A recent advertisement featuring a Policeman has made the Police Department to strictly enforce the existing laws, which require the entertainment industry to request permission for the use of the Police Uniform.

Former External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris today warned that terrorism would raise its head again if the government continued with its actions which were harmful to the national security.

The Indian Supreme Court has blocked the release of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s killers on Wednesday, saying the Tamil Nadu government had no power to remit their sentences without the Centre’s consent, Hindustan Times reported.

Former Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, who was detained over the murder of former MP Joseph Pararajasingham, was remanded until December 16 by the Batticaloa Magistrate Court today.

All government doctors have decided to launch an island wide strike starting at 8 am tomorrow demanding the authorities to restore the duty-free vehicle permit concession, the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) announced.

Heavy rains lashed the southern Indian city of Chennai on Monday and Tuesday, closing the Chennai International Air Port.

Six Officers-In-Charge of the Police (OIC) including the OIC of the Narahenpita Police have been transferred with immediate effect, the Police said today.

Most of the United National Party (UNP) MPs have objected to the withdrawal of the duty- free vehicle permits which had been earlier issued to MPs and professionals and instead sought a cash grant for all categories, it is learnt.

Former Immigration and Emigration Controller Chulananda Perera has been appointed as the New Director General of Customs, Customs Spokesman Leslie Gamini said.

The driver of a speeding motor car that crashed onto a bus stand on the Mahiyangana-Padiyathalawa road killing an elderly woman who was waiting inside the bus stand had run away leaving his wife and child inside the car.

Sri Lanka is to enter into a standby arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in case of a crisis situation in the Middle East as a result of the machinations of ISIS terrorists next year, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe informed Pa

Trains travelling via the Maradana Railway Station, on the mainline and along the coastal belt were delayed as a result of a signal failure at the Maradana Railway Station, the Railway Control Room said.

President Maithripala Sirisena returned to Sri Lanka after his visit to Malta to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (GHOGM) and to Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

A countrywide private bus strike will be launch form December 14 midnight over several demands including that of the removal of Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, All Ceylon Private Bus Association (ACPBA) Secretary Anjana

Rithu Akarsha the tele actress who shot to fame in a short time, also hit news headlines recently.Akarsha had a nasty experience the other day, when she was returning home in Kelaniya after an exhausting filming session.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said today the budget proposal to impose a levy on cash withdrawals was meant to encourage the use of bank drafts and cheques for the transferring of cash.

A fault with the rudder control system and crew actions were today blamed for the AirAsia jet crash that killed all 162 people on board in the Java Sea last year, Daily Mail reported today.

India on Monday has offered to provide technical assistance to the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) for “upgrading” its military requirements, the Hindu reported.

The Meteorology Department today said heavy rains and strong winds would occur due to an atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka.

Daily Mirror has obtained an exclusive copy of a letter which was written by Sri Lanka Cricket’s then security consultant Major General Lawrence Fernando to the manager of the visiting Indian cricket team in 2010 which claims that not only h

The three Customs officers who were in remand custody over soliciting a bribe of Rs. 125 million, were released by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today.

At least 17 passengers including two foreign women were injured when a private bus skidded off the road and plunged 80 feet down a precipice at Aruppala in Kandy last night.

A special team comprising high ranking police officers has found that five police officers including the Kotadeniyawa OIC and the Crimes OIC were responsible for the alleged illegal detention of a teenage student and a father of one over the killing