Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa and an ex- DGM were further remanded till February 20 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today.

A 41-year-old woman, operating a beauty parlour in Athurugiriya, had been arrested on charges of aiding and abetting in the killing of the notorious underworld figure, Tranil Bandara Dharmasiri alias Banda, the Police said.

Misfiring batsman Dinesh Chandimal will be the sacrificial lamb as he will make way for young Sandun Weerakkody in the playing XI for today’s fourth ODI against South Africa at the Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town.

Special Assignments Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama would present a Cabinet Memorandum to constitute a Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) with powers to take punitive actions against big time financial crimes, frauds, corruptions and misuse of funds to

Wildlife conservation officers are concerned about the on going clearing of the jungle in the Hambantota wildlife zone without declaring the boundaries of the proposed Wild Elephant Management Zone.

The Police saying there is a threat to Sumanthiran's life is a ploy to station the army permanently, the Northern Province Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran said.

After allegations by former President Chandrika Kumaratunga that the Chinese authorities gave President Mahinda Rajapaksa Rs.15 billion, the Chinese Embassy had reportedly told the Joint Opposition, that it did not meet with her for the last one-and

Most of the Government institutions did not look prepared to implement the ‘Right to Information Act’ though it came into force on February 3, two civil movements said yesterday.

The Special Presidential Commission probing the allegations of malpractices in the bond issue of the Central Bank, met for the first time yesterday to map out the procedure into the controversial Bond issue, Commission’s Secretary Attorney-at-l

While referring to a review report of internal audit department, the Joint Opposition yesterday reiterated that former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran had misused Rs. 66 mn of Central Bank funds on 163 acts during a span of 17 months for his p

SAITM Chief Executive Officer Dr. Sameera Senarathne escaped unhurt this evening after two men travelling on a motor bike wearing full-face helmets opened fire at the car, driven by him near the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM

Two students were killed and three others were injured when their three-wheeler collided with a tipper truck at Meegama on Aluthgama- Mathugama main road, police said.

The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) said today the controversial South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) was illegal and was established in a ‘stubborn’ manner in 2009.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) would work together with the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) to prevent private medical school graduates registering as doctors, JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

A Maximum Retail Price (MRP) had been set for a kilo of rice, the Finance Ministry said today.

A number of non-resident ambassadors would be appointed to selected countries as envoys of Sri Lanka instead of resident ambassadors, Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera said today.

Former Deputy Minister Chandrasiri Sooriyaarachchi has resigned from the Minneriya SLFP Organiser post.

Cricketer Kusal Mendis’ house at Aruna Mawatha, Gorakana in Panadura was burgled and cash and jewelry worth Rs. 315,000 had been stolen on Friday early morning.

Heavy snow and avalanches have killed more than 100 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to postpone the Cabinet reshuffle which was to take place in few days time, informed sources from the government said yesterday.

Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Chairman Sunil Handunnetti said yesterday he had not still decided whether to appear before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) to testify on the Central Bank bond issue.

The gazette notification announcing electoral wards is to be released on February 8 or 9, clearing the way for conducting the local authorities’ election, officials said yesterday.

A few members who joined in the government, after its formation by the President and the Prime Minister on good governance principles, try to create problems for the government while enjoying ministerial portfolios. They should realise that the Presi

Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake has complained to the Bribery Commission (BC) against the Divulapitiya Divisional Secretary with whom he was at loggerheads recently.

VK Sasikala- the longtime companion of J Jayalalithaa who became the party chief after her death - has been elected the chief of AIADMK's legislature party, clearing the decks for her takeover as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, NDTV reported.

Former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran spent Rs.66mn of Central Bank funds on 163 occasions during a span of 21 months for his own purposes, Voice against Corruption (VAC) Convener Wasantha Samarasinghe alleged today.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit announced early Sunday morning that it has denied the Department of Justice's emergency motion -- filed late Saturday -- to issue an immediate stay on a Washington State judge's temporary restrain