At least 26 people including 12 men and 14 women were injured when a bus heading to Matara from Kottawa crashed into a lorry parked on the Southern Expressway this morning, Police said.

An Iranian woman was arrested by the Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night while she was attempting to smuggle foreign currency worth more than Rs.10 million to Doha.

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga called for a joint effort of all parties to compile a federal semi-secular constitution in order to bring about a proper reconciliation in the country.

Over ruling the preliminary objection raised on the earlier occasion by the respondents, the Supreme Court today directed the Bribery Commission to file charge sheet on or before October 3 in court against former President's son and MP Namal Raja

Kaduwela Magistrate today issued an order calling on the doctors occupying the Ministry of Education to vacate the premises.

Parliamentarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage was arrested by the CID a short while ago, the Police said.

Parliamentarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage arrived at the CID to give a statement in connection with the construction of a house belongs to him at Kinsey Road in Colombo, Police said.

A man, who was arrested by the CID over impersonating the IGP on Facebook deceiving women to obtain various unlawful advantages, was re-remanded till September 19 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris.

Four police officers attached to the Hambantota police have been interdicted in connection with the disappearance of a youth who was in police custody over a theft he allegedly involved in, Police said.

Five van passengers were killed and 10 bus passengers were injured, when a bus and van collided head-on at Palai on the A9 Road this morning, the Police said.

A 22-year-old youth had been stabbed to death following a brawl between two groups at Meegahayandura in Sooriyawewa last night, the Police said.

Marine Police of Coastal Security Group (CSG) on Wednesday arrested A. Arul Jayarathinam alias Rajan (41), the suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant, who was detained by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for illegal entry into the country

The joint opposition yesterday requested the Government to call for the people’s approval regarding several actions taken by the it, including its response to the assault on Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner Ibrahim Ansar in Kuala Lumpur on S

Regional Development Minister Sarath Fonseka yesterday warned that it was not wise to invest colossal amounts on infrastructure development just to get a political advantage as Sri Lanka was still a poor, debt ridden country.

The country should be governed either by President Maithripala Sirisena or Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe without contradicting each other, Former President and Kurunegala MP Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.

Government doctors would hold a token strike at main State hospitals in Kurunegala, Kandy and Matara today from 8 a.m. to noon over an anomaly in admitting Government doctors’ children to State National Schools, the GMOA said today.

Several SLFP members, who used to criticise the party, really didn’t know who their real mother was, Minister Chandima Weerakkody said.

The Ayurveda Department in Nawinna was closed indefinitely following the tense situation at the premises this evening, Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Rajitha Senaratne said today.

The Supreme Court today directed the Uva Province Director of Agriculture to make necessary measures to pay compensation to the affected farmers for their crop loss as a result of the Uma Oya Project.

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday questioned those who criticize him and the government what would have been the situation of our country if the January 8 transformation had not taken place.

The number of vehicles registered during the first eight months of 2016 has seen a 50 per cent decline to 313,465 from the highest figure of 668,907 recorded in 2015, according to the latest data released by the Department of Motor Traffic.

The disappearance of a youth in Hambantota after he was taken in along with two others, could be a result of a shortcoming on the part of the Police, Acting Police Spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said today.

Government doctors would hold a token strike at main State hospitals in Kurunegala, Kandy and Matara tomorrow from 8 a.m. to noon over an anomaly in admitting Government doctors’ children to State schools, the GMOA said today.

In nearly half of the cases of human rights violations against sexual and gender minorities in four countries of South Asia police are "found" to have been "involved", a report has claimed.