Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and former North-Central Province Chief Minister S.M. Ranjith have been summoned by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Res

Sugath Kumara Lakmana, the individual who was arrested on charges of threatening President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe through social media, has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission yesterday saying he

National Workers Congress Leader and Estate Infrastructure Development Minister P Digambaram yesterday said President Maithripala Sirisena should consult government politicians representing the estate sector before giving any ministerial posts to Aru

Officials of a Divisional Secretariat in Gampaha District had refused to pay a forged bill of Rs.800 to buy a kilo of tomatoes from a cooperative store to prepare relief food for flood victims, when the actual price of a kilo of tomatoes was Rs.200.

The European Union (EU) today announced that the ban on Sri Lanka's fish Exports had been lifted, the Government Information Department said.

Sri Lankan refugees living in India cannot be given dual citizenship as demanded by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa because India does not recognize dual citizenship, an Indian official told the Indian Express on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka is keen to attract investments from Delhi for its ports and civil aviation sector much on the lines that Beijing has invested in these key sectors in the country, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Harsha De Silva has said.  

The four-day long strike launched by the Joint Postal Trade Union on Sunday (12) was called off last evening following a meeting held at the Prime Ministers’ office, Joint Postal Trade Union Convener Chinthaka Bandara said.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Vice-President Minister Sarath Amunugama today said the party had unanimously decided to make a request to party Chairman and President Maithripala Sirisena, not to reappoint Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran.

The Additional Solicitor General had instructed the Criminal Investigation Department today to take appropriate steps to produce former Magistrate Thilina Gamage in the Gangodawila Magistrate's Court over the inquiry, in which he was an accused o

As part of his austere style of governance, incoming Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte plans to replace luxury sedans with cheaper cars for cabinet members.

Harim Peiris appointed as Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affair Mangala Samaraweera. He has received his official letter of appointment from Minister Samaraweera yesterday.

Former Western Province Senior DIG Anura Senanayake, who was arrested in connection with the death of former Havelock’s rugby captiain Wasim Thajudeen, was admitted to the Sri Jayawardanapura Hospital for medical treatment, the Prisons Departme

Amid a proliferation of development deals in Sri Lanka, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says his country and Japan could work on more projects together, including hospitals and highways.

Sri Lanka Cricket which is pressing for disciplinary action against Kithuruwan Vithanage and Ramith Rambukwella over their late night brawl with a group of people at a hotel in Battaramulla has received strong resistance from a group people within th

Six members of the Joint Opposition would crossover to the Government shortly, State Minister Palitha Range Bandara told a media briefing today.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa was today released on bail over the inquiry conducted against him under the Money Laundering Act in connection with a property at Mihindu Mawatha in Dehiwala.

Special Projects Minister Sarath Amunugama said today the government has decided to impose the 15 per cent VAT increase on liquor and cigarettes and to remove VAT on all medical tests and dialysis.

Indonesia will allow 44 Australian-bound asylum seekers from Sri Lanka to temporarily disembark in Aceh Besar district, Aceh, Thursday morning (16/06) for food and boat repair after they were stranded for five days at the waters off Lhoknga coast.

Many of the Shops in Galle have been closed today as a protest against the government’s move to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) to 15%.

Ten Bangladesh nationals who were staying without valid visas were arrested in Panadura yesterday by the Panadura Division Crime Investigation Unit, Police said.

Former chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) D. E. W. Gunasekera yesterday pointed out that Central Bank (CB) Governor Arjuna Mahendran had spent 140 days abroad and only 180 days in Sri Lanka since his appointment to the top post in

Sustainable Development and Wild Life Conservation Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera said he would order an inquiry into the statements made by the Warden of the Yala National Park during an interview with Daily Mirror.

The All Ceylon Private Bus Association (ACPBA) threatened to stop operating buses in case the bus fares were not increased from July 1 in keeping with the agreement with the National Transport Commission (NTC).

A permanent regulatory mechanism will be set up to monitor the Electronic Media soon after the Right to Information Bill is passed in Parliament, Deputy Mass Media and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Karunaratne Paranavithana said yesterday.

Nearly 70,000 donors had come forward to support the Kadijah Foundation of Sri Lanka during their successful campaign to get a Positron Emission Tomography (PET)scanner for the National Cancer Institute in Maharagama, Kadijah Foundation’s Found

Sri Lanka’s geographical location is a strategic one and therefore, the country's security and stability was vital for the region and beyond, visiting Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu said today.