The captain and crew of a cargo ship found one of the sailors lying dead near his cabin in a vessel anchored at Dhamra port in Odisha’s Bhadrak district on Sunday. The ship, Bedford Castle, having a Panama registration, has been here for the pa

Former Minister Mervyn Silva commenting on the deaths of the youths who died recently in Jaffna, after they were shot at by the police allegedly for disobeying orders to stop their motorcycle when ordered to do so, today said the authorities had acte

Four people were killed and three were critically injured after a group of unidentified men shot at them in Mattakkuliya area a short while ago.

Rainy condition is expected to enhance to a certain extent in Northern and South-Western parts of the island in the next few days, Met. Department said.

Two officers attached to the Government Intelligence Service were hospitalised today with injuries due to a sword attack by two unidentified motorcyclists who had allegedly stabbed them in Chunnakam, Jaffna.

The possibility of presenting three reports by the Committee On Public Enterprises (COPE) has arisen as there are three groups of members which hold different opinions on the Bond issue, a member of the committee revealed today.

The Public Utilities Commission is set to introduce a set of new laws which will allow the public to seek compensation from the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) in instances of inefficient power distribution.

In regards to recently published reports in the media, the management of SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka issued a statement today, reassuring staff members that as many Mihin Lanka staff as possible will be absorbed to SriLankan Airlines.

The price of a cigarette is expected to be increased up to Rs.55 with the enactment of the 15 per cent VAT, according to the Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratne.

The Meteorology Department warned that several parts of the country will experience heavy rains due to the development of a depression 1,400 km Northeast of Sri Lanka at the center of the Bay of Bengal.

President Maithripala Sirisena is to visit Iran in December to strengthen relations with the Islamic Republic, Iranian media reported.

Sri Lanka have omitted vice captain Dinesh Chandimal from a 15-member squad and brought in three uncapped players for the two-Test tour of Zimbabwe starting on October 29.

Two youths, both 17, were killed when their motorcycle skidded off the road in Sathuru Kondan, Batticaloa on the Eravur-Batticaloa main road last night.

Three fishermen from Thaleimannar who went out to sea on Friday are reportedly missing, police said.

The Mahanayaka Theras of Malwatta and Asgiri Chapters said the Right to Information Act introduced by the government is beneficial to both the media persons and the general public of the country alike.

The Offshore Patrol Vessel ‘Sayura’ and Fast Missile Vessel ‘Suranimala’ of the Sri Lanka Navy together with three hundred and four Navy personnel including 20 Midshipmen left for India today on a training and goodwill visit.

A Sir Lankan man has spoken of the horror of being enslaved and sexually abused in Dundee, Scotland.

A 30-year-old Chinese woman was arrested by Customs officers at the Bandaranaike Internatinal Airport (BIA) today when she was attempting to smuggle Rs. 4.8 million worth of cigarettes to Sri Lanka.

President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the authorities to conduct an impartial inquiry into the death of the two Jaffna University students, Presidential Media Unit said.

While claiming an alleged hidden conspiracy behind the government’s decision to wind up the budget airline Mihin Lanka, a group of employees of the airline yesterday stressed that their job security be ensured.

Five police personnel who were arrested over the death of two Jaffna University students were remanded till November 4 by Jaffna Magistrate’s Court today, Police said.  

OIC of the Kalpitiya Police Pradeep Manjula Udumalagala has been transferred to the Puttalam Police Station with immediate effect over the tense situation prevailed in the area yesterday during a protest by the fisher folk.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) yesterday condemned the incident that took place in Jaffna yesterday, where two university students were killed.

The Government has decided to enter into an agreement with China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Ltd to develop the Hambantota Port on basis of a Private-Public Partnership (PPP) with 80 per cent of the shares transferred to the company.

A Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) meeting which was convened yesterday to get the approval for the final report was reported to be in chaos last evening.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated Voice Against Corruption (VAC) said it would take legal action against Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy, former Governor Arjun Mahendran, directors of Perpetual Treasuries and some other Centr

An ambulance driver transporting a patient in a critical condition from the Embilipitiya district hospital to the Ratnapura hospital for further treatment is alleged to have stopped the vehicle at a spot where coconuts were being sold.

Two male students attached to the Jaffna University sustained fatal injuries after they were shot at by the police for disobeying orders to stop their motorcycle at a roadblock at the Kulappidi Junction in Kankesanthurai early today.