The Sri Lankan Government has made arrangements to open a Consulate General Office in Milan, Italy with effect from February 1, Foreign Affairs Ministry said today.

A 34-year-old was arrested with 20.9 kg of heroin worth approximately more than Rs.200 million at Madameepagama, Amabalangoda yesterday.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha and four others including Nishantha Ranatunga, Rohan Weliwita were remanded until February 11 by Kaduwela Magistrate Dhammika Hemapala over the alleged financial irregularities at the CSN.

Former Presidential coordinating secretary and CSN Channel founding director Rohan Weliwita and its Director Nishantha Ranatunga were arrested by the FCID today over the alleged financial irregularities taken place at the CSN Channel.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son was arrested by the FCID a short while ago, Navy Spokesman Captain Akram Alevi said. He said Mr. Rajapaksa would be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate soon.

The water levels in rivers, canals, tanks and reservoirs in the upcountry are fast declining because of the prevailing dry weather. The main waterfalls including St.Claires, Kadiyanlena, and Lovers Leap are also running dry.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha is being questioned by the FCID at the Navy Headquarters, MP Namal Rajapaksa said.“Yoshitha was asked to come to the Navy Headquarters this morning, and he is being questioned by the FCID

The Buddhist Temporalities’ (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to limit the number of terms a person could be appointed to the post of Diyawadana Nilame (DN) and authorises the Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs to remove the DN from the post

In a Talk to Al Jazeera interview, the Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena appears to contradict key findings from a UN investigation into the country's civil war, released in September last year.

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon recalled that the Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka, co-sponsored by the current Government, affirms the importance of a credible justice process and international participation in the judicial mechanism.

With the Sri Lankan government closing its doors to foreigners seeking kidney transplants, what was a last resort for those suffering final-stage kidney ailments has now become a journey too far, Pune Mirror reported today.

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's Spokesman and CSN Chairman Rohan Weliwita was arrested by the FCID this morning in connection with alleged financial irregularities taken place at the CSN. 

The Colombo Chief Magistrate yesterday directed the CID to send a specimen of MP Wimal Weerawansa’s wife Sashi’s handwriting and signature to the examiner of questioned documents.

One of the main objectives of the Government’s highly ambitious Mega City Project is to minimize the huge gap in income, education, health, living standards and social status of Sri Lankans and to create an opportunity for future generations to

While cross examining the crown witness in the non-summary inquiry into the killing of former TNA Jaffna District MP Nadaraja Raviraj, Defense Counsel who appeared for the second suspect, alleged that the crown witness, Sampath Prithiviraj, and his a

The Government Medical Officers Association of Sri Lanka (GMOA) yesterday alleged the recent ‘Indian media show’ on the kidney racket which allegedly involving some Sri Lankan doctors was handled by an Indian anesthetist who had been sack

No suspect has been arrested so far in connection with the recovery of the body of a 6-year-old boy from an unprotected well at Sampur in Trincomalee on Monday night, police said today.

Sri Lanka’s premier blue chip John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) said the completion of the Cinnamon Life project, previously Waterfront, would be delayed till 2019.

A 31-year old man attempting to set a world record by letting 10 vehicles to be driven on his body was hospitalized after the third vehicle suddenly stopped on his belly.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake today dismissed media reports that prices of canned fish would be increased.“There is no truth in these news reports. Measures have only been taken to provide high quality canned fish to the consumers,”

Traffic will be restricted on roads along Galle Road near Galle Face in Colombo on January 30, 31 and February 2 due to the Independence Day ceremony rehearsals, Police said.

The Joint Opposition today condemned the speech made by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament targeting the media and said both the Prime Minister and the Media Minister should humbly apologise to the media.

A group of Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) members including its National Organiser Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe, several monks and lawyers on Thursday visited Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera who is detained at the We

The Department of Examinations has requested sitting the 2016 GCE A/L Examination to send in their applications between February 1 and February 29.

The Maldivian Police have enough evidence to detain the 27-year-old Sri Lankan arrested on charges of conspiring to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, the Maldives Legal Affairs Minister Azima Shakoor told a media conference in Colomb