Replying to a statement made by the Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe with regard to the access to temporary resident visas, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake maintained that Minister Rajapakshe was misinformed and did not know what he was t

President Maithripala Sirisena is expected to issue a circular requiring the government offices to reduce the usage of air conditioners in the wake of the prevailing dry spell that may cause a power crisis as well, a Deputy Minister said today.

Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Thilanga Sumathipala said that Parliamentary Standing Orders introduced over 30 years ago need to to be amended to keep up with the times.

All Island Lottery Dealers ‘Association (AILDA) would boycott selling lottery tickets for five days from tomorrow (16) as their demands were not met as promised by the President, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Excise Department announced today that sale of liquor will entirely be banned countrywide for 19 selected days in this year including of every Poya day and during other special holidays.

One person had died and another two hospitalized following inhaling toxic fumes after cooking chicken on a BBQ, inside a room at a lodge in Nuwara Eliya, the Police said.

The Andhra Pradesh government seems to be jubilant with the grand reception accorded to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, during his recent two-day visit to Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Maithripala Sirisena, the Indian media reported.

A videographer attached to a private TV station was arrested following his drone camera fell on the sacred Ruwanweli Mahaseya's base in Anuradhapura yesterday during the Kapruka Pooja, the Police Said.

About 100 migrant passengers are missing in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat sank off the coast of Libya.

The Sri Lanka captain labels his side's innings-and-118-run loss to the Proteas their worst defeat since he became captain

The expansion of Information Technology (IT) has become a threat to a many employment opportunities today, Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said.

A four-year-old girl, who attempted to warm herself in front of a fire in the kitchen of her home, died of burn injuries after her clothes caught fire. The victim Nipuni Hansamali (4) lived in the Kandeketiya area.

A slight change in the prevailing dry weather condition could be expected after January 20 with a few showers, the Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera has expressed hope that the Commonwealth will continue to fight for the values that have strengthened Sri Lanka in recent times, such as human rights, rule of law and democracy.  

President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday immediate attention should be drawn to eliminate certain negative attitudes of the people towards the police service.

The Government will soon introduce its economic agenda for the next few years, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

Popular singer Deepal Silva, who was known as ‘Podi Lamaya’, has passed away this morning at the Ragama Hospital, Hospital sources said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremeisnghe in his Thai Pongal message stressed the people to strive for unity in diversity and keep the spirit of the festival going throughout the year.

President Maithripala Sirisena said that as the world look forward to move in the direction of sustainability, the message transmitted by Thai Pongal since antiquity, becomes ever more relevant.

The Water Supply and Drainage Board (WSDB) has cautioned about a possible water scarcity and curtailment of water supply if the prevailing dry weather continued, while insisting that drinking water was now available for only two more months.

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe yesterday criticized Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake’s statement that temporary resident visas would be issued to foreigners who invest a minimum of US$300,000 in Sri Lanka.

Disaster Management Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa today warned of an imminent food shortage, power and energy crisis and a scarcity of water for agriculture by March this year because Sri Lanka will not have any significant rain until mid March.

Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) Executive Director Keerthi Tennakoon said today the United National Party (UNP) was purposely delaying the Local Government elections by its representative not signing the delimitation committee report.

Issuing an extraordinary gazette, the Transport Ministry imposed a heap of regulations on three-wheeler drivers/owners including clauses to make it mandatory to have an operational taximeter and prohibiting them from smoking at all times while on dut