The Government will appoint five cabinet sub-committees to make suitable recommendations pertaining to specific areas or issues to facilitate the decision-making process of the Cabinet in its endeavour to promote good governance, transparency, produc

Controversial businessman Ravi Wettasinghe who had been on an open warrant was arrested by Immigration officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport this evening whilst attempting to leave the country for Dubai.

The legislation which makes it compulsory to carry pictorial warnings covering 80 per cent of cigarette packs was passed in Parliament without a vote today.

A new Police unit will be set up to investigate large scale financial frauds, Police Spokesman Ajith Rohana said today.

A  Police division in Mankulam has been removed with effect from today, Police Spokesman Ajith Rohana said.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today permitted the CID to probe the assets of UPFA MP Sajin Vass Gunawardane, former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, former Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman Priyath Bandu and eight more relatives

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa has ordered IGP M. K. Ilangakoon to provide security to MP Jayantha Ketagoda after his house was surrounded by a group of individuals demanding his resignation, the Parliament has been told a short while ago.

While disputing the information provided by Ceylinco Group’s founding Chairman Lalith Kotelawala, the Golden Key Depositors Association (GKDA) members maintained that the funds deposited in the Golden Key Credit Card Co. Ltd and five other comp

The Southern Provincial Councillor, Chrisantha Pushpakumara, alias Raththaran, had lodged a complaint claiming that his car had been taken away by the Kurunegala Police, who seemed to be under the impression that it belonged to the Presidential Secre

Twenty three out of 27 mothers in the Bibila Hospital delivered their babies within twenty four hours. There were twelve girls among the babies. Three doctors, five nurses and four midwives are reported to have attended the deliveries.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today criticised the decision to allow former President’s son Lieutenant Yoshitha Rajapaksa to leave the country when there was an ongoing investigation into allegations made against him.

Major General Crishantha De Silva has been appointed as the 21st Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, effective from February 22 on the directions of President Maithripala Sirisena as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President's Media Divi

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaweera will visit Geneva to attend the March 2 High-Level Segment of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) when he is also expected to meet UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein.

The Sri Lankan government vehemently condemned the gruesome killing of twenty one Coptic Christian Egyptians by the terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Libya last Sunday (15).

The Australian Federal Government has defended sending four men back to Sri Lanka this month after intercepting their boat off the Cocos Islands, describing it as a people smuggling venture.

The main opposition yesterday sought clarifications in Parliament, regarding the communication by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera to the UNHRC and on action to be taken locally and internationally regarding the resolutions adopted by the Norther

The Sri Lankan Embassy in the United States paid Rs. 85 million to a company named ' Patton Boggs'  within a period of three years to carry out various activities on behalf of the government of Sri Lanka though they could have been done

Kandy-Mahiyangana main road has been blocked due to a landslide at the first bend on the 18 hairpin bends, police said.

The newly elected Director General of the Commission to Investigate Complaints of Bribery or Corruption, Dilrukshi Wickramasinghe, today said that she had put forward an idea of having a separate court to hear such cases related to bribery and corrup

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) today said that its leader Kumar Gunaratnam will not leave the country until the authorities declare their decision regarding the citizenship application he submitted earlier this month.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had decided to reduce the entrance fee to the New Delhi National Museum for Sri Lankans after taking into the consideration that a large number of Sri Lankans were visiting the museum to pay homage to the Kapilavas

The relief on essential items and cement, given by the recent interim budget will be gazetted tonight, Industry and Commerce Minister Rishard Bathiudeen said today.

A three judge bench of the Supreme Court issued notice on Wednesday on former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and other respondents cited in a Fundamental Rights application filed with regard to the action of the then President under the Public Securitie

President Maithripala Sirisena is scheduled to leave to the United States on a state visit this year, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Rajitha Senaratne said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka from March 13 to 15, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Rajitha Senaratne said.

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) said today provincial councillor Azath Salley should leave politics like a gentleman because his claim that not even 5,000 people would participate at the Nugegoda rally was proven wrong by the participation of a massive crow

Shares in James Packer’s Crown casino group have soared by more than 7 per cent despite a slump in first-half net profit.

The Indian Railways construction subsidiary IRCON International is poised to bid for highways construction projects in Sri Lanka breaking into an area which, during the previous regime of Mahinda Rajapaksa, seemed to be earmarked for Chinese companie