Sri Lanka today set a Guinness world record for the most number of participants in a hand-washing relay to mark Global Hand-washing Day which falls today.

Seen here is the CTB bus which plunged down a 150 metre precipice at Rambukwella junction in Teldeniya this afternoon. Pix by M.B. Ekanayake

The Security Forces who had already launched the process of returning identified gold jewellery, recovered earlier from the LTTE, to their rightful owners, today appealed remaining civilians who have still failed to claim their valuables after the wa

Democratic Party (DP) Leader Sarath Fonseka today rejected claims that he would leave the country in 2017 and vowed he would even spend his last moments in Sri Lanka.

UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe met several trade union leaders at his office today to discuss the issues faced by the working class. Pix by Nisal Baduge

At least one person was killed and another 63 injured when a CTB bus plunged down a 150 metre deep precipice at Rambukwella, Teldeniya on the Kandy-Mahiyanganaya road a short while ago, police said

A Garuda Indonesian flight, carrying 375 passengers including Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia, had made a forced landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Katunayake on Tuesday night due to a technical error, Airport offici

United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa had pledged to back a people’s struggle to prevent the incumbent president from contesting for a third term.

Leader of Opposition and United National Party (UNP) National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today called on the government to give lasting concessions to the working people through the next budget and not just election goodies which could be taken away

The Defence and Urban Development Ministry said today that foreigners wishing to visit the North should obtain prior permission from the Ministry.

The Australian federal government has said it acted lawfully when detaining 157 asylum seekers on board a Customs boat for a month, telling the Canberra High Court that India was an ‘obvious place’ to send them back.

The Australian federal government has said it acted lawfully when detaining 157 asylum seekers on board a Customs boat for a month, telling the Canberra High Court that India was an ‘obvious place’ to send them back.

The Defence and Urban Development Ministry said today that foreigners wishing to visit the North should obtain prior permission from the Ministry.

In its fight against illegal fishing activities worldwide, the European Commission (EC) has today proposed to ban imports of fisheries products from Sri Lanka to tackle the commercial benefits stemming from illegal fishing. Issuing a st

The vexed Sethusamudram project - which proposes to provide a navigable shipping channel across the Palk Straits between India and Sri Lanka - could see the light of day with the Centre set to clear an alternative route that avoids dredging through t

United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa had pledged to back a people’s struggle to prevent the incumbent president from contesting for a third term.

Taking another step towards the declaration of a snap presidential election, the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has summoned its members of provincial councils and the local authorities for a discussion today, Daily Mirror learn

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) chief, Ven. Kirama Wimalajothi Thera today said that it was high time to select a well educated and disciplined youths to govern the country and to dissolve the monopoly of dishonest and prejudice politicians those who had al

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera said today that they would do everything possible to defeat President Mahinda Rajapaksa, if he was going for a presidential election without implementing the proposals for the 1

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera is seen presenting a copy of the proposals for the 19th Amendment to the Constitution prepared by ‘Pivithuru Hetak’ National Council to the Opposition Leader Ranil

The Yal Devi night mail service to Jaffna was inaugurated this evening, after a lapse of 24 years from the Colombo Fort Railway station. It was inaugurated by the Post and Telecommunications Minister Jeewan Kumaratunga. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

The Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs Ministry today said it would look into the reports of the dying and wilting condition of a Bodhi Tree supposedly planted near Sanchi in India by President Mahinda Rajapaksa a couple of years ago.

Two popular film and tele-drama actresses, who had sued each other for millions in damages over allegations that they had insulted each other, withdrew their civil suits filed before Colombo District Judge Yvonne Fernando today after they resolved th

Sri Lanka Postal and Telecommunication Service employees today staged a protest outside the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo urging the authorities to grant their longstanding demands including a salary increase of Rs.10,000. Pix by Kushan Pathiraj

In its fight against illegal fishing activities worldwide, the European Commission (EC) has today proposed to ban imports of fisheries products from Sri Lanka to tackle the commercial benefits stemming from illegal fishing.  

A SriLankan flight from Colombo developed a technical snag while landing at the international airport in Chennai, but the pilot brought it down safely with no harm to the 122 passengers on board, Indian media reported.

A future United National Party (UNP) government will set up a special institution similar to the University Grants Commission (UGC) to regulate the private universities, UNP parliamentarian Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said today.

Public Management Reforms Minister Navin Dissanayake yesterday rejected the claims that he would crossover to the United National Party (UNP) leaving the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Government.

Road safety awareness programme to educate school children was held in Mahawa, Kurunegala this morning. It was organised by the Mahawa police together with Colombo traffic police. Pix by Sanjeewani Ariyaratne

Darrell Hair, the umpire who famously no-balled Muttiah Muralitharan in a Test match, says cricket's crackdown on illegal bowling actions has come 20 years too late, leaving the game with "a generation of chuckers.”