Several private bus operators who were involved in today’s bus strike have requested for a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena and Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva at 5 p.m. today, the Transport Ministry said.

A Sri Lankan couple fearing harm after their family members were shot and killed by underworld criminals in Sri Lanka has been granted refugee status in New Zealand.

Traffic congestion was reported in Town Hall as three-wheel drivers who were scheduled to stage a protest march this afternoon gathered at town Hall this morning, Police said.

Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) politburo member Kumar Gunaratnam was released from the Anuradhapura Prison today. He was sentenced to one year imprisonment for violating visa regulations by the Kegalle Magistrate on March 31, 2016.

The Colombo-Negombo main road has been blocked at the Galkanda junction due to a protest carried out by the three-wheeler operators against the increase of minimum penalty.

The Inter Provincial Private Bus Association (IPPBA) President Sarath Vijitha Kumara today said the ongoing island-wide bus strike was successful.

Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the USA Jaliya Wickramasuriya was further remanded till December 16 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne.

Several Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses operating despite the ongoing private bus strike were reportedly attacked in several areas, SLTB sources said.

Minister Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa yesterday claimed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s henchmen were in overestimated mentality over him and added that they were in a mission to destroy the SLFP by using his popularity.

Social media are busy these days inquiring who the minister is who has allegedly imported a Mercedes Benz S300 costing Rs.40.1 million -- which is now parked at a ministerial car park in Battaramulla.

Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) politburo member Kumar Gunaratnam, who was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for violating visa regulations, is to be released from the Anuradhapura Prison today (Nov. 2) after completing his sentence, the Priso

The Inter Provincial Private Bus Association (IPPBA) which began a countrywide strike today threatened action against the Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) led by Gemunu Wijeratna if they tried to operate buses despite the strike.

Mike Pence, Vice President-elect of the United States of America, had phoned President Maithripala Sirisena last night and invited him to visit the US in a bid to enhance bilateral relations between the two nations, the President's Media Unit sai

The Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association president Gemunu Wijeratne said yesterday that they would not support the countrywide bus strike, as President Maithripala Sirisena had assured them that he would take action to withdraw the Rs.25,000 fin

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today charged that the government was offering perks and privileges to MPs to secure its power while suppressing the people.

Bowling legend Wasim Akram who was in Sri Lanka for a short training session called for mental toughness to see through constant pain barriers the fast bowlers go through, if they are to be successful in fast bowling.

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has the ability to rescue Sri Lanka from the downfall which would be faced by the country in the near future, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) claimed today.

President Maithripala Sirisena told Parliament today that he had called for an explanation from IGP Pujith Jayasundara regarding a video in which he had been reportedly speaking with reference to an arrest by the FCID while answering a phone call.

The Railway Employees’ Trade Union Federation (RETUF) today decided to call off today's proposed 24-hour token strike after an assurance given by President Maithripala Sirisena, the Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and the Deputy

A 58-year-old Sri Lankan has become the eighth victim of a rare thunderstorm asthma outbreak in Australia’s second largest city this week, forcing authorities to issue health alerts.

Officials from the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington will be sent to California to investigate the alleged spending of Rs 27 million on a residence for the Consul General in Los Angeles at the time the post fell vacant in 2013, informed sources said t

Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today lifted the travel band imposed on former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and six other directors of the Avant Garde Security Service Company.

The Frontline Socialist Party Leader Kumar Gunaratnam will be given Sri Lanka citizenship if he applied for it and give up Australian citizenship, Minister of Wayamba Development Cultural Affairs and Immigration and Emigration S. B. Navinna told Parl

President Maitripala Sirisena has instructed IGP to check VIP vehicles driven haphazardly with burning headlights and to report on the VIPs on board. He issued these instructions during a ceremony this morning in Colombo.

Angelo Mathews’ excellent performances with the bat and ball earned him three major Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) awards including that of the coveted Cricketer of the Year Award for the third year running yesterday.

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa rejected Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera’s allegation that a house in Los Angeles had been rented as the official residence of the Sri Lankan Consul General in 2013 and it has used by the