A 35-year-old suspect who was severely injured when he is alleged to have jumped from the fifth floor of the Gampaha Hospital is reported to have died after he was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital today.

President Maithripala Sirisena issuing a condolence message over the demise of Pandit W.D. Amaradeva said that the nation is stricken by the demise of great maestro who belonged to the generation of pioneers.

The Health Ministry has introduced two numbers through which the public can lodge complaints about pharmacies which do not comply with the decrease in price of drugs. The numbers are 011-3071073 and 011-3092269.

Colombo High Court Judge Sarojini Kusala Weerawardena today rejected the bail application submitted by former MP Tissa Attanayake.

MP and former Minister Wimal Weerawansa arrived at the PRECIFAC a short while ago to give a statement with regard to the alleged corruption at the National Housing Development Authority.

Responding to Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday said he had every right to talk on behalf of Sri Lanka as a sovereign country.

Former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yesterday that there was no reason for the Army or Military Intelligence to create a gang like ‘Aava’-- though Health Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha Senaratne had alleged that Mr. R

The SLFP Committee headed by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva to review the recommendations of the COPE report in respect of the bond scam was to meet for the first time today at the official residence of Labour and Trade Union Relations Minister Joh

A 34-year-old Sri Lankan is accused of attacking his ex-girlfriend and biting off a part of her ear, the UAE National reported today.

A one-week period of national mourning was declared by the Government today to honour late Pandit W.D. Amaradeva. Last rites of Mr. Amaradeva would be held with full state honours on Saturday.

A majority of the Human Rights groups and NGOs in the country were only protecting the rights of suspects and criminals, instead of looking into the grievances of victims or witnesses, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said today.

The final rites of Pandit Amaradeva will be held at the Independence Square in Colombo on Saturday evening with full state honours.

A fire broke out at several wooden houses situated along the Bambalapitiya Railway Station a short while ago.  Units of the Fire Brigade had arrived at the location.  

President Maithripala Sirisena said today the investigations into the Central Bank issue should be free of political interference and he would forward it for an impartial and independent judicial process.

Central Bank's former governor Arjuna Mahendran, who was out of the country for almost a week, returned to the country a short while ago.

The joint opposition’s economic research unit yesterday urged the government to cancel the primary dealer licence of Perpetual Treasuries Limited allegedly connected to the Central Bank bond scam.

UK Minister for the UN and Commonwealth Baroness Anelay will visit Colombo and Jaffna from November 6 to 9 on her first official visit to Sri Lanka, the British High Commission in Colombo announced today.  

A container filled with milk powder packets issued by a private factory in Biyagama was seized in transit and four suspects were arrested by the Biyagama Police today.

Veteran singer and musician Pandith W. D. Amaradewa, who was admitted to the Sri Jayawardanapura Hospital this morning following a heart attack, passed away a short while ago, the hospital sources confirmed.

Northern Province Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran has complained to the European Union (EU) human rights inspection team that the Sri Lankan army is running hundreds of schools in his province when it has no right to do so under the 13th amendment of

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived Hong Kong this morning with seven a member delegation to take part in the fifteenth Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2016.

While vowing that the government was determined to take strict legal action against those who were allegedly involved in the Bond scam, Cabinet Spokesman Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said there was no mention whatsoever in the COPE report or

A drug addict who sold his kidney for Rs.500,000 and used the money to finance his heroin addiction was taken into custody by the Galle police after he was found in possession of a packet heroin weighing 100mg during a raid at Dangedara. Investigatio

Pandith W. D. Amaradewa was admitted to the Sri Jayawardanapura Hospital this morning following a heart attack, hospital sources said.

Cabinet on Tuesday (1) decided to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12 years from the current minimum age which is 8 and in case of children who were between the ages of 12 and 14 to confer discretion to the Magistrate.

Out of over 325 complaints received by the much debated probing body Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) since its inception in early 2015, about 60 completed cases have already been referred to the Attorney General for legal action