A 24-hour-strike would be launched from Wednesday, April 5 midnight by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Joint Trade Unions Alliance against the alleged oppression of trade unions and to urge the Government to rectify CEB employees’ salary ano

A woman of Yodhakandiya, Thissamaharama was arrested for allegedly murdering her 35-year-old husband, Police said.

Several Districts throughout the country might experience a rise in temperature up to about 34 Celsius, as the sun would shine directly over Sri Lanka, the Meteorological Department said today.

The main runway of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Katunayake would become operational on Thursday, April 6, the Civil Aviation and Transport Ministry said today.

Eighteeen of 38 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy between March 21 and 26, were released by the island nation today and will be handed over to India this afternoon, officials said.    

The joint opposition yesterday hit out at Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP M.A. Sumanthiran for claiming that broad agreement had been reached on power devolution and as such the interim report could be now presented.

The Department of Registration of Persons has taken steps to issue smart Identity Cards by the end of June replacing the ordinary identity card, as a prelude to the issuance of Electronic Identity Cards, Registration of Persons Department Commissione

Matale District Secretary D.P.G.Kumarasiri who retired yesterday after completing an illustrious service of 33 years, handed over his official vehicle and documents to the relevant heads of department and returned home by bus.

Responding to a statement made by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa that he will topple the government by the time the country celebrate Vesak, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said the former President will have to weep by the time Sri Lan

At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion on the metro in St. Petersburg, Russia, the CNN reported a short while ago quoting state-run TASS.

Higher Education and Highways Minister Lakshman Kiriella said today there appears to be a plot to destabilize the government through the SATIM issue but whatever it might be Court orders could not be changed through trade union action or hunger strik

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) today threatened to launch a countrywide strike on Friday against the SAITM issue.

A Sri Lankan woman has been deported while her young son remains on Australian soil, the Cairns Post reported on Monday.

President Maithripala Sirisena has not been given the authority from the 19th Amendment to the Constitution to reshuffle the Cabinet, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) General Secretary Udaya Gammanpila said today.

All the faculties of the Peradeniya University would be closed with effect from tomorrow until further notice as a result of a fever spreading in the area, a university official said.

Senior Tamil Nadu politician and leader of the MDMK party Vaiko was arrested for a 2009 sedition case on Monday.

Ravi Vimal Jayewardene, the son of first executive president of Sri Lanka, J. R. Jayewardene passed away at the age of 80 at his residence in Colombo today, family sources said.

National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader MP Wimal Weerawansa was re-remanded till April 7 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayarathne today.

An 18-hour water cut will be imposed in several areas of Dematagoda and Grand Pass on Tuesday (04) from 9.00 am to 3.00 am the next morning, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said.

The three army personnel who were arrested by the CID in connection with the shooting at Rathupaswala, Weliweriya on August 1, 2013, were re-remanded till April 7 by Gampaha Chief Magistrate D. A. Ruwanpathirana today.

Former United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Tissa Attanayake was today granted permission to travel abroad by Colombo High Court Judge Wikum Kaluarachchi.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today refused to grant bail for MP Wimal Weerawansa on exceptional circumstance of his daughter being admitted to a hospital.

Sri Lankans were among over 480 migrants rescued by humanitarian ships Saturday during search and rescue operations in the central Mediterranean Sea.

The Steering Committee working on Constitutional proposals had broadly agreed on power devolution and the interim report based such concluded matters would be presented soon, it is learnt.

Mahanayaka of the Amarapura Maha Sangha Sabha, Most Ven. Davuldena Gnanissara Maha Nayaka Thera, passed away at the age of 102 this morning.

A motorist who had allegedly hit and ran a homeless man in the Horton Place with his Porsche sports coupe last Sunday had been nabbed by the Cinnamon Gardens Police yesterday following a thorough operation, the Police said