While hoping that peace and prosperity would flourish in South Asia, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said dividends were visible in the quantum leap taken in relations with neighbouring countries including Sri Lanka.

The Bodhi tree, the sacred descendant of the peepal tree under which Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment about 2,500 years back, is in good health and there is nothing to worry on the health front, say plant scientists

The remains of the Mahanayake of the Asgiriya Chapter Most Venerable Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thera was brought to Sri Lanka from Singapore a short while ago

United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Malani Fonseka accused Deputy Minister of Justice Sujeewa Senasinghe of abusive remarks even involving her personal life.

Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) leader Dinesh Gunawardane today urged the government to relinquish office immediately as it had failed to muster the support to pass a financial regulation.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had been rejected only once unlike Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who had been rejected 28 times by the people, the National Freedom Front (NFF) said today.

Opposition Leader Nimal Siripala de Silva, in an emotional speech asked those agitating for his removal to do so if they wished to. He said he would respect any ruling by the Speaker in this regard.

Sunday, April 12 had been declared as a Day of Mourning for the late Mahanayake of the Asgiriya Chapter the Most Venerable Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thera, who passed away at a private hospital in Singapore last morning at the age of 85.

SLFP General Secretary Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said today they defeated resolution to raise the Treasury Bills threshold because the Finance Minister had informed Parliament that they had enough funds to pay salaries thus contradicting the Governmen

Leader of the House and Minister Lakshman Kiriella said today the voting on the increase on the Treasury Bills’ threshold showed a split among members of the opposition.

At least two miners were killed and two others are missing after a gem mine in Gilimale, Ratnapura collapsed a short while ago, police said.

Fifty-four Sri Lankans, who were stranded in Yemen resulting from the volatile situation there, have been evacuated and steps would be taken facilitate their return to Sri Lanka, the Foreign Ministry said.

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa has instructed UPFA General Secretary Susil Premjayantha to find a suitable nominee for the post of the Opposition Leader after a discussion with the fellow opposition MPs when the matter led to a heated debate among oppositi

Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews has been named among Wisden’s five cricketers of the year while star batsman Kumar Sangakkara was named for the leading men’s cricketer in the world award.

Sri Lanka Cricket announced today that Kapila Wijegoonewardene has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Selection Committee with effect from April 8, 2015. The other members of the committee are Amal Silva, Brendon Kuruppu and Hemantha Wick

Two Sri Lankan youths were today arrested by the Coastal Marine Group Personnel at Pamban sea coast, in Tamil Nadu, Indain police said.

A Sri Lankan, holidaying in Coffs Harbour from Sydney died at Sapphire Beach on Monday after he was pulled unconscious from the water.

Showers or thundershowers would occur at several places of the inland in the afternoon or evening with heavy rainfalls exceeding 100 mm, the Meteorology Department said today.

Mahanayake of the Asgiriya Chapter Most Venerable Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thera has passed away at a private hospital in Singapore. He was 85.

Condemning the unparliamentary move to defeat the finance regulation, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday maintained that the government was not least affected by this but assured to continue with granting the already proposed concessions to

The mother of a handicapped student of a leading girl’s school in Colombo has complained to the Human Rights Commission over the shifting her handicapped daughter’s class room to the third floor of the building much to her inconvenience.

National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Leader Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera today urged political parties not to oppose the 19th Amendment, because it was one of the much awaited Constitutional reforms and that this opportunity would not present itse

Rejecting the allegations levelled against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha linking SriLankan Airlines, his brother MP Namal Rajapaksa said the allegations were mere attempts of tarnishing the image of the Rajapaksa family.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake today charged that President Maithripala Sirisena was behind the statements made by Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and MPs Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and Nimal Siripala de Silva aga

A motion to increase the threshold of Treasury Bills was defeated in Parliament a short while ago with 31 voting for and 52 against.