Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe, who resigned as Bribery commission Director General, resumed duties as Additional Solicitor General, informed sources said.

Indian Foreign Secretary S.Jaishankar is to visit Sri Lanka with a business delegation this weekend, to promote Indian business and investment in the island nation in accordance with the Narendra Modi government’s policy of using diplomacy to p

The Sri Lanka cricketers were given time till this afternoon to accept the terms of their contracts after a fresh issue over payments surfaced earlier this week.

A month after Sri Lanka decided to scrap a coal power project involving the NTPC, in Trincomalee, India has offered to build a solar power plant in the port town.

Sri Lanka will regain the GSP plus facility by early next year without a doubt, as the European Union authorities are ready to grant the facility by about that time, said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday.

The visiting UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Rita Izsak Ndiaye had stressed yesterday the recruitment of minority community members to security forces, TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran said.

Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake on Tuesday came out against a minister, who had shielded his ministry officers from being interrogated by the FCID when they were called to give a statement.

Three Navy Ratings had been admitted to the Mannar Hospital following an ambush by the villagers of Arippu on Tuesday night, the Silawathurai Police said.

Sunethra Jayasinghe, the Deputy Director General of the Bribery Commission, has been appointed as Acting Director General by President Maithripala Sirisena.

President Maithripala Sirisena never attempted to defend former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa in his speech at the SLFI on the 12th but only expressed his displeasure over the treatment on former Navy Commanders, when they were summoned to th

Proposals have been made to procure 163 new Ashok Leyland engine kits for Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) under Indian assistance, Cabinet Co-Spokesman Gayantha Karunathilake said.

There wouldn’t be power cuts from today as the broken unit of the Noraichcholai Coal Power Plant had been repaired and was operational from this evening, Power and Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

President Maithripala Sirisena today accepted the letter of resignation of Bribery Commission Director General Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe, sources said.

The cabinet had approved the establishment of a radial and solid tyre plant in the Horana area with the investment of US$ 75 million, within the next four years, Cabinet Co-Spokesman Gayantha Karunathilake said.

The Police today launched an operation to arrest beggars frequenting traffic lights in a move to prevent traffic congestion and possible road accidents.

UPFA MP Kumara Welgama would raise a Privilege issue in Parliament tomorrow over the incident in which Police Special Investigations Unit (SIU) officers inspected his residence in search of unauthorised vehicles belonging to the Government, the Joint

The Cabinet had approved another five Light Rail Transits (LRTs) in the Western Region as a long-term measure to cater to the future transport demands, Cabinet Co-Spokesman Gayantha Karunathilake said.

The body of 52-year-old retired sergeant major, who is alleged to have committed suicide in Kegalle on Friday, will be exhumed today on a court order obtained by the CID because it had failed to remove the fingerprints from the body before burial.

The Colombo High Court today remanded former United National Party Secretary, Tissa Attanayake until December 5.

Sri Lanka’s National cricketers and their Board are squaring off for a stand-off over a fresh contract, with the players firmly rejecting to sign the new performance-based agreements on offer.

The Colombo District Court today extended the injunction order halting the screening of 'Usawiya Nihandai' until October 20.

If one of the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant’s is operational by tomorrow there would be no need for power cuts, the Power and Energy Ministry said.

A collective of media and civil organizations are currently carrying out a protest campaign outside the Colombo District Court where a case regarding the film 'Usawiya Nihandai' will be taken up for hearing today.

The Road Development Authority today advised motorists using expressways to switch on headlights when travelling in the heavy rain.

The members of five independent commissions met Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday.

The government has so far not issued an official statement regarding the acceptance of the letter of resignation of Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe, the director general of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.

President Maitripala Sirisena yesterday briefed the Cabinet on his controversial remarks and stressed that he should be apprised prior to the arrest of military personnel, Daily Mirror learns.

The European Union announced in Brussels today that it would provide a sum of Euro 210 million (the equivalent of Rs. 34 billion) to Sri Lanka for its development up to year 2020.