Government has decided to postpone the enactment of legislations to ban hate speech, Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella informed Parliament today.

Two people in a double cab were injured when they were shot at by gangsters at Arangala in Kaduwela this morning.

Ministers had yesterday approved the reverting of the Divineguma Department to the Samurdhi Department, Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said today.

An unidentified male body was found floating in sea off Bambalapitiya today, police said and the body is yet to be recovered.

Two Pakistanis were arrested last night on charges of robbing Rs.11 million worth of Jewellery and gems from a shop at Kollupitiya, Police said.

The Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (ONUR), headed by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, had proposed to introduce a new subject called ‘Peace Education and Conflict Resolution’ to the school curricular, it

While stating that the amendments made to the budget 2016 would incur addition expenditure of Rs 7 billion, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday informed Parliament that he would present a detailed statement on December 19 to the House outlin

A jailer and a jail guard were reportedly assaulted by a group of remand prisoners during a clash at the Colombo Remand Prison yesterday evening.

A total of 183 million litres of liquor, marketed under different brands, had been sold in Sri Lanka upto November 1 this year, Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake informed Parliament today.

The Inter-University Students' Federation (IUSF) said that Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne's daughter-in-law (MP Chathura Senaratne's wife), Sarupa Samangi Manathunga was following a course at the South Asian Institute of Technology and

While an unusually great number of US envoys visited Sri Lanka during the past couple of months, it appears that they tend to spend more time in Sri Lanka instead of the US Congress or the State Department, UPFA MP Dullas Alahapperuma said today.

State Minister for Highways, Dilan Perera said today that MP Namal Rajapaksa should remember that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) was no longer his father Mahinda Rajapaksa’s property and not to make statements about the party as he wished.

An attempt to enter the apron of the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake by an armed airline staff member bewildered the airport security personnel today until he exposed himself to be a decoy sent to check the security parameters.

India is set to build a sea bridge and tunnel connecting Sri Lanka while a pact has been inked with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal for seamless flow of traffic and passenger vehicles, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday

About 10 domesticated elephants would be given for peraharas and other functions for a nominal fee while annual permits would be given to adopt elephants, Wildlife Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera today said.

A man armed with a 9mm pistol was arrested by the airport police at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today.The BIA police found the man had concealed the pistol under his socks during President Maithripala Sirisena’s arrival at the

The Navy had earned an income of Rs. 220 million (USD 1.55 million) from the operations of Avant Garde Maritime Services Ltd (AGMSL) during the period from November 13 to December 13, Navy Spokesman Akram Alavi said in a statement today.

The Wildlife Ministry said today that 5,000 African tusks confiscated by the Customs in 2012 would be destroyed next month with maximum security.

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) today complained to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) regarding Government moves to amend the Criminal Justice Procedure Code and the Penal Code.

The strike launched by Customs officials at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport this morning against being subjected to strict screening by BIA security officials, was called off a short while ago.

The Sri Lankan selectors need to prioritise Test cricket, batting great Kumar Sangakkara says.

Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport launched a sudden strike against being subjected to strict screening by BIA security officials, especially their food and beverage.

Heavy traffic was reported in Colombo Fort because of a protest carrying out by two groups outside the Fort Railway Station, Police said.

One person died while 40 others were injured when a bus fell off a cliff at Lindula in Nuwara Eliya this morning.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday suggested the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to probe the allegations made by the Opposition against Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake instead of the no confidence motion against h

President Maithripala Sirisena who was in Rome for a two-day official visit arrived in the country a short while ago.During the visit, the President met Pope Francis and a host of other leaders.

In a move that would benefit Sri Lankan refugees living in camps across the State who intend to return to the island-nation voluntarily, the UNHCR has assisted the Sri Lankan government in increasing the flight baggage allowance for repatriating r