Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who expressed his opposition to the Valued Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, urged the Government to reconsider its proposals at least at this stage.

Colombo High Court served indictments on former DIG Vass Gunawardena, his wife Shamalie Priyadarshani Perera, son Ravindu and five other Police officers of the CCD, who had been named by the Attorney General as accused in the Nipuna Ramanayake assaul

The Health Ministry issued a travel warning today that it was unsafe for Sri Lankan pregnant women to travel to countries affected with Zika virus.

Achieving Development Goals is impossible without good governance, rule of law and respect for human rights, Skills Development and Vocational Training Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said.

President Maithripala Sirisena arrived at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York September 18 evening amidst tight security as the city suffered a major security threat with an explosive device going off on the previous day injuring 29 persons.

A non academic staff employee was hospitalized with severe burns after a fire broke out in a storeroom at the Uva Science College at Hali-Ela, Badulla this morning.

A group of employees of the Lake House Publishers launched a protest campaign outside the Lake House building in Fort, Colombo today demanding a salary increment.  Several employees were seen protesting on the roof of the building.

A prisoner was found dead hanging in a cell at the Matara Prisons this morning, the Prisons Department said.

Two bodies of a male and female believed to be that of a husband (54) and wife (46) were found hanging on a tree this morning, a day after their two sons drowned at Kalkudah, Trincomalee.

Matugama Chief Magistrate Wasantha Kosala Senadira, yesterday, warned United National Party (UNP) MP Palitha Thewarapperua over his non appearance in court.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) said yesterday the Valued Added Tax (Amendment) Bill was redrafted well in consultation with it, and therefore it had no reason to oppose it in Parliament.

Two Kuwaiti men including a 22-year-old who was dressed in female attire were arrested by the police today on charges of damaging the properties of a hotel in Ella, Police said.

The government is now in the process of drafting a national human rights action plan for the period 2017-2021, Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training Mahinda Samarasinghe said.

OIC of the Pussellawa Police Station L. Kaluarachchi was transferred to the Gampola Police Station today pending an investigation into the death of a 30-year-old man while in police custody.

More Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi women have been coming to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in recent years because of the shortage of housemaids there in the wake of a ban imposed by some other Asian nations on women going to the UAE to work as housema

Two men were arrested today by the Bentota Police for allegedly stealing Rs.200,000 worth of sweets including toffees, chocolates and cheese from super markets across the country, Police said.

A 27-year-old was killed and a 28-year-old was seriously injured in an accident in Gonapeenuwala, Hikkaduwa involving a speeding Sports car driven by a 17-year-old nephew of Opposition MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena yesterday night, police said.

The death of a 30-year-old man while in police custody has resulted in a Sub Inspector and a Police constable attached to the Pussellawa Police Station to be suspended from duties.

A Sri Lankan national, who attempted to smuggle out Rs. 12.3 million in foreign currencies, had been arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning, Sri Lankan Customs sources said.

President Maithripala Sirisena left for the United States a short while ago to attend the 71st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Sessions.

An Iranian Para-cyclist has died after a crash during the men's C4-5 road race at the Rio Paralympics.

An explosion rocked the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan and caused at least 25 injuries on Saturday, the New York City Fire Department said, prompting emergency personnel to swarm one of the most bustling areas of the city on a cool autumn evening.

A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Hunupitiya, Kiribathgoda early this morning.

In the wake of former President Chandrika Kumaratunga calling for a Federal and Quasi-Secular Constitution for Sri Lanka, the joint opposition (JO) said it was totally opposed to ‘Federalism’ as a means to resolving the national question.

Two youth from the same family drowned while they were fishing in deep sea on a multi-day fishing trawler.