A drunken driver who had turned violent and abusive was injured when he was allegedly beaten by the Kilinochchi Police Traffic Branch OIC with a chain.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe left for New Zealand on a three day official visit on the invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.

Three suspects including the main suspect were arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of Galle District Cricket Association President and millionaire businessman Premasiri Halambage, Police said.

A 30-year-old Chinese woman had been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), when she was trying to smuggle out uncut gems to Hong Kong last night, Airport Deputy Customs Director Parakrama Basnayake said.

Many politicians and public official in our country have not identified their duties and responsibilities properly and in many instances they do what is unnecessary while ignoring what is necessary, President Maithripala Sirisena charged yesterday.

Following the government’s decision to terminate the Sampur Coal Power project as an Indian investment, Indian Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said her government was looking at other options in Sri Lanka’s ambitious plan to move tow

It is in no way possible to grant the demands made by the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) that doctors' children be admitted to popular national schools, United National Party (UNP) MP Mujibur Rahaman told a media briefing yes

Unfazed by the decision of India and three other SAARC member nations not to participate in the grouping’s summit in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday said it would go ahead with the event in November.

The Joint Opposition yesterday urged the government to investigate the alleged tapping of a mobile phone belonging to a senior High Court judge who was a member of the Bench that tried Duminda Silva and others for the murder of Bharatha Lakshman Prem

Cabinet approval was received to grant a concessionary period of four months from October 2016 to January 2017 to register motorcycles that had not yet been registered or licensed by their owners to date, the Motor Traffic Department said today.

The High Court relaxed former Monitoring Minister Sajin de Vass Gunawardena’s bail conditions on consideration of a revision application filed by him in court pleading to relax the bail conditions.

A woman was killed and three others including a child were injured when they were shot at by gunmen at the 5th Mile Post in Welipenna a short while ago, Police said.

UNP Colombo District MP Mijibur Rahaman told a media briefing that the protest had confirmed that the people in the Northern are being given equal rights.   

Three faculties of the Rajarata University situated at Mihinthale have been closed indefinitely due to the prevailing water scarcity in the North Central Province, University sources said.

After India said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to Islamabad for the regional SAARC summit in November, three other members - Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan - have also pulled out of the meet, isolating host Pakistan.

UPFA MP Jayantha Samaraweera, who was arrested by the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) this afternoon, was remanded till October 05.

Anuruddha Ratwatte's son Chanuka and four others, who were arrested by the FCID on charges of misusing Rs.4.2 billion in government funds were re-remanded till September 30 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne.  

Two women were killed and a one-year-old infant was seriously injured when a speeding jeep veered off the road and knocked them down before crashing into a wayside tree at Pubbogama in Galkiriyagama last evening.

UPFA MP Jayantha Samaraweera was arrested by the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) a short while ago on charges of misusing vehicles belonging to the government.

Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa said today the biggest problem for the government was the extent of my grandmother’s land and not the hardships faced by the drought affected people in Hambantota and Polonnaruwa or the possibility of the IMF loa

A 63-year-old man was killed in a road accident in Rajagiriya this morning. The victim’s motorcycle had collided with a bus heading to Sethsiripaya in front of the Ayurveda General Hospital in Rajagiriya. The victim was identified as a resident

Former Chief Security Officer of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Neville Wanniarachchi, had been released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya in five cases filed by the Bribery Commission.

The National cricketers are in for a substantial pay-cut in their contract fees as well as on match-fees as their paymaster - Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) prepares a performance based pay-packet for the ensuing year.

The Colombo High Court today permitted Yoshitha Rajapakse to travel overseas to obtain medical treatment for a sports injury.

A 46-year-old man, who attempted to trespass a coconut estate in Gampaha had been shot dead by the security guard of the estate yesterday, the Weliwerya Police said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will begin a tour of New Zealand tomorrow, during which Sri Lanka will sign several agreements, including one which will pave the way for development of the local dairy industry.

Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres died in Tel Aviv on Wednesday aged 93, Israel Radio said.

Perpetual Treasuries Limited, the controversial primary dealer connected to the family of the former Central Bank Governor, Arjuna Mahendran, has made an after-tax profit of Rs.5.1 billion for the year ended in March 31, 2016, increasing from Rs.959.