No clues have been received about the incident where five charred bodies were found inside a burnt van at Buthgampola, Dankotuwa yesterday morning, Police said.

A parcel weighing 2 kgs of heroin was detected at Thondamanaru in Valvettithurai this morning while it was hidden in a forest area.

The Price of prima wheat flour has been increased by Rs 7.20 per kg with effect from today, official said. The price has been increased with the increase of taxes on import wheat grain.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday told Parliament that it was American business magnate George Soros who had conducted the recently concluded economic forum in Colombo.

The Government has sought new loans from China to carry out various projects and proposes to set up a joint venture with that country to develop the Mattala International Airport, a minister said yesterday.

The Government said yesterday there was no legal provision to hold the local government election till the issues pertaining to the de-limitation of wards were resolved.

Western Province Chief Minister Isura Devapriya yesterday challenged the Joint Opposition to elect any member from among them who could contest the Maharagama electorate against him and win at the forthcoming local government elections.

The second Google loon balloon is to be released during the ‘Yowunpuraya’ youth festival which is to be held from March 31 to April 3 in Sigiriya, Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure, Harin Fernando said.

Bangladeshi authorities were able to recover some US$20 million stolen from the Bangladesh Central Bank and the New York Federal Reserve Bank by a group of unknown hackers while the funds were being routed to Sri Lanka, foreign media reported.

The Wildlife Department (WLD) said today the number of accidents within the Yala National Park had decreased during the past few months after the regulations to minimize road accidents and punishment to reckless drivers were strictly implemented.

The Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera was today granted bail by Colombo Additional Magistrate considering the special circumstance of his having to attend the funeral of Asgiriya Chapter Mahanayake the Most Ven. Galagama Attadassi Thera.

A Sydney District Court jury has found Sri Lankan asylum-seeker Daxchan Selvarajah not guilty of indecently attacking a sleeping university student in her bed

Former defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa arrived at the PRECIFAC this morning to give a statement over the Rakna Arakshaka Lanka controversy.

Former UPFA MP Duminda Silva’s lawyer today informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that his client was prepared to plead guilty and end the three on-going cases filed against him by the Bribery Commission on charges of failing to d

A 49-year-old woman was killed and her husband injured in a shooting at Haburugala in Sewanagala this morning, police said.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) alleged yesterday that the government’s proposed tax revision clearly indicated that the government faced a crisis and that the revision would adversely affect the lives of the ordinary people.  

Five burnt bodies of unidentified individuals were found inside a van from Buthgampola, Dankotuwa this morning, police said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said work on drafting the new constitution would begin in May after the report of the Public Representations Committee on Constitutional Reforms was handed over in April.

Minister Sarath Fonseka, the war time commander of the Sri Lanka Army, said today in Parliament that an international probe should be conducted as stipulated in the Geneva resolution.

New Zealand scored 226 runs against Sri Lanka in their World T20 warm-up match that is being played in Mumbai.

A Sri Lankan manager with other four compatriots allegedly kidnapped and confined a woman to force her resume her friendship with him, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

A Sydney bound flight was diverted to the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport this evening after a passenger suffered a stroke in the flight.

The Navy will have to carry out an investigation on the foreign visits of former President's son Yoshitha Rajapaksa, State Minister for Defence Ruwan Wijewardene told Parliament today.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today went to the Mahara prison to visit Ven. Uduwe Dammaloka Thera, who was remanded on charges of illegally keeping a baby elephant in his possession.

Ahead of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s planned visit to China next month, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Management has recommended to resume the Colombo Port City Project, a US $ 1.4 billion real estate investment by a Chinese compa