A Pakistani court Monday banned public celebrations of Valentine's Day in the capital Islamabad, the latest attempt by authorities to outlaw a holiday seen by many in the traditional Muslim society as vulgar and Western.

The Government’s move to impose heavy taxes on soft liquor with a lower alcohol content had increased the consumption of hard liquor among Sri Lankans during the past two years, the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) said today.

The only solution to resolve the SAITM Malabe Medical Faculty issue was to abolish it and not appointing various Commissions to come up with different solutions, the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) said today.

EU Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Tung-Laï Margue would meet Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran during his visit to the Northern Province from February 15 to 17, the EU Embassy in Colombo said today.

The Lotus Road from Ceramic Junction towards Galle Face Road had been closed temporarily due to a protest march carrying out by the manpower employees of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), Police said.

A 54-year-old German national had been reported missing since November 14, last year from a guest house in Negombo, where he had been staying, the Police said today.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Attigalle today directed the Prison Authority to produce suspect Duminda Silva, who is on a death row, in Colombo National Hospital (CNH) to examine his health condition under a special panel of doctors.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe Bandara today allowed the defence counsel to file preliminary objections on March 15 in the case where former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Nissanka Senadhipathi and six others were facing corruption ch

Twenty-four suspects were further remanded till February 27 by Hambantota Magistrate Manjula Karunaratne over the clash during a protest in Hambantota recently.

Sri Lanka should be prepared to face challenges ahead, especially when it comes to food security, which would be brought on by the drought, World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin said over the weekend.

Days after the United National Party (UNP) spoke of a referendum on the proposed new Constitution, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) said it had not yet decided to go in for a constitution requiring the approval of people at a referendum.

A novel way of smuggling gold was discovered, when Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport seized sheets of gold worth at Rs.2.5 million from a local man bound for Thiruchirappalli (Trichy) in India, today, making it the first dete

An individual was taken into custody for allegedly having in his possession a haul of counterfeit currency notes in the Kotgangoda, Horana area this evening, Police said.

While claiming that the Geological Surveys and Mines Bureau (GSMB) should be held responsible at the controversial earth removing in Gampaha, President Maithripala Sirisena said today that the engineer and the other officials who authorised the parti

A French couple who had been taken into custody by the Police for allegedly drawing pictures on the railway compartments was produced before the Galle Chief Magistrate on Saturday and was remanded till tomorrow.

President Maithripala Sirisena had been tricked by the Prime Minister to form the Unity Government, the Joint Opposition (JO) said today.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to leave for Australia for four-day official visit tomorrow.

After claiming South China Sea to be its own sea, telling America to stay off its islands, China is reaching for the Indian Ocean, telling India to stay off its own colony, Sri Lanka.

Former Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias ‘Karuna Amman’, yesterday launched a new political party called the “Tamil United Freedom Party” in Batticaloa.

Five companies have won contracts for the export of 50,000 tonnes of rice to Sri Lanka by June, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation.

Some 1,000 employees of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) have launched a work to rule campaign from yesterday against what they claim as a demotion of their services.

A 48-year-old woman was killed and her 12-year-old daughter injured when they were knocked down by Kandy bound train at Pilimathalawa this morning.

Five patients who were treated for Influenza H1N1 at the Bibila Hospital have now been discharged, Hospital Director Dr. Y.M. Sunil Senarath said yesterday.

A man who tried to intrude into the President’s house was arrested this morning by the security personnel on duty at the check point, Police said.

Deans of medical faculties of eight universities have written to Higher Education Minister Lakshman Kiriella outlining suggestions to resolve the issue involving the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) in Malabe and the standards

President Maithripala Sirisena said today he would appoint a committee of experts to consult all parties and advise the Government on SAITM issue, Presidential Media unit said.