Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) General Secretary Udaya Gammanpila today said they had no doubt about new Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy’s capabilities since he was an experienced and a qualified person, but they had questions abo

Deputy Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma, currently being treated at a private hospital in Colombo after his suicide fiasco, said today he would surrender to the police in connection with the dispute at the Primary school in Meegahathenna.

The parents of the nine students who were admitted to the Meegahathenna Primary school by Deputy Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma, were arrested by the police on charges of unlawful assembly and illegal entry to the school.

The 49-year-old Ukrainian captain of the Avant-Garde vessel was further remanded till July 18 by Galle Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura today. He was arrested on charges of importing illegal fire arms and keeping ammunitions in his possession illegally.

No Sri Lankan casualties have been reported from the suicide bomb attack in Medina, Saudi Arabia, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

Police opened fire at a speeding vehicle, which was believed to be smuggling drugs, at Pannipitiya this morning.

Former UPFA MP Sajin Vass Gunawardena was further remanded till July 8 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today.

The driver and guard of the locomotive engine which crashed in to a train at the Wilwatte Railway Station have been suspended, Railway Superintendent Wijeya Samarasinghe said.

An officer attached to Hambantota Wildlife Department was killed when his weapon allegedly misfired during a confrontation between several poachers in Walasugala, Hambantota this morning Police said.

A suicide bomber launched an attack Monday in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina, close to the Prophet's Mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites, killing four people and wounding another, according to an official with knowledge of the event, forei

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) today reiterated that none of its members were behind the arrest of its former member and MP Udaya Gammanpila and urged him to prove if he was innocent without blaming the JHU and its members for no reason.

The Police Headquarters today released sketches of two suspects in connection with the murder of former Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickremetunga. This was the second time that the police released sketches of the suspects over the murder and sought

Former DIG Vaas Gunawardena, his son Ravindu and wife Shyamali and five former CCD Police officers were today indicted by the Attorney General in the Colombo High Court for assaulting a student of Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)

Four passengers had been injured when a locomotive engine collided with the train plying from Rambukkana to Colombo at Wilwatte Railway Station this evening, the Railway Control Unit said.

The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) today welcomed the appointment of Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy as Central Bank's new Governor and requested him to uphold the institution’s transparency which was lacking during the former govern

Some ministers are pressuring President Maithripala Sirisena to refrain from taking over the Malabe South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (Private) Limited (SAITM), the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) claimed today.

The new Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy, who assumed duties today, said politics had mixed up economics ever since the country achieved Independence.

'George Master', who was the Translator for propaganda materials of the LTTE was today released by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya from the magisterial inquiry conducted against him by the CID, acting under the advice of the Attorne

Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Angelo Mathew yesterday told fans that he was sorry he had let them down following the defeat of our team by England.

National Freedom Front Spokesman Mohammed Muzammil, was today ordered to be further remanded till July 7 by the Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne over the inquiry conducted against him for allegedly misappropriating Rs. 6.1 million public funds by misu

Yoshitha Rajapaksa arrived at the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) a short while ago. He was summoned to record a statement regarding the use of funds at the Carlton Sports Network (CSN).

The United States Embassy in Sri Lanka in a release commemorating the Independence Day of the country, said that the relations between Sri Lanka and the US are at a “historic high”.

Train services on the coastal railway line between Dehiwala and Mount Lavinia is currently disrupted because of a protest by fishermen, along the railway line.

Against the backdrop of mounting public unrest against the recent hike of Value Added Tax (VAT), President Maitripala Sirisena has called for a meeting with the officials of Inland Revenue Department today for a discussion on the possibility of revis