The Opposition had agreed to take the no-confidence motion against Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake for debate on July 6, Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody said.

All Sri Lankans including migrant workers in South Korea were safe from MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) virus that had an outbreak in that country, Bureau of Foreign Employment said today.

President Maithripala Sirisena, at a top level meeting of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), had stressed the need to preserve unity in the party and had appointed a six member committee to resume the dialogue with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera, who is the spearhead of National Council for Clean Tomorrow (NCCT) today called for a formation of new government before Parliamentary elections to pass the 20th Amendment to t

Former DIG Vass Gunawardena and four other accused, who were in remand custody for allegedly killing businessman Mohamed Shiyam, were granted bail today by the High Court.

The High Court today issued an order to the OIC of CID Interpol Unit to file a report regarding the progress of the red notice previously issued for the arrest of Sicille Kotelawala, wife of businessman Lalith Kotelawala.  

US President Barak Obama had assured that he would visit Sri Lanka at the end of this year, Leader of the House and Plantation Industries Minister Lakshman Kiriella told a news briefing today. 

A Sri Lankan Tamil, Y. Srijeyan (39), housed in a special camp in Madras, India, sustained a head injury after he was allegedly assaulted by two other inmates on Sunday night.

Veteran actor Tony Ranasinghe passed away this morning at the age of 77 at a private hospital  in Colombo. He was born in July 31, 1937 in Modara.

In a shocking detection, the Police Special Task Force yesterday arrested a Police Constable attached to the Peliyagoda Crime Division for selling heroin, with 120 sachets.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will convert all its furnace oil and diesel powered power plants to gas powered plants in the near future using the gas deposits found in the Mannar basin which will be a major turning point of the economic, trade a

A transparent process to develop credible mechanism for accountability and reconciliation is needed in Sri Lanka ahead of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report at the September session, United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Ze

Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera said today that former Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim had absolutely no role to play in Sri Lankan affairs, but that his views on engagement with the diaspora, in the context of his long experience, we

Twenty-eight people were hospitalised following an accident, when a SLTB bus collided with a lorry on the A-9 Road at Mahawela in Matale, the Police said.

The Supreme Court today dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by Capt. Senaka Haripriya de Silva, on behalf of Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka seeking his reinstatement to Parliament.

The economic and political policies adopted during the tenure of former President Chandrika Kumaratunga were the worst in the history of Sri Lanka, United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Bandula Gunawardena charged today.

The Attorney General (AG) had filed a Leave to Appeal application before Court of Appeal challenging an order of the High Court to acquit and discharge all accused in the killing of a mother, and her daughter at Kotakethana in July 2012.

The Court of Appeal today fixed for support a writ application filed against the Chinese funded Colombo Port City Project.

The United National Party (UNP) would make a written request to President Maithripala Sirisena to dissolve Parliament, a Deputy Minister said today.

The body of a 17-year-old student with stab injuries was found in a teak forest behind a school at Miriswelpotha in Uda Walawa this morning, police said.

Former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa and three others were granted Rs. 100,000 cash bail each with a surety of Rs. 1 million each by the Colombo High Court today in the case where the four were charged of misusing Divineguma Public Fu

Southern Provincial Council Minister D.V. Upul was released on a cash bail of Rs. 25,000 and two sureties of Rs. 1 million each by Colombo Fort Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today.

Air Vice Marshal Gagan Pulasthi Bulathsinghala was appointed as the Commander of the Air Force by President Maithripala Sirisena today, President’s Media Division said.

A man was arrested with 3 kgs of heroin worth Rs. 30 million from Wattala last night by the Police Narcotics Bureau.

The former Norwegian Minister Eric Solheim, who acted as the peace facilitator between the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE at that time, shared his experience in engaging the Diaspora at a meeting in London, Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Sama