The 60-year-old mother of Samantha Kumara alias Wele Suda, who was sentenced to death for possessing heroin, was arrested by the Excise Department Officers on charges of possessing 10 grams of heroin in Wellawatte.

President Maithripala Sirisena said today that Sri Lanka would definitely receive the GSP+ concession from the European Union by next week.

Deputy Solicitor General Dilan Ratnayake today told court today that investigations had revealed that an unidentified person had travelled in the back seat of Wasim Thajudeen's vehicle on the day he was found dead.  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam had written another letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urging him to send a firm message to Sri Lanka against continuing arrests of Indian fishermen.

Passengers using the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) were requested to be present at the airport five hours prior to the departure time, Deputy Transport Minister Ashoka Abeysinghe said.

A story is circulating in Kataragama about a devotee who had used a twenty rupee note to light his cigarette.

The three-day parliamentary debate on constitutional proposals was postponed yesterday because some political parties sought further time to come up their stands, it is learnt.

President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday the dreams to topple the government would remain as mere dreams, and that there would be no room to change the present administration.

While accusing former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Cabinet for mega deals and corruption, former Minister Johnston Fernando said yesterday the government was engaged in daylight robbery.

National Police Commission (NPC) Chairman Prof. Siri Hettige has tendered his resignation letter from the post to the Constitutional Council (CC).

President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday that the government had not reached an agreement over the Hambantota Harbour and the Industrial Zone.

Rejecting reports that there was a delay in signing agreements with the China Merchant Port Holdings over the Hambantota port, Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama said yesterday that they hoped to finalise and

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that the Volkswagen Company had not invested in the Kuliyapitiya vehicle assembly plant.

Justice C. G. Weeramantry, one of the world’s most eminent jurists, passed away today at the age of 90.

Copies of agreements on the Hambantota Port and the industry zone will be presented to Parliament soon, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinge said today.

If Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy has said the economy is clearly in the hospital today, it was in the ICU during the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government and governor Coomaraswamy was an attendant to it, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake t

The Kuliyapitiya assembly plant will assemble European brands of vehicles, Minister and UNP Deputy General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said today.

The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) today requested all Sri Lankan Facebook users to put a black flag as the profile picture on January 8 as a protest to this government which is completing two years.

Despite the claim that the-construction-halted-and-then-resumed-Christmas tree at Galle Face Green is the world’s tallest artificial Christmas tree, the management at the Guinness World Record told the Daily Mirror that it had not yet received

Kagiso Rabada stole the show as he took four wickets on day four to help South Africa claim a 282-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test in Cape Town.

Police Emergency hotline, 119 will not function for two hours on January 9 from 4.00 am to 6.00 am because of maintenance work, the Police Department said today.

The lottery agents’ countrywide protest which was held from the beginning of the year has been called off today after a discussion with the President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential secretariat premises.

A 36-year-old man was shot dead by two gunmen arrived on a motorcycle in Kelanimulla, Mulleriyawa this morning, Police said.

A 29-year-old Russian has drowned in the sea off the Kosgoda Beach last evening, Police said.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Artygalle today directed the prison authorities to submit a medical report on Duminda Silva within two weeks.

Duminda Silva was brought in an ambulance  to Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court short while ago to produce him for three cases filed by the Bribery Commission on charges of not declaring his assets and liabilities for three years.