Indonesia's top rescue official says authorities believe the missing AirAsia jet is likely at the bottom of the sea, based on radar data from the plane's last contact.

Elections commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said the decision to hold the presidential election on January 8 would not be changed because of the inclement weather condition experienced in the country.

Stating that the distribution of poll cards had been hampered by the ongoing flood situation in the country, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today urged the authorities to focus more on this situation.

While claiming that the decision of the SLMC to leave the government would not affect the vote base of President Mahinda Rajapaksa or the election campaign or, the SLFP today said that refusal to carve out an ethnically demarcated new district in the

While claiming that nearly 1.1 million people had been affected with 23 deaths and 8 missing by today from the worst floods and earth slips experienced in the country since 1956, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera expressed hopes that th

More than 24 persons had been killed and eight persons were reported missing as a result of adverse weather conditions prevailing in the country during the last few days, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.

Sri Lanka Tourism today welcomed the arrival of 1,500,000th tourist for the year 2014 at the Bandaranaike International Airport.

An international rescue effort was under way in high winds after a car ferry carrying 466 passengers and crew caught fire while sailing from Greece to Italy and its captain ordered its evacuation, officials said on Sunday.

Deputy Minister Nishantha Muthuhettigama, who was arrested this morning had been remanded till December 30 by the Negombo Magistrate’s Court, the Police said.

Deputy Minister, Nishantha Muthuhettigama who left for Singapore, having an arrest warrant on him, had been arrested by a Special CID team upon his arrival at the Banadaranaike International Airport, Katunayake this morning, the Police said.

?Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has decided to support Opposition Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the forthcoming Presidential Election, Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem announced a short while ago.

An Air Asia flight from the Indonesia city of Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control, reports say.

Hiruni Udara of of Sujatha Vidyalaya, Matara and Pakiyarajah Darukeesan of Hindu College,  Jaffna have topped the island in the GCE Advanced Level Examination in 2014, Bio-Science and Maths streams respectively.

A total of 35 stranded Sri Lankan housemaids will be sent home from Jeddah beginning next week, the Sri Lankan Consulate in Jeddah said. “This is the last group of stranded housemaids handed to Tarheel for repatriation home,” Consul Gener

The results of the G.C.E. A/L examination-2014 have been released, the Examinations Department said. The results could be obtained via www.doenets.lk

Train services on the Northern line, which was disrupted due to floods and earth slips, were resumed this morning, Railway Department said.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today visited the areas affected by floods in Anuradhapura and inspected the relief measures provided for the displaced people in the area, presidential Media Unit said.

Police Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has launched an investigation as to why deputy minister Nishantha Muthuhettigama was not arrested following a claim by an individual that he informed the 119 call centre, police said.

United National Party (UNP) Central Provincial Council member Chithra Manthilake pledged her support to President Mahinda Rajapaksa today at president’s House in Kandy, president’s media unit said.

At least 15 people were killed and 12 others went missing due to the torrential rains lashed in most parts of the country, the Disaster Management Centre said.

The CID said it was currently investigating the detection of some Swiss Francs one million and US$ 200,000 in a house in Mount Lavinia to ascertain whether it involved a breach of Exchange Control laws.

Deputy Minister Faiszer Musthapha, ruling party heavyweight Monitoring MP Sajin Vaas Gunawardena, and Deputy Minister Nishantha Muthtuhettigama are currently in Singapore having left the country today.

Deputy Minister Nishantha Muthuhettigama who spoke to the Media over the phone from Singapore said he would return to the country in two days.

The CID has recorded statements from Opposition Presidential Candidate Mathiripala Sirisena and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday, following a complaint made to the Inspector General of Police by Mr. Wickremesinghe.

Five people were killed when they were buried under amound of earth this morning at Rilpola in Badulla.