The Joint Opposition today urged the Government to declare a definite date to hold the local government election despite making contradictory statements.

Sella Kataragama Walli Guhawa Temple’s chief incumbent Ven. Rambukwelle Sangananda Thera has been hospitalized after being stabbed at the temple this evening, police said.

The death sentence on former MP Duminda Silva by the Colombo High Court has shown that President Maithripala Sirisena was correct in refusing to endorse the Mr. Silva’s nomination for last year’s general elections, Minister Lakshman Yapa

In the immediate aftermath of the High Court convicting her father's murder accused to death, MP Hirunika Premachandra, broke down in Courts and said justice prevailed finally and thanked the government of good governance.

Defence counsel appearing for Duminda Silva and four others, who were sentenced to death, told the Media they would appeal against today’s judgment delivered by the judges of the High Court Trial-At-Bar.

Police are reviewing the security procedures at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) following Sunday's assault on Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Malaysia Ibrahim Sahib Ansar.

Former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva and four others were sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court today over the 2011 killing of former presidential adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three others.

Mt. Lavinia Magistrate today ordered to exhume the body of former Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge who was assassinated in January 2009.

Former President's Secretary Lalith Weeratunga arrived at the PRECIFAC a short while ago to give a statement over a financial misappropriation.

Senior State Counsel Dilan Ratnayake informed Court that it had been revealed that Carlton House in Hambanthota had been included in the internal phone network connection of the Presidential Secretariat.

The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) will present its next report, with details of the controversial bond issue, in Parliament on October 13 this year, its chairman Sunil Handunnetti said yesterday.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today the Government was hoping to increase the percentage of Tamils in the Security Forces, the Police Service and the Prison Service.

Astrologer Wijemuni Vijitha Rohana de Silva said today that the CID wanted to record a statement from him over a video released by him forecasting the future of President Maithripala Sirisena and said an astrologer should have the freedom to carry ou

Students’ Union of the first batch to graduate from the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) said today they too deserve to serve as doctors in Sri Lanka and underscored their competency as being on par with those from State

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) yesterday alleged that the assault on Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner Ibrahim Ansar at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday could be a conspiracy to divert public attention from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) 65th anniversary

Mohammed Nasli, the 35-year-old businessman from Bandaragama, has been remanded till September 13 by Trincomalee Magistrate S. Swarnaraja today.

The much anticipated local government polls will be held in February next year provided the delimitation committee submits its final report to the Local Government and Provincial Councils Ministry at least by October, Subject Minister Faizer Mustapha

Sri Lanka’s off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening Twenty20 International (T20I) against Australia in Pallekele yesterday.

The Committee appointed to inquire into the death of Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera, filing a report in court today agreed not to request for an inquest or post mortem into his death.

A man, who impersonated the Inspector General of Police, Pujith Jayasundara on Facebook and deceived a number of women, was arrested on Monday by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Heavy traffic was reported in Pettah due to a protest march by the Government Technical Officers Union which is heading towards the Presidential Secretariat.  

Mohammed Nasli, the 35-year-old businessman from Bandaragama, who was reported missing in Trincomalee has been arrested in Balangoda today, Police said.

Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa's brother Sarath Weerawansa, who was arrested by the FCID under the Public Property Act for allegedly causing a loss of Rs.10.5 million to the Government, was ordered to be remanded till September 21 by Colombo Fo

Government has already signed an agreement with Hong Kong McKenzie Company Ltd. to outsource tax collection, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MP Vijitha Herath charged yesterday.