Live Events (Pvt) Ltd has still not arrived at a conclusive decision regarding compensating VVIP ticket holders who were inconvenienced at the Enrique show held in December 20, 2015 in Colombo.

The Bribery Commission today filed legal action against UPFA parliamentarian Rohitha Abeygunawardene in the Colombo High Court on charges of unlawfully acquiring assets worth Rs.41.2 million between 2004 and 2006, sources said.

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said today that people are unaware about the powers of a chief minister and that a Chief Minister could take over any ministry.

The Principal, of Kingswood College in Kandy, has been interdicted on charges of violating Education Ministry circulars by collecting Rs.3.6 million from parents saying it was for the purpose of constructing a new building for the school, the Educati

Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) Officers today visited the Carlton Sports Network (CSN) television to collect data of the emails in connection with the ongoing investigation.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Pieris today (07) granted  permission to  the CID  to refer the CCTV  footage  in connection with the  rugby player  Wasim Thajudeen’s  death to foreign experts .

Shops are closed and black flags have been raised in a protest demonstration underway in the Embilipitiya town following the death of a youth, who was injured during a clash with the Police and later died.

An immigration officer and an in-coming passenger were arrested today morning by the Airport Customs Officers on charges of attempting to smuggle into the country Rs.27 million worth of gold weighing 5.1 kilos, Customs media spokesman Leslie Gamini s

Former defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa arrived at the PRECIFAC a short while ago to give a statement over the Rakna Arakshaka Lanka controversy.

A youth, who was being treated at the Ratnapura Hospital after he fell off a building in Embilipitiya during a clash with the police, died this morning, police said.

The anticipated Cabinet reshuffle is likely to not take place as President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had decided to put it off.

The Sri Lankan government strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot on Saturday.

The government will discuss with the United States (US) in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) with that country during the next round of talks on Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), a Deputy Minister said yesterday.

National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa said yesterday that MP Hirunika Premachandra should have been arrested already over the Dematagoda abduction if the independent police commission was ‘genuinely’ independent.

The Power Ministry would commission the Smart Meter System (SMS) for measuring electricity usage from tomorrow, Power and Renewable Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said yesterday.

The term of imprisonment of the Sri Lankan housemaid who was charged with adultery in Saudi Arabia has not been clearly mentioned, the Foreign Employment Ministry stated yesterday.

“Sinhale Jathika Balamuluwa,” convening its first media briefing today said it was formed to safeguard the identity of the Sinhala people and to regenerate the supremacy and pride of the Sinhala people.

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) today denied allegations that a decision was taken to seal the head office of the authority’s Communications and Public Relations Division.

UPFA MP Wimal Weerawansa today accused the government of imprisoning officers of the army intelligence unit over the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda to satisfy the LTTE Diaspora.

A rundown of the causes of death and crimes statistics provided by the Police Department today showed that while the number of reported rape, suicides and murders in the country had decreased slightly, the number of accidents had increased marginally

The Defence Ministry today assured that security forces and all intelligence agencies were on full alert on the possibility of any groups having links with the ISIS making their appearance in Sri Lanka.

Several roads in Colombo were flooded because of rains and there is heavy traffic congestion on most of the exit roads in Colombo, police said.

A 47-year-old man from Deraniyagala had climbed atop to a Bo-tree in front of the private bus stand demanding justice for his daughter who had been sexually abused. The suspect had been arrested and produced before the Fort Magistrate and released on

Foreign Employment Minister Thalatha Athukorala said today the Foreign Employment Bureau would no longer make any effort to bring back Sri Lankan housemaids from abroad if they had not registered with the Bureau.

The Joint Opposition today urged the Chairman of the Independent Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya to announce on March 31 the holding of the elections for Local Government (LG) bodies as scheduled.

The eight suspects in remand custody in connection with the Dematagoda abduction case were identified by five eye witnesses at an identification parade held at Colombo Magistrate Court today.

Two co- owners of a premises of Kolonnawa had filed a civil suit in the Colombo District Court against UNP Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra and her mother for allegedly encroaching into their premises.