Megapolis and Western Development Ministry today said though there was a concerted effort by certain interested parties to link Ministry Consultant Vidya Amarapala to the so-called black money scandal ‘Panama Papers’ he had never been i

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) today announced the reintroduction of Share Transaction Levy of 0.3 percent, which was removed by the 2016 budget.

One of the three power plants at the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant (LCPP) had been shut down for three days since last night, due to a leakage of a steam boiler in the phase three, Power and Energy Ministry said.

The Central Bank was investigating into the materials linked to the Panama Papers and the individuals, who are possessing offshore accounts, Governor Arjuna Mahendran said today.

Former SLC Selection Committee Chairman Sanath Jayasuriya would return to the post next month, SLC President Thilanga Sumathipala said today.  

Former Selection Committee Chairman of SLC Aravinda de Silva had been appointed as the Advisor- Cricketers’ Affairs, SLC announced today.

Sri Lanka is also "interested" in the project to build a bridge connecting both the countries, Indian Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday.  

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Senior DIG S.M. Wickremesinghe as the acting IGP, police said.

Four women, including the manager of a brothel which had been operating as an Ayurvedic medical centre at Mount Lavinia in Ratmalana were arrested by the Mount Lavania Police last evening, Police said.

The Hong Kong Immigration Department yesterday issued a stern warning that human traffickers who arrange unauthorized entrants to Hong Kong from Sri Lanka and seven other countries would face a HK$5 million fine and a jail term in the future, The Sta

Kusal Janith Perera has said that he has not been banned yet and the official hearing into the doping charges against him is to be held in May.

The US Embassy in Colombo today launched the Interview Waiver Program (IWP) for eligible visa applicants in Sri Lanka and Maldives.

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara has left the ceremony held to mark the laying of the foundation stone for the Polgahawela flyover today in protest over the display of only green flags at the venue.

Nine people who plead guilty of inflicting injuries on a hawk and killing it were fined Rs.50,000 each by the Galle Additional Magistrate Kesara Samaradivakara today.

The Joint Opposition said today the Government was eventually compelled to go behind China for assistance to revive Sri Lanka’s economy despite their vituperative anti-Chinese campaign in the pre-election period.

Sale of liquor in all wine stores, restaurants, taverns and bars would be prohibited country wide during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, which falls on April 13th and 14th, the Excise Department announced today.

Speaking on the incident where an Indian national had been diagnosed with malaria in Nuwara Eliya, the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) today warned the public to be cautious, if there were Indian nationals nearby because saying India w

A 52-year-old person had been reportedly shot dead in Meegaspitiya area in Uragasmanhandiya, Galle this afternoon, the Police said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s three day visit to China had helped to revive the unsuccessful projects such as the Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port and the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Housing and Constructions Minister Sajit

Retiring Inspector General of Police N. K Illangakoon today said that he did not ask for an extension of his term as IGP as he was determined to retire.  

Following Prime Minister’s directive to Minister of Ports Arjuna Ranatunga to reimburse the festival bonus to the port workers at the Colombo Habour, the work-to-rule campaign of the workers was called off, the Trade Unions’ Collective sa

The Indian police have arrested four Sri Lankan refugees on charges of assaulting a fellow Sri Lankan refugee family at the Kottur camp near Pollachi on Saturday, Times of India reported today.  

Minister Lakshman Kiriella said that the building complex that has housed the historic Bogambara Prison for centuries, until last year, would be converted into a luxury hotel.

Kaduwela Sudu alias Weligama Sudda alias Millage Sudath Kithsiri, who was wanted for the killings of Kaduwela Wasantha and several others, was arrested by the Peliyagoda Crime Division at Kotelawala in Kaduwela today.  

A Malaria infected Indian national was reported from Nuwara Eliya, the Health Ministry said today.