President Maithripala Sirisena said at the Second Summit of the ‘Asian Co-operation Dialogue’ in Bangkok today that Sri Lanka will take the lead as a prime mover on the pillar of science, technology, and innovation.

A top level parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is reported to have travelled to China on Sunday as part of the initiatives to strengthen relations between the two countries.

MP Namal Rajapaksa today filed two defamatory cases in the Colombo District Court against two investigative officers of the FCID on the manner in which it had investigated allegations of misappropriating Rs.70 million paid to him by the Krrish Compan

The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today recorded a statement from MP Lohan Ratwatte in connection with alleged irregularities which occurred during the construction of the Diyagama Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Complex.

At least 60 children were hospitalised after the bus they were travelling in skidded off the road in Agarapathana on the Agarapathana-Thalawakale Road this morning.

The 24 hour water supply will be curtailed to 18 hours a day in the near future, due to the adverse drought conditions prevalent in the country, National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) Chairman K.A. Ansar announced today.

Former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa and former IGP Mahinda Balasuriya arrived at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privile

Former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva, who is currently serving a death sentence at the Welikada Prison, has been sent to the Prisons Hospital to be treated for yellow fever, according to hospital sources.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said he will donate the money from the Nobel Peace prize to help the victims of the 52-year conflict in his country.

A dreaded Pakistani terrorist linked to the 2009 attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore was killed in a joint operation by Afghan—US special forces in Afghanistan bordering Pakistan, a media report said on Sunday.

An asylum seeker alleged to be a Tamil Tiger spy posed as a suicide bomber at Lime Street station after learning he was being deported.

Two members of the same family-father (60) and son (25) - were hacked to death at Murawesihena, Angunukolapellessa in the Hambantota District yesterday night, the police said. Their bodies are presently lying at a hospital in the area.

Government MP Hirunika Premachandra alleged todaythat former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa gave all forms of protection to the person convicted of the murder of her father Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra after the crime, and, therefore, she had

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Organizer Mahinda Amaraweera said the party leadership had no intention of taking disciplinary action against members who work with the Joint Opposition and organize meetings and gatherings against the current governmen

A 40-year-old man was killed after being hit by an express train travelling from Colombo to Matara at Ahungalla a short while ago.  Police said the victim had been sitting on the railway track waiting for the train to come and run him over. 

Canada yesterday officially declared that it will celebrate the culture of its Tamil population each January.

School is the place where the child, given birth by mother is converted to a philosopher, scholar, intellectual, artist, politician and leader of the people, while teacher is the one who makes the child a true human, President Maithripala Sirisena sa

The battered nightclub bouncer was unable to identify the men who assaulted him on Saturday, Maradana Police said.

Though the Government of Sri Lanka is not a party to the UN Convention on Refugees, Sri Lanka remains committed to work in coordination and cooperation with the UNHCR to address issues pertaining to asylum seekers in accordance with international nor

A 36-hour water cur will be imposed in several areas in Kandy from 9.00 pm today to 9.00 am on Tuesday morning, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said.

Two Sri Lankan girls drowned at Ain Garziz in Muscat on Saturday, the Oman Times reported.

Former president and Kurunegala District MP Mahinda Rajapaksa said that he was not used to conspiring or making secret plans after having hoppers for dinner.

A 25-year-old Chinese woman was killed when she was thrown out of the Colombo bound train from Ambalangoda, Galle this morning.