Two police officers attached to the Dodangoda Police station were suspended after a video clip emerged showing them beating a motorcyclist mercilessly. The video footage went viral.

The Government of Pakistan had dispatched three relief ships containing 3000 Metric Tons (Three million kgs) of rice, to as drought relief , Deputy Head of Mission Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka Dr. Sarfraz Ahamad Khan said today.

During the previous regime several groups extorted money from businessmen in Pettah, Colombo with the support of the Government, Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Faiszer Musthapha said speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the

President Maithripala Sirisena said the Government must assure that the practice of youth going after politicians to gain employment, should end as soon as possible.

At least ten suspects including eight women were arrested during three separate raids carried out by the Welikada Police on charges of operating brothels as Ayurvedic medical centres in the Welikada area.

A tensed situation arose at the UNP meeting held on Saturday (01) in Ambalangoda, when two senior Ministers who attended the meeting, failed to answer questions raised by the party members, party sources said.

Two men had been killed when a gem mine collapsed at Theppanawa, Kuruwita a short while ago, the Kuruwita Police said.

The Navy said today that yesterday’s seizure of the 13.5 kilos of heroin in the Northern Sea was the largest haul raided by the Navy from the Northern Sea.

A fire had broken out at the Sathosa store at the Narahenpita Economic Centre a short while ago, the Fire brigade said.

The country’s senior-most songstress Vivienne de Silva Boralessa passed away this  morning at the age of 86.

As part of the World Is One Global Leadership series, WION’s senior international correspondent Padma Rao Sundarji speaks to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Landslides have killed at least 206 people in south-west Colombia and left many more injured, aid officials say.

A Sri Lankan baby elephant gifted to New Zealand has been prevented from leaving the South Asian island after animal activists said it was cruel to separate her from her family.

Six Indian nationals, who attempted to smuggle 13.5 kilogrammes of heroin into the country in a trawler, were arrested by the Navy in the Northern sea area last night.

Kusal Mendis plonks a ball into the leg side, Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Colombo. Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 70 runs. AFP

Seamer Nuwan Kulasekara picked up four wickets to help Sri Lanka register a comfortable 70-run win in the third and final one-day international against Bangladesh on Saturday and level the series at 1-1.

Indian Premier League, two-time champion Mumbai Indians’s trio of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga and seasoned off-spinner Harbhajan Singh are to be honoured by team owners Mukesh and Nita Ambani at their residen

The United States said that growing military-to-military cooperation between the US and Sri Lanka reflects the progress Sri Lanka has made on reconciliation and justice.

The prices of imported vehicles is likely to increase because of the increase in the exchange rates, especially the Japanese Yen, Vehicle Importers' Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) said yesterday.

The influenza virus experienced by many people recently was a normal condition and it could be cured by following the doctor’s prescriptions, Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Jayasundara Bandara said yesterday.

A Sri Lankan man has died after a vehicle rolled following a head-on collision on State Highway 1, about 4km south of Putaruru, South Waikato in New Zealand.

The Attorney General's recommendations on sorting out the technical issues in the present Local Government election laws will submitted to Parliament next week, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faiszer Musthapha said yesterday.

The Government has decided to include a fresh condition to the agreement it intends signing with China Harbour Ltd on the management of the Hambantota Port.

The bodies of two 17-year-old students who drowned in the seas off Kudawella in Tangalle were washed ashore today.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) today said it was reluctantly compelled to go in for a major trade union action next week as the government had failed to offer a reasonable solution to the SAITM issue.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the relevant authorities to permit the joint opposition (JO) to hold its May Day rally at Galle Face Green and ensure that the people who attend the rally would have easy access to the venue on May 1