Japan has loaned $400 million to Sri Lanka to build a new terminal at the island's main international airport which suffers congestion from growing tourism, it was announced yesterday.

Seven women including two Thai national, and a Manager of a brothel which had been operating as an Ayurvedic medical centre in Wellawatta, was arrested in a raid last night.

The government will introduce a new change in the education system by May this year, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

A 45-year-old woman was arrested by the Excise Department's special squad today in Hikkaduwa for allegedly possessing hashish mixed 18 chocolate slabs with an estimated street value of Rs. 5 million.

There was nothing wrong in increasing the allowances given to Members of Parliament, Minister of Primary Industries Daya Gamage has said.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced a daily three-hour power cut from today till March 31 and withdrew its statement, which included a detailed schedule of power cuts, soon after it was published on the CEB website.

The Megapolis and Western Development Ministry was not behind Sunday night’s removal of the walking track at Mabola in Wattala, Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said today.  

Two Sri Lankans, Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala and Johann Peris who are gearing up to climb Mount Everest, left for Nepal this afternoon.

The Attorney-General today served indictments on racing star Dilantha Malagamuwa and two others on charges of having defrauded a Japanese national of US$ 600,000, on four counts.

A Sub Inspector had his genitals bitten when he tried to stop a group of drunkards at a railway level crossing in Kosgoda last night.  

An individual was shot dead at the Fisheries Habour in Ambalangoda a short while ago.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had failed to find solutions to the problems the country was facing, and that was why the former Government called for a Presidential Election two years before the predecessor’s term ended, President Maithripa

A team comprising the Financial Crimes Investigation Division and the Attorney General’s Departments left for Singapore last week in connection with the investigations relating to the controversial Krrish Square mixed development project.

Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has defended his decision not to join the “human rights lobby against the tough but probably unavoidable actions taken to end one of the world’s most vicious civil wars which took place in Sri

Days after Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka’s statement, claiming that he was offered the UNP organiser post in the Kelaniya electorate, UNP activists in the Kelaniya Electorate held a media discussion on Saturday (26) in Kelaniya.  

Seventy two migrant workers who were provided shelter by Sri Lankan Missions in the Middle East arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport today.

Maharagama Police had conducted inquiries into a complaint that veteran dancing teacher Kulasiri Budawatta had assaulted a mentally challenged woman.  

Against the backdrop of emerging political challenges, the SLFP seniors holding posts in the government are planning to meet with President Maithripala Sirisena to discuss how to deal with the situation, it is learnt.  

The Minister of Power and Renewable Energy Rajith Siyambalapitiya said the CEB would manage the supply of electricity  so as not to affect the National Grid even in an event of future decline in the generation of electricity that may arise due t

A suicide bomber killed at least 38 people outside a public park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday, rescue officials and police said, striking at the heart of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political heartland of Punjab.

Seven suspects were taken into custody at the Bandaranaike International Airport with 3 kilograms of heroin in their possession.

President Maithripala Sirisena is hoping to become the Prime Minister under the new Constitution, JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva claimed on Saturday.

A power disruption was reported in several parts of the country mainly in the Southern Province and Kandy areas for over thirty minutes due to a technical fault today, the CEB said.

Our sister papers Daily Lankadeepa and and Sunday Lankadeepa won the most popular newspaper award for the tenth  consecutive time  at  “SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards’ last night.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) chief R.Sampanthan has said that he will discuss with the Indian High Commission the “substantial” environmental problems that will be created if India sets up a 500 MW coal-fired power plant at Sampur in Eas

A slight change in the prevailing hot and dry weather could be expected in the next few days, the Meteorology Department said today.