India is “structurally unsuited” to be mediator or facilitator in the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict because it is subject to the “emotional and electoral power” of one of its constituent states, namely, Tamil Nadu, argues former

A no confidence motion against Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake was handed over to the Council’s Assistant Secretary P.G. Dissanayake today.

A 35-year-old woman was killed and a one-and-a-half-year-old infant was injured when the woman was hit by a train at Pilimatalwa, Kandy this morning Police said.

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga said that people misunderstood Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe about his ‘right to shoot' statement.

Sri Lanka's economic growth is expected to drop to 6.9 percent due to the slowing down of construction activities, the World Bank says in a report.

A Sri Lankan fibre glass boat was found abandoned off Thangachimadam near here today with locals claiming five unidentified persons disembarked from it.

JVP Propaganda Secretary Vijitha Hearth said that the JVP had no issues with Somawansa Amarasinghe and pointed out that it was Mr. Amarainsghe who wanted to leave the party since 2002 while the party objected to his quitting.

The International Cricket Council will seek a full and proper explanation of government interference in Sri Lanka Cricket and withhold the next financial distribution to SLC pending the satisfactory resolution of the matter, the ICC said in a stateme

In an interview with Times Magazine, President Maithripala Sirisena said once the Constitution was amended there would be noroom left for any single family to control the country in the future.

The Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran was today questioned by the Bribery Commission for about six hours in connection with the sale of Central Bank Bonds.

Former Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Leader Somawansa Amarasinghe today announced that he had resigned from the party. Amarasinghe is the International Affairs Secretary of the JVP.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressed the media after a meeting held with a number of UPFA MPs at Mr. Rajapaksa’s Carlton Residence in Tangalle today. Pix by Sanath Gamage

A Sri Lankan housemaid was arrested for allegedly beating her Kuwaiti sponsor’s infant due to which the child sustained bruises throughout his body, the Arab Times reported.

At least thirty seven passengers were injured after a bus toppled at Passara this afternoon, the Police said.

A total of 1,122 drivers had been arrested for Driving Under Influence (DUI) in a special operation launched island wide from April 11, the Police said.

A Sri Lankan housemaid accused of setting her Bahraini employer's home on fire before fleeing has appeared in court for the first time to plead not guilty.

Thirty MPs of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) were reportedly holding a meeting with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at his Carlton Residence in Tangalle, sources said.

The no confidence motion scheduled to be handed over today against Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake has been postponed because of ‘Nekath’ and several other issues, Provincial Council UNP Spokesman Chanaka Ailapperuma said

Refugees including from Sri Lanka, rejected by Australia will soon fly from the Pacific atoll of Nauru to be resettled in Cambodia, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. said quoting the Australian government on Thursday.

The Asia Cup is set to undergo a radical change and will be a Twenty20 competition in 2016 for the first time, outgoing Asian Cricket Council chief executive Syed Ashraful Haq has revealed. 

Pakistan's Gwadar port which has been taken over by a Chinese firm could guarantee maintenance and supply for China's naval ships in the Indian Ocean after the new Sri Lankan government declined permission for Chinese vessels to dock in the c

India's Central intelligence agencies have launched a major investigation into a “specific tip-off” that Naxals were now getting sophisticated weapons through the sea route from Sri Lanka, The Asian Age reported.

A 5-year-old girl was returned to her Japanese father in Sri Lanka in early April after being abducted by her mother and brought to Japan, a government official told The Japan Times on Wednesday.

Chief Executive Officer of the CSN and the former Sri Lanka Cricket secretary, Nishantha Ranatunga is being questioned by the Police Financial Crime Investigation Division over a financial fraud case, police said.

The General Amnesty period offered to army absentees enabling them to receive their discharge from the army, that scheduled to end tomorrow (16), has been extended until April 25, the Army said.

Four hundred and nineteen (419) persons were treated at the Colombo National Hospital with injuries due to road traffic accidents, violence and fireworks mishaps during last two days, a hospital official said.

Indian Union Minister of State for External Affairs General (retd) V K Singh said on Tuesday that the decision to send the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to Sri Lanka in 1987 was "a high level policy failure".

Police arrested a total of 605 persons for driving under the influence of liquor, during a special countrywide operation, which commenced on Saturday, Police said.

The Met Department has warned that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places over the island during the afternoon or evening today and requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed hope that this Sinhala-Tamil New Year will bring communities closer together in helping to heal the wounds of the past in Sri Lanka.