Chief Medical Officer of the Polonnaruwa Kidney Disease Prevention Unit Dr. Malin Methsuriya said that rice mill owners used highly poisonous chemicals to preserve rice they hold in stock and that such ‘treated’ rice could be preserved fo

The Commission probing the Bond transaction yesterday allowed former Governor of the Central Bank Arjuna Mahendran to monitor the affairs of the Commission. Permission was granted by the Commission accepting a request made by his Attorney PC Romesh D

President Maithripala Sirisena left for Russia this morning on an official invitation made by the Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Media Division said.

The Government will introduce new laws to make all previous bond sales legal and to govern sale of bonds and treasury bills in the future, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe informed Parliament yesterday.

After lengthy discussions in the presence of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Cabinet gave the go ahead for the proposed joint venture between the Government and China Merchants International Ltd for the Ham

If the distillery owned by Arjun Aloysius is given a huge tax concession it would have serious repercussions on palm arrack manufactured in the Northern Province, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Youth Front (SLFPYF) said today.

The UK is due to announce a cabin baggage ban on laptops, tablets and DVD players on certain passenger flights, after a similar US move.

The Government is agreeable to the presence of foreign observers and not to foreign judges to view the judicial procedures on human rights violations, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today.

Joint opposition parliamentary group leader Dinesh Gunawardane today informed Speaker Karu Jayasuriya that not giving bail to MPs who have been remanded has become a problem for those MPs to carry out their duties in the House.

The Tamil Diaspora in Switzerland has held several protests against the joint opposition (JO) delegation attending the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Convention in Geneva.

A Police sergeant attached to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security detail has died during a fitness test being held last morning, Police said.

A fire had broken out at Meethotamulla garbage dump near the101- Watta and six fire engines have been deployed to douse the fire, Fire Brigade sources said.   

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has accepted the report on the OHCHR investigation on Sri Lanka and had co-sponsored the resolution on Sri Lanka without the consent of the President and the Cabinet, the joint opposition told the UN Human Right C

Two more members of the North-based criminal gang 'Ava' which are known to be involved in criminal activities in the Jaffna Peninsula have been arrested at Kotahena by a team of Jaffna Division police personnel, Police said.

Eight women Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) have been promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP) with effect from February 20 by the National Police Commission (NPC), Police said today.

The government was ready to hold elections for local government bodies and three provincial councils this year, UPFA General Secretary and Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Mahinda Amaraweera said yesterday.

Four foreigners, who were detained at the Mirihana Detention Centre had escaped last night, the Police said.

The Navy yesterday arrested 10 Indian fishermen along with their fishing trawler while poaching in the Srilankan waters in the seas off Delft Island.

Colombo High Court Judge Vikum Kaluarachchi today rejected the revision bail application filed on behalf of MP Wimal Weerawansa seeking a court order against the remand order given by Colombo Fort Magistrate over the case in which Mr. Weerawansa was

A Russian couple was arrested in Pelena, Weligama for overstaying their visa and violating immigration laws, Police said.

A 34-year-old member of the Army Intelligence Unit was arrested last night in connection with the abduction and assault of senior journalist Keith Noyahr in 2008 at his residents in Dehiwela, Police said.

The Investiture Ceremony of conferring National Honours on distinguished personalities, who rendered a noble service to the country and its advancement, held on Monday (20) at the Nelum Pokuna Theater, under the patronage of President Maithripala Sir

Visiting Chinese Defence Minister (General) Chang Wanquan today assured his country’s unconditional and fullest support to further strengthen the Sri Lanka’s armed forces, the State Ministry of Defence said.

The growing protest by students and parents of Kottawa Dharmapala College compelled its newly-appointed Principal K.K. Wijeratne to tender his resignation today, Western Province Education Director Srilal Nonis said.

A mega Field Training Exercise (FTX) with the Sri Lanka Army undertaking the forthcoming UN Combat Convoy Tasks in United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA) in Mali, will start from Kankesanthurai on March 27.

The auction of the property on River Bank Road in Malwana connected to a case against former minister Basil Rajapaksa was suspended by Pugoda Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura today when the case was taken up on a motion filed by the FCID.

At his meeting with visiting Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan, President Maithripala Sirisena said Sri Lanka would enter into a number of agreements with China in a manner that would not be detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of the co

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said today it would hold another round of talks with the parties concerned to pressure the government to resolve the SAITM issue without further delay.