Colombo is the most suitable to be South Asia’s commercial hub, Chief Marketing Officer of the Colombo Port City project which is being executed by the China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has said.

The request to summon Major General Shavendra Silva before the Court in connection with the disappearance of former LTTE leader Sinnathurai Sasitharan alias Elilan during the war period was rejected by the Mullaitivu Magistrate M. Samsudeen yesterday

Two youth aged 17 went missing while they were bathing in the seas in Seenimodara yesterday, Police said.

A South Korean court on Friday approved a warrant to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye, the country's first democratically elected leader to be thrown out of office, on accusations of bribery and abuse of power.

Customs officers detected 1.4 kilograms of heroin worth Rs.14 million left in a flight that arrived from Dubai this morning, Customs Media Spokesmen Dharmasena Kahandawa said.

Labour and Trade Union Relations Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne yesterday said he would be pleased if he was given some other ministerial portfolio instead of labour, as he could perform better.

Former JVP stalwart K.D. Lalkantha said yesterday that President Maithripala Sirisena formed a government with a cabinet with a thieving lot and acceded his presidential supremacy to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) today warns computer users to beware of a dangerous computer virus received in many forms as it was fast spreading throughout the internet and there was a risk of it infecting any computer through emails.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) N.V. Lawrence has been tranferred to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and assigned to assist the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Central Bank Bond Issue.

Former Assistant Governor, S. Sepala Rathnayake, who was also a member of the Tender Board dealing with the issuance of Treasury bonds, revealed today before the Commission that he was shocked due to the consequences that could arise, when the Board

Maldivian opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said, when they come to power, they will renegotiate the terms of Chinese-funded projects following the example set by Sri Lanka to see if they were fair and in the interest of the country, Indian Expre

The Government’s resolve to implement the UNHRC resolution is an act of outright treachery practiced against the armed forces and the people of Sri Lanka, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.

Indian fishermen have been crossing the maritime boundary and fishing in Sri Lankan waters, Chief of the Indian Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba said in Vellore on Wednesday.

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) said today it was against the proposal to name the post of Chairman and Deputy Chairman in Provincial Councils as Speaker and Deputy Speaker stating that it would lead to separatism and political insecurity.

Criminal detectives in Kuwait put an end to the activities of a Sri Lankan sorcerer, who claimed his customers were VIPs and charged KD 250 for each job, the Kuwait Times reported.

The six Army personnel who were remanded in connection with the abduction and assault of senior journalist Keith Noyahr in 2008 were released on a surety bail of one million rupees each by Mount Lavinia Additional Magistrate Lochana Abeywickreme toda

Eighteen grade five students were admitted to the Kandy Teaching Hospital this morning when a part of the roof of their classroom collapsed due to the heavy rains experienced in the area, police said.

MP Wimal Weerawansa called off the eight day hunger strike he was engaged in amidst the chanting of pirith a short while ago, National Freedom Front (NFF) sources said.

Giving evidence before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate the Central Bank Bond Issue, the Deputy Governor of Central Bank P. Samarasiri said yesterday all of them were removed from the Tender Board even before the setting up of th

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka is expected to be appointed as the Assistant Leader of United National Party (UNP) next week, party sources said yesterday.

International mobile phone giant Lyca Group yesterday issued a legal notice to MP Charles Nirmalanathan for making number of defamatory and false allegations through a South Indian-based TV station ‘Puthiya Thalaimurai,’ against their hou

The ancient sword belonging to the Kandyan era presented by the Russian President Vladimir Putin to his Sri Lankan counterpart President Maithripala Sirisena will be handed over to the National Museum, sources said.

The Colombo High Court today fixed the Rs.29 million Divi Naguma Department funds misappropriation trial against former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and former Director General Kithsiri Ranawaka for May 5.

The allocation of parliamentary seats in the Badulla district has been reduced from 9 to 8 while the 6 seats in the Jaffna district has been increased to 7 based on the 2016 electoral register, Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said.

The Joint Opposition (JO) had requested for a debate in Parliament on April 6 to go through the content of the UNHRC Resolution, the Daily Mirror learns.

Anunayake of the Malwatte Chapter Ven Dr. Niyangoda Sri Vijithasiri Thera said it was malicious for anyone to request for the opening of the road in front of Sri Dalada Maligawa on the assumption that it would ease traffic congestion.

Former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa could not pose a threat to President Maitripala Sirisena as a next Presidential Candidate because he could not attract votes from the north and the east as seen crucial for the final outcome at the last el