Car dealers were aggressively advertising discounted prices on small cars amid expectations that Thursday's budget could see another revision of tariffs that will favour smaller vehicles.

The Appeal Court today issued an interim order suspending the Colombo High Court's remand order on former MP Tiran Alles.

A cross-section of fisher leaders has expressed disappointment over the outcome of the recent high-level meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera in Delhi to find a solution to the lo

In the wake of Chinese Ambassador Yi Xiangliang'a critical remarks on Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake , Foreign Secretary Esala Weerakoon yesterday contacted the envoy over the phone and said the government of Sri Lanka was always prepared and

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that some recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) that could be implemented would be put into practice in the coming years.

The customs duty on Toyota Premio, Allion and Honda Vezel has increased between Rs.220,000 to Rs.400,000 fromt November 1, Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka Chariman Dinesh Senanayake said yesterday.

Defence Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi yesterday gave a written pledge to pay pensions to disabled soldiers who retire from service prior to completing the 12-year service period similar to the pension paid to soldiers who complete the required s

As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton criss-cross the United States in a final, frenzied burst of campaigning, the Republican has said he is the "last chance" to fix a broken country while his Democratic rival has said a "moment of recko

Former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said today that there was no difference between LTTE extremism in the North and Sinhala extremism in the South.

Public Administration Minister Ranjith Madduma Bandara said Sri Lanka is plagued with a bizarre political situation where even defeated candidates could enter Parliament and that he was opposed to such as these taking place.

More than 3,000 people from 645 families have been affected by the heavy rains which had lashed the country during past few days.

The police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a group of monks, who are members of the Ravana Balaya, who attempted to forcefully enter the Presidential Secretariat today.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today refused to issue a stay order request by the Police prohibiting the protest march organized by the disabled soldiers opposite the Presidential Secretariat.

The Negombo Chief Magistrate today released Sarath Kumara Gunaratne, who was a former deputy minister, on a cash bail of Rs.50, 000 with two sureties of Rs.5 lakhs each and banned him from travelling abroad.

The Lotus Road from Galle Face in Colombo is closed temporarily because of a protest march, Police said.

Two Sri Lankans who had attempted to smuggle out 5 kg of gold to India by a fishing boat were arrested by Navy yesterday evening in the seas off Talaimannar.

National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader, MP Wimal Weerawansa arrived at the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) this morning to give a statement over alleged financial irregularities, police said.

Sri Lanka’s premier trade chamber, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), yesterday in a strongly-worded statement slammed the government’s move towards introducing price controls for certain medicinal drugs saying it limits the customer choic

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)’s committee working on the Central Bank bond issue, would consult legal and financial experts this week to decide on steps to be taken in this regard, a Minister said yesterday .

Two men, including a Sub Inspector of Police, were arrested today in connection with a Rs.35 million robbery that had taken place at a jewellery manufacturers in Pettah two months ago.

Six persons suspected to be members of the north -based criminal gang named 'Aava Gangsters' have been arrested and kept under interrogation, the Jaffna Police said.

A pension would be paid for war heroes, who delisted on grounds of disability, Army Spokesman Brigadier Roshan Seneviratne said.

A mason (50) working at a construction site had been reported missing, the Moratuwa Police said.

President Maithripala Sirisena left for India a short while ago to attend the global anti-tobacco conference organized by the World Health Organization in New Delhi.