The Ravana Balaya Organisation today went to the Foreign Employment Bureau in an attempt to urge its Chairman to look into the issues faced by the Sri Lankan employees in the Middle East countries.

British Deputy High Commissioner Laura Davies said yesterday land issues in the Northern Province continued to prevent some communities from rebuilding their lives.

Two brothers aged 50 and 52 were sentenced to death by the Kegalle High Court for killing their sister’s husband in 2009.

Hinduja group flagship company Ashok Leyland has received an order worth $17 million to supply 630 buses to Sri Lankan operators.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to secure 75 fishing boats from the custody Sri Lankan authorities.

Uva Provincial Council members including the Chief Minister were sworn in as ministers by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the Presidential Secretariat this morning.

The United National Party (UNP) has appointed a committee known as the ‘Group 20 or G 20’ to steer the party’s campaign at an upcoming presidential election, party officials said yesterday.

The Yala National Park, which was closed due to the dry climatic conditions, would be opened from today (16) six hours a day, the Wild Life Conservation Department said.

Construction work on the Northern Expressway would start in November, Highways Project Minister, Nirmala Kotalawala said.

Traffic congestion was reported in most of the exit roads from Colombo due to heavy rains, the 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 off

Malaysian authorities yesterday deported the Lankan who is suspected of having indirect links with Al-Qaeda and planned terror attacks in India.

Construction work on the Northern Expressway would start in November, Highways Project Minister, Nirmala Kotalawala said. The Northern Expressway, from Enderamulla in Gampaha to Dambulla would be constructed in four phases and consist of four lanes i

At least 61 houses were partly damaged in Yatiyanthota and Ruwanwella areas while one house was completely destroyed due to strong winds experienced this evening, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

Traffic congestion was reported in most of the exit roads from Colombo due to heavy rains, the Police said.

Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran today said that they were not plotting to divide the country and therefore President Mahinda Rajapaksa should abolish the Executive Presidency right away as he pledged in Kilinochchi on Sunday

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