Sri Lanka's new government plans to borrow up to $2.0 billion from overseas, the finance minister said Thursday, just two weeks after raising a billion through its first international bond issue.

A 49-year-old unemployed man faced charges on Thursday for allegedly molesting a 3-year-old boy on the beach.

The government yesterday agreed to allow the debate on the no-confidence motion against Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake on July 4, but the opposition insisted that it should be taken up next week.

The recent appointments of four deputy ministers were acts of political bribery by President Maithripala Sirisena to retain power, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva charged today.

Air Marshal Kolitha Gunatilleke has been appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff with effect from June 16, Air Force Spokesman Wing Commander Gihan Seneviratne said today.

It was ironic that MPs who were among the 142 MPs who hadn’t passed their Advanced Level, were questioning the qualifications of the three members nominated to the Constitutional Council (CC), the CaFFE organisation said today.

Minister of Power and Energy and Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary Patali Champika Ranawaka said today the cabinet paper submitted to grant government compensation for injured LTTE terrorists had to be withdrawn after he protested against

Bus fares would not be increased as claimed by certain persons, who claimed to be the general secretary of a private bus federation, President of the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) Gemunu Wijerathne said today.

The residents of the 32 story apartment complex, Jaic Hilton in Colombo today complained that the elevators in the building were not functioning properly causing great inconvenience to them.

UPFA MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardane today filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an order directing the Colombo Fort Magistrate to release him from remand custody.

The Court of Appeal today issued notices on the Attorney General and Inspector General of Police to appear in court on June 17 in connection with two writ applications filed by Ven. Elle Gunawansa Thera and Professor Carlo Fonseka seeking an order to

Former Prime Ministers D.M. Jayaratne and Ratnasiri Wickremanayake have been appointed senior advisors to President Maithripala Sirisena on political matters, the Government Information Department said today.

A Vavuniya businessman had complained that he paid Rs.1 million as ransom to some abductors to have his five-year-old son released, Vavuniya Police said.

The Attorney General today undertook not to arrest MP Tiran Alles until June 29 in connection with an alleged fraud at the Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) when the matter was taken up before a three judge bench of the Supreme Court.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has denied claims by Indonesian police that Australian Customs officials paid thousands of dollars to people smugglers to take asylum seekers back to Indonesia, ABC News reported.

The Supreme Court yesterday reserved its order on a Fundamental Rights Petition filed by British tourist Naomi Coleman challenging the infringement of her fundamental rights when she was arrested and detained for allegedly displaying a Buddha tattoo

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that dissolution of Parliament was the option in the event of a no-confidence motion being mooted against him.

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa said the declaration of Colombo as the fastest growing destination city by the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index for 2015 was an achievement of his government and that it was the responsibility of the prese

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said the Mahinda Rajapaksa government that was defeated at the January 8 election had no mandate in the present Parliament and that if they were attempting to change the Prime Minister in this Parliament, it

The Sri Lanka Customs thwarted an attempt to smuggle a stock of hashish worth over Rs.1.3 million into the country this evening in the form of a packet of chocolates.

Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will be the Chief Guest at a Sri Lankan government - organized conference on issues relating to power and energy to be held on June 26 and 27.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said today everything was in place to begin the construction of the first phase of the Northern Expressway within a couple of days.

President Maithripala Sirisena had not requested to withdraw the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said today.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was planning to host a festival of Diaspora by the end of the year in a bid to facilitate meaningful interactions between the government and the Diaspora communities to move forward reconciliation and development effor

Four Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Parliamentarians were today appointed as deputy ministers by President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat.

President Maithripala Sirisena was attempting to protect Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from the no- confidence motion because the United National Party (UNP) votes were procured by Mr. Wickremesinghe for the victory of the President, the Nation