when it was settling payme

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is to visit India in order to negotiate the proposed Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement (ECTA) shortly.

While the commission was conducting its duties yesterday, with evidence being recorded from the Director of the IT Department of the CBSL Wasantha Kumara Alwis, former Central Bank Governor Arjun Mahendran was advised not to use his mobile phone insi

The government will introduce laws to ensure that the maternity leave for employees in the private and public sector is the same, Labour and Trade Union Relations Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne said.

The government today said it is ready take up the aborted debate on the UNHRC resolution on another day.

The Joint Opposition said today it would move the adjournment debate on the UNHRC resolution on another day after the debate scheduled for today was not held due to the adjournment of the House.

The main objective of holding the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) May Day rally at the Getambe Mahanama grounds in Kandy is to convince party leader Maithripala Sirisena that he is the president of the country, the party today.

Australia’s International Development and the Pacific Minister Concetta Fierravanti-Wells met Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran during her visit to the Northern Province on Wednesday and reaffirmed ongoing commitment to the development of the pro

Ahead of the proposed strike by the Government Medical Officer’s Association (GMOA), the Health Ministry said today such action could not be condoned at a time when the hospital authorities were grappling with the spread of H1N1 influenza in th

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) is to go ahead with the planned 24-hour countrywide strike tomorrow over the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) issue.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Artigala today ordered former MP Duminda Silva to pay a fine of Rs.3,000 after he pleaded guilty for not declaring his assets and liabilities from 2011 to 2013.

The reconstructed main runway of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) was declared open at 12.37 p.m today.

The influenza situation in Sri Lanka was not at an epidemic level to issue a travel warning preventing Qatari citizens from visiting the country, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Qatar A.S.P Liyanage said.