Kurunegala District UNP MP Thushara Indunil lamented that the confrontational politics within the coalition government was causing him frustration.

Somali pirates released a hijacked oil tanker and its eight Sri Lankan crew on Thursday, a Somali security official and the pirates said, bringing the first hijacking since 2012 to an unusually swift conclusion without the payment of a ransom.

When Arjuna Mahendran was the Governor of the Central Bank, he had transferred 500 members of the bank's staff, including some senior officers and heads of departments, in year 2015 alone, an official said.

S.A. Nicholas, the captain of the oil tanker that was hijacked by the Somali pirates, told Daily Mirror on Thursday evening that their lives were at risk because of the presence of Somalian coast guard boats in the vicinity.

President Maithripala Sirisena said in a twitter message that he instructed the Navy Commander to communicate government’s concern about the safety of the Sri Lankans on board the hijacked ship in Somali seas.

The government could not only bring in foreign judicial officers under the existing constitution but they were also looking at all their options where the recommendation of the UNHRC was concerned, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said today.

The Ceylon Motorcyclists’ Association (CMA) today complained to the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (SLHRC) stating that the gazette notice 2007/39 was a violation of human rights restricting a motorcyclist's right to safety.

The joint opposition (JO) today complained to the Bribery Commission (BC) against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister Malik Samarawickrama and the Prime Minister's Senior Advisers R. Paskaralingam and Charitha Ratwatte on the Rs.5 billi

A letter exploded when it was opened at the offices in central Paris of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday and one person was slightly injured, police sources said.

The Queen has given Royal Assent to the Brexit bill, clearing the way for Theresa May to start talks to leave the European Union.

United States applauded the administration of President Maithripala Sirisena for its continuing efforts to promote reconciliation.

Authorities in Somalia tracking the pirates who have seized an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew members on board said Thursday that they are ready to use force if talks to free the ship fail.

Delivering his own submission, from the defence dock, former SDIG Anura Senanayake today requested the prosecution to arrest, without any further delay, the true culprits who committed the murder of Wasim Thajudeen because the unjustifiable delay of

Colombo Additional Magistrate Jeyaram Trotsky today temporarily lifted the travel ban imposed on MP Namal Rajapaksa till December 31, 2017, and permitted him to travel abroad.

UPFA’s former Mihintale Pradeshiya Sabha member Anil Pushpananda --who was found guilty of having set fire to the home and medical centre belonging to UNP’s former Anuradhapura District Manager Dr. Raja Johnpulle -- was sentenced to 19 ye

The Indian police arrested eight foreign nationals including four Sri Lankans and four British nationals on Wednesday for passport forgery and impersonation, The Times of India reported.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had informed through his lawyer that he was unable to appear before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption as Abuse of Power, State Resources, and Pr

Australia's internet speed has ranked as the 51st slowest out of 108 countries around the world, lagging behind underdeveloped nations such as Kenya and Sri Lanka.  

Development assistance by the Korea Exim Bank Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) to Sri Lanka will increase by US$ 300 million to 500 million over the next three years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday called for a joint effort of all nations in the Indian Ocean Region to counter offshore terrorism which he said had raised its ugly head posing a threat to the said region.

A federal judge in Hawaii blocked President Donald Trump's new travel ban on Wednesday afternoon, hours before the ban was set to go into effect.

The defence yesterday submitted their written preliminary objection before court into the case questioning the maintainability of the inquiry, where former Defence Secretary and six others were accused of corruption charges in connection with the Ava

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, yesterday, hit back at former president Mahinda Rajapaksa over the statement issued by him with regard to the UN Human Rights Council resolution of October 2015, which was co-sponsored by the government.

There was speculation yesterday that Sri Lanka Tourism Authority's chairman Paddy Withana had been suddenly relieved of his position.

The Joint Opposition today made a request to President Maithripala Sirisena to advise Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera to safeguard the country’s freedom, integrity and the Constitution while dealing with the Geneva Proposals.

Some government MPs went out of the house during parliament proceedings recently was not in protest of the Speaker but to discuss about the continuous interruption by the Joint Opposition MPs in parliament proceedings, the Co-cabinet Spokesman and Me