The actual cost of the two vehicles of Prime Minister and the cost of repairs of residence and offices of some Ministers were less than what was stated in the supplementary estimates, Minister Harin Fernando said today.

Former Megapolis and Western Development Ministry Consultant Vidya Amarapala said today that the Panama Papers exposure was a private matter and that certain people were trying to politicise it.

Bottlenecks had prevented the proper implementation of Google Loon project and free WiFi projects, Minister of Digital Technology Harin Fernando said today.

Private bus owners’ said today that they would request for an eight percent to ten percent fares hike by July 1 with a minimum hike of Rs.1

The Joint Opposition today requested the President, the Prime Minister and other Government leaders to set an example by tightening their belts to revive the economy, instead of instructing the people to do so.

The Attorney General has indicted the Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera in the Colombo High Court on charges of having retained an elephant calf aged two and half years old at the Alan Mathiniyaramaya without a valid license.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa reported to the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) this morning as well to record a statement on the alleged financial irregularities at the Carlton Sports Network (CSN)  

President Maithripala Sirisena today left for the United Kingdom to address the Anti Corruption Summit in London tomorrow.

An earth slip at Pupulegala in Balangoda has caused extensive damage to a high-tension power line and obstructed the access road to a private sector Hydropower project in Belihuloya.  OIC of Samanalawewa police post Sunil Laurance said the power

Former Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillaiyan, who was arrested in connection with the alleged assassination of MP Joseph Pararajasingham, was further remanded till May 25 by the Batticaloa Magistrate’s Co

The Deputy Director General of the Colombo National Hospital Dr. Anil Jasinghe had written to the Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya informing that a five member committee had been appointed to investigate into the reasons for not conducting a

Three persons were killed in two train accidents at Ratmalana and Wellawatte this morning, the Railway control room said.

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera today challenged MP Wimal Weerawansa over the statements he made to the media condemning the organisation.

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has instructed ministry officials to conduct an investigation into the incident where Deputy Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma is alleged to have forced the Kalutara Vidyalaya Principal to enroll a child to Gr

A Sri Lanka national has been caught attempting to travel to Canada via Taiwan using fake Canadian identification cards, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said Tuesday.

Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi today denied holding funds in Panama as published and presented in the media and social media websites, his counsel Nishan Premathiratne said.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will leave for Uganda tomorrow on an official invitation received by Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Mr. Rajapaksa’s Media Unit said.

The joint opposition today launched an Economic Research Unit to probe the current economic crisis in the country. MP Bandula Gunawardana said the Economic Research Unit comprised several members of the JO including Prof. G.L. Peiris, former Central

Dayantha Athulathmudali, - brother of late Minister Lalith Athulathmudali who was killed in April 1993 - yesterday called for a fresh probe on his brother’s killing.

The second Judicial Medical Officer’s (JMO) report on Sumith Prasanna Jayawardane’s death at Embilipitiya during a clash with the Police had revealed that his death was due to excessive bleeding and not because of injuries caused by being

Miners at the Bogala Mine in Kegalle have commenced a Satyagraha, 1,670 feet underground, demanding salary increments and other employee benefits, the Inter Company Employees Union (ICEU) said.  

Parliamentarian and former President’s son Namal Rajapaksa is arrived at the PRECIFAC this morning.

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha arrived at the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) a short while ago.

Names of 65 Sri Lankans including Avant Garde Pvt. Ltd Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi, were revealed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) as a part of the controversial panama papers, last night. Full Database of Offsho

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa today said he should be thrashed for making Sarath Fonseka the Army Commander.

Panama Papers affair set to widen as database goes onlineThe Panama Papers affair is set to widen, with a huge database of documents relating to more than 200,000 offshore accounts due to go online.

The Court of Appeal today fixed to be mentioned on May 30, the Writ petition filed by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) seeking a court order to arrest and institute legal proceedings against Shanmugam Kumaran Tharmalingam alias Kumaran Pathmanatha

Priyantha Mendis alias ‘Kangatta’, the main suspect in the Colombo Museum burglary in which millions of rupees worth of artifacts were robbed, was today re-remanded till May 23 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris because the

Defence evidence in connection with the case against former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva and 12 others over the killing of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three others was concluded today before the Trial at Bar in the Colombo High Court.