Commenting on the loss of his parliamentary seat, General Sarath Fonseka today said it should be given back to him in a manner similar to the reinstatement of former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake and was even prepared to go to Court on this mat

An all party parliamentary team on Sri Lanka from the UK Parliament, chaired by Rt. Hon Lord Naseby P.C Baron of Sandy, visited the Security Force Headquarters-Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) during their recent stay in Sri Lanka.

The Police said they would take action against NFF parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa’s wife Shashi Weerawansa on receipt of the Attorney General’s advice.

Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka said the commanders of the three armed forces must be expelled for having allegedly planning a post-election coup.

The Supreme Court today directed the Controller of Immigration and Emigration not to take steps to arrest or deport Frontline Socialist Party Central Committee Member Kumar Gunaratnam.

Halting the Narendra Modi juggernaut, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was on Tuesday headed for a landslide victory in the Delhi assembly elections in a sweep that pulverised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and decimated the Congress

TN News and Current Affairs Deputy Director Sudarman Radaliyagoda today remanded till February 24 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage over his alleged involvement in the abduction of a child from the custody of his mother.

UPFA parliamentarian Duminda Silva has been questioned for nearly six hours today by the CID on money laundering charges, Police Spokesman Ajith Rohana said.

A cache of leaked Swiss bank files analysed by a network of investigative reporters contained information linked to 92 Sri Lankan clients holding 129 accounts with a total value to the tune of approximately US $ 58.3 million (approx. Rs.7.7 billion).

The Iranian Navy's 33rd naval fleet has docked at the port of Colombo in Sri Lanka as Iran seeks to expand its naval presence in international waters.

The Nelum Pokuna Mawatha which abuts the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre and stretches between Horton Place Roundabout and the Public Library Roundabout was renamed Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha by President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ag

Charlie Chaplin’s 1929 honorary Oscar statuette was stolen in Paris late last month from the offices of the Association Chaplin, according to the organization.

Dubai Court of First Instance was told that the 29-year-old Sri Lankan sexually abused the Syrian girl then flashed her.

The State government on Monday urged the Indian High Commissioner YK Sinha in Colombo to make one more attempt with Lankan authorities to release the 81 boats of Tamil Nadu fishermen without insisting on applications from the boat owners.

The Government, in its discussion paper for constitutional reforms, has proposed to have a Auditor General and an Audit Service Commission with the authority to audit the accounts of the Presidential Secretariat and other state institutions receiving

South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit Sri Lanka in March, High Commissioner Geoff Diodge said. He told Daily Mirror that the exact dates could not be confirmed because the visit was still in the planning stages.

A Sri Lankan, who was attempting to smuggle out of the country 10 bundles of foreign currency worth Rs.7,717,634, was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning.

Four people were killed and thirteen injured when a lorry toppled at the Ehelagahawanguwa on the Medawachchiya -- Vavuniya road this evening, police said.

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa should be brought to book as he is the prime suspect in all cases of large scale corruption, said Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka this evening.

A special presidential commission to probe large-scale corruption and fraud and punish those involved in such illegal activities will be appointed this week, said President Maithriapala Sirisena today.

The Department of Immigration and Emigration has sought the assistance of state intelligence services to locate Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Central Committee Member Kumar Gunaratnam whose visa had expired ten days ago.

Commissioner General of Prisons Chandrarathna Pallegama today requested the people not to bring any prohibited items, when visiting their relatives at the prisons.

Chairman of the Federation of Self Employed (FOSE) in Pettah Mahinda Kahandagamage was arrested by the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau (CFIB) this afternoon for allegedly misappropriating funds collected from the members of his Federation.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today paid a visit to former Health Minister Tissa Attanayake, who was remanded on charges of forgery at the Welikada Prison Hospital.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today rejected the statements made about him by the present government and said these statements were ‘false’ and ‘misleading’.

Four United People Freedom Alliance (UPFA) allies today spoke in favour of fielding former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the prime ministerial candidate at the forthcoming general election so as to ensure its victory.

State Minister of Aviation Faizer Mustapha today said that he has tendered his resignation as State Minister in order to pursue legal career.