Deputy Government Whip and United National Party (UNP) MP Ashu Marasinghe said yesterday he had written to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya requesting him to launch an inquiry into statements made by some joint opposition MPs that they had urged him to refrai

Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris today permitted CID officials to handover the CCTV footage obtained from the site of Wasim Thajudeen's death to be checked at the laboratory of the British Columbia Institute in Canada.

A 47-year-old man, his 12-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son died after allegedly taking poison in Wasala Road, Kotahena this morning, the Police said.

The Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris ordered Chief JMO of the Colombo National Hospital to submit a comprehensive report over Sujani Bogollagama, who is another suspect a suspect in the inquiry conducted under the Money Laundering Act f

Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris today issued an arrest warrant through Interpol on Oranella Iresha Silva, who is a suspect in the inquiry conducted under the Money Laundering Act for purchasing Rs. 100 mn worth shares of a company call

Colombo Additional District Judge, M.A.A. Navaratne ordered popular Sinhala tuition master and film producer Upul Shantha Sannasgala and Powerhouse Private Limited to pay Rs 2.5 million each to journalist, film critic and author Ajith Galappathi for

An internationally wanted Sri Lankan accused of terrorist activities is living just outside the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) as a Canadian citizen, CTV Toronto reported on Thursday.

UPFA MP Dullas Allahapperuma today said he would resign from his post as SLFP Matara district leader.Addressing a news conference, the MP said he would hand over the resignation letter to SLFP Chairman and President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday. &

The manufacturing, importation, distribution, storage and sale of helmets without an SLS certification issued by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) would be banned with effect from September 1, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said yester

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that the truth would be sought but that it would not result in retribution, as the past would be put aside.

The Jamaican won gold in the men’s 200m final, beating his rivals with a time of 19.78 seconds.

The removal of 40 district and electoral organizers of the SLFP was not an act of vengeance, revenge or tit for tat but entirely resulting in their poor performance in their respective districts, constituencies and loyalty to the party, SLFP General

The UNESCO organization today said it had entered into a dialogue with the authorities in Sri Lanka in connection with the conservation of the Dambulla Temple.

Two hand grenades were recovered from a land in Wellawatta this afternoon, police said. They said the bomb disposal unit of the STF had disposed the grenades.

The joint opposition today said Speaker Karu Jasuriya had told them he would respond to their petition asking him not to endorse the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) Bill.

The Wildlife Conservation Department has decided to install Infra-Red cameras in trains travelling through forest areas known to be frequented by wild elephants. This new move is an attempt to save the wild elephants from being run over by trains.

Plantation Industries Minister Naveen Dissanayake today threatened to resign from his ministerial portfolio if the Finance Ministry tried to take a sum of US 60 million dollars belonging to the Sri Lanka Tea Board, which falls under his Ministry.

Former President and MP Mahinda Rajapaksa today charged the yesterday’s removal of 16 SLFP electoral organizers had effectively caused a split in the SLFP and that President Maithripala Sirisena should take the responsibility for splitting the

A ten-year-old boy was killed when attempted to bite into a ‘Hakka Patas’, a locally made explosive device which was lying in the back garden of his home.

The Bribery Commission today filed five cases against former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security officer Nevil Wanniarachchi on charges of not declaring his assets from 2010 to 2014 while holding the post of Major at Sri Lanka Army.

Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara ratified the appointment of Senior DIG M.R. Latheef as the Commandant of the Special Task Force with immediate effect, ending weeks of speculation.

Sri Lanka’s vehicle registrations in almost all categories except buses and heavy trucks have taken a dive in July, recording the lowest monthly figure for the year, a monthly vehicle registration tracker by a leading Colombo-based stock broker