The Water Resources and Drainage Board said yesterday it might be compelled to restrict the supply of water in the event that the drought continues.

Steps were being taken to establish a speed detector system at the Southern and Katunayake Expressways so that the speeding drivers could be fined at the exit points, Expressway Operation, Maintenance and Management Division Director S. Opanayaka sai

No arrests have been made in connection with the incident where a group of people led by a VVIP's son are alleged to have assaulted security personnel at a leading nightclub last week.

The National Freedom Front (NFF) today claimed that the funds allocated under the heading of presidential expenditure had been increased by 320 per cent and the funds allocated for education was reduced by 57.6 per cent in the 2017 Appropriation Bill

Keheliya Rambukwella’s son Ramith, who pleaded guilty to all the five charges of negligent driving, not avoiding the accident, driving a vehicle registered under another name, drunk driving and driving with a fake number plate was today fined R

Acting Finance Minister Lakshmana Yapa Abeywardane said today the SLFP members in the Government were awaiting the decision of the Monetary Board (MB) on the phenomenal profits earned by bond trader Perpetual Treasuries for the year ending March 2016

Samsung has withdrawn all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from sale globally after a spate of fires involving “safe” replacements.

Former Colombo Additional Magistrate Thilina Gamage's bail condition directing him to report to the CID once a week was today amended by the Colombo High Court. 

Former Minister Jeewan Kumaranatunga arrived at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC) to give statement regarding alleged

A lady doctor and another woman were killed when the double cab they were travelling in crashed into a container parked on the roadside. The seriously injured driver was rushed to the Maho District Hospital and then to the Kurunegala Teaching Hospita

Singer Chillie also known as Thilanka Vidusha was remanded till October 25 by Kaduwela Additional District Magistrate Dhammika Hemapala today.

Colombo High Court today granted bail MP Udaya Gammanpila bail in connection with two indictments filed by the Attorney General over charges of illegally representing Australian citizen, Brain Shaddik, in 1995.

Former Major General Palitha Fernando, the third suspect for the inquiry conducted by the Bribery Commission regarding allegations of corruption connected to Avant Garde Maritime Services, was permitted to travel abroad by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gi

Singer Chillie also known as Thilanka Vidusha was arrested by the Thalangama Police today for the alleged assault of a 57-year-old man last Thursday.

The 'aiyo' word- a Sri Lankan and South Indian phrase that expresses distress, regret or grief, was included in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), last month as a part of the latest addition of words to its database.

The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) has deployed a Bell-212 helicopter, equipped with a Bambi bucket to help clear the smoke in Badulla.

Five schools in Badulla District have been temporarily closed due to the smoke that has engulfed the area after a fire broke out at a garbage dump yesterday.

The amount of territory controlled by the Islamist militant group, the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), has shrunk by 16 percent so far this year, according to new research from IHS Markit.

President Maithripala Sirisena arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night after a four day official visit to attend the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) meeting at Bangkok, Thailand, President’s Media Division said.

The Indian Coast Guard Ship "Samudra Paheredar" arrived at the Colombo Port yesterday on a goodwill visit, the Navy said.  

The Central Bank yesterday in a statement admitted that the report on the controversial primary dealer Perpetual Treasuries, which has been given widespread media coverage, was in fact a leaked internal document, establishing its authenticity.

Ahead of the ICC Board meeting in Cape Town this week, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief Thilanga Sumathipala said they will not support any move to bring back the ‘Big Three’ module. Sumathipala will leave to South Africa today to attend the

Dr. Jayampathi Wickramaratne, who is a member of the Steering Committee on Constitutional Reforms, said yesterday the 21-member Committee would submit a report to the Constitutional Assembly (CA) in two weeks outlining the progress in the constitutio

Candidates supporting the Joint Opposition have secured 175 votes while candidates supporting the UNP have obtained only 9 votes in the election to select members for the Arachchikattuwa Cooperative Society in the Puttalam district on Friday (7).

A group of Golden Key depositors said the confidence they had on the Central Bank is waning because it had failed to fully execute its plans to repay all the troubled finance company depositors within the stipulated time-frame.

Change of wind pattern in the Indian Ocean had resulted in the present dry spell, Department of Meteorology said on Monday.

Former DIG Vaas Gunawardena’s wife Shamalie’s bail condition was relaxed by ordering her to appear before the CID on the last Sundays of every month instead of the last Sundays of every week.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani while calling for further Tehran-Colombo ties, voiced Iranian companies’ readiness to participate in development plans in Sri Lanka, MEHR reported.

The Board of Management of the South Asian Institute of Technology & Medicine (SAITM) said today it had secured approval both from the Police and from the Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha keep specimens of human body parts and bones for teaching purpose