What would have been a lavish dinner for inmates of the New Magazine Prison was ruined when police nabbed a woman carrying a dish of stir fried sprats spiced with heroin.

The Minister of Transport Nimal Siripala De Silva and his predecessor Kumara Welgama had a showdown over the payment of EPF to Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) employees in Parliament today.

Roads surrounding the Independence Square and Foundation Avenue were temporarily closed because of the Anti-corruption Walk to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day.

An offer by the UK to provide UKP six million to upgrade Sri Lankan Armed forces and a move followed by the offer to appoint the Military Attaché of the UK High Commission in New Delhi to oversee these reforms were detrimental to the national

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka today displayed several photographs of families of the Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe and Avant Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi enjoying a holiday in Disneyland, California and also said they are taking measu

A complaint would be lodged today with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) by Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) Chairman to probe into missing Rs.2.9 billion belonging to CEB Welfare Fund that had been invested in Treasury Bonds through

The government has again changed its policy on Concessionary Vehicle Permits (CVP) for Public Servants and said all Public Servants who were entitled for vehicle permits could purchase his or her first duty-free vehicle after completion of five years

Mahinda Kahandagamage, the former chairman of the Federation of Self Employed (FOSE) in Pettah, was today arrested by the Cinnamon Gardens Police on charges of stealing a cheque for Rs.50,000 belonging to a lawyer.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today told Parliament that neither the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) nor any other similar pact under different names would be signed with India.

Government is likely to postpone the Local Government elections scheduled to be held in March 2016, State Minister of Finance, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena today said.

The body of a seventeen year old youth was discovered this morning in a canal in Melwatta, Grandpass.

A person who had been arrested in connection with drug trafficking with two Pakistanis was sentenced to death today, by High Court Judge Preethi Padman Surasena.

Two unidentified bodies, suspected to be of a mother (45) and a daughter (20), were found hanging in a house at Maguruwela area in Pannala this morning, police said.

Thirty six passengers including 33 men and three women were injured when a private bus collided with another at Katukurunda Junction in Payagala this morning, Police said.

A 19-year-old youth drowned and a middle-aged woman was crushed to death under a collapsed parapet wall in two separate cases reported from Grandpass yesterday due to the hostile weather conditions.

The Attorney General is studying the cases of 20 more LTTE suspects detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act to see whether they can be released, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Prison Reforms Minister said yesterday.

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), today, condemned the distribution of vouchers to buy school uniforms and said this would heighten communal and racial tensions.

Sri Lankan Cricket legends Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan have donated Rs. 16 million to help the Chennai flood victims.

The case against seven suspects in the killing of TNA Jaffna District MP Nadaraja Raviraj, was today fixed for January 4 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Nirosha Fernando, including three suspects in absentia, who were under open warrants.

The joint opposition would report to the newly appointed Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) regarding the controversial Central Bank Bond sale once the budget period was passed in parliament, UPFA MP Bandula Gunawardena said.

Three hundred five Sri Lankans stranded in India because of the floods in Chennai were brought to Sri Lanka a short while ago by a special SriLankan flight UL1192.

A mound of earth which collapsed near the Nugegoda railway station has obstructed the operation of trains on the Fort-Avissawella rail track, the Railway Control Room said.

Several roads in Colombo were flooded by the torrential rains that lashed the city, police said.

Two youth were shot dead at Pathana in Hikkaduwa this evening while they were travelling on a motorcycle, police said.

Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) today complained to the Human Rights Commission requesting that the regulation on lane restrictions enforced by the Police Department be removed.

The Road between Galadari Hotel and Galle Face Roundabout has been temporarily closed due to a protest march by members of the Front Line Socialist Party (FLSP), the Police said.

The Saudi Arabian Government has decided to reopen the court case on the Sri Lankan housemaid who was sentenced to be stoned to death after being found guilty of adultery, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Harsha De Silva told Parliament today.