The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) would take legal action against the companies, which had increased wheat flour prices without the Authority’s approval, a top CAA official said today.

A theft of spores from rare and protected plant species growing in Sinharaja Forest, a world heritage site and the only primary rain forest in Sri Lanka, was uncovered recently by Wildlife Officers attached to the forest reserve.

The Sri Lanka Air Force yesterday said it was unaware of an agreement signed with Pakistan to purchase eight JF-17 fighter jets, although Pakistan media had reported of such a move.When contacted by the Daily Mirror, Air Force Group Captain Chandima

Ports Trade Union today threatened to take action against Ports and Shipping Minister, Arjuna Ranatunga’s decision to seal the Authority’s Communications and Public Relations Division head office and stated the Minister would not be allow

Former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa arrived at the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) a short while ago to give a statement in connection with the alleged financial misappropriations in the Divi Neguma Department, Police

A 23-year-old individual has been arrested in connection with stealing a lottery ticket that has won Rs.500,000 in Anuradhapura yesterday.

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has been detected in North Korea, close to a site previously used for nuclear tests.

Norway's foreign minister will visit Sri Lanka this week in a bid to re-establish political contact, his office said Tuesday, almost 10 years after Oslo failed in a bid to mediate in the island's civil war.

Minister Harin Fernando said he saw MP Udaya Gammanpila dressed in black and carrying a black flag. "But before long he will have to raise a white flag to mark the end of the joint opposition, which has nowhere to turn now. I can only feel sorry

Pakistan was investigating the possibility of setting up a joint investment company and a currency swap agreement with Sri Lanka, said visiting Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif yesterday.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to increase the university intake by ten per cent for the next academic year based on the results of the 2015 GCE Advanced Level Examination released this week, officials said yesterday.

The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA), today, requested President Maithripala Sirisena to postpone the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Trade Agreement until a national policy on trade agreements was worked out.

Sri Lanka hopes to sign a Free Trade Agreement with the US in the future, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

When Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe, the former Minister of Health, Indigenous Medicine, Social Welfare, Probation, Child Care and Women’s Affairs in the Western Provincial Council attempted to make a statement today at the Council sessions was shou

The Police are behaving like kids in the case where a man was allegedly abducted and assaulted by supporters of parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra, the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera said today.

Although the CCTV footage showed a vehicle in the vicinity of rugby player Wasim Thajudeen's killing, its license number could not be matched with the licence No: WP KU6543 supplied by the CID, the Colombo University's School Of Computing (UC

Visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawasz Sharif today said Pakistan was ready to give Sri Lanka the most favoured nation (MFN) status in trade.

Avant Garde Maritime Company Chairman Nissanka Senadipathi reported to the PRECIFAC this morning for the second consecutive day to record further statements in connection with the alleged purchase of weapons from the Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Security Co

Parking wardens have been deployed to 1,600 parking units in Colombo City for the next six months until parking meters are fixed in the city, the Colombo Municipality yesterday said.

The largest blue star sapphire yet has been discovered in a mine at Ratnapura, the BBC reported today.The gemology institute has certified that the gem weighs 1404.49 carats and that it had not certified anything larger.

A train from Colombo to Galle has crashed into a Police Cab that was on patrol duty at Ambalangoda this morning, Police said.Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said the vehicle had suddenly stalled while at the unprotected Railway crossing at Kapu Ela

Live Events Ltd which organised the controversial Enrique Iglesias concert, and is facing an allegation of non-payment of entertainment taxes and are yet to produce the documents pertaining to the printing and sales of the tickets, had assured to pro

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said yesterday a draft constitution prepared by the Constitutional Assembly should be first placed before the people so that they could comment on the proposals before proceeding with a referendum.

While giving evidence relating to the inquiry on the killing of former TNA Jaffna District MP Nadaraja Raviraj led by the DSG, the crown witness of the inquiry, Sampath Prithiviraj, revealed that the alleged killing was planned by officials attached

The newly elected Sri Lanka Cricket President Thilanga Sumathipala said today he would take legal action against former SLC President Arjuna Ranatunga over certain statements Ranatunga had allegedly made.