Sri Lanka was ranked fourth among 172 countries in suicides, a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday revealed.

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has decided to issue directives to all Ministry Secretaries and Heads of State Institutions asking them not to release cadres for election campaign in the Uva Province.

Out-dated cosmetics and other related products valued at Rs. 1 million had been seized by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) from popular salon at Isipathana Mawatha, Colombo 5 today

US Embassy in Colombo today announced several notable changes that have been introduced to the non-immigrant visa  (NIV) application process that is scheduled to come into effect as of September 7 to make the procedure more convenient for the ap

Kaduwela Municipal Council Mayor G. H. Buddhadasa today filed a lawsuit against National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader and Minister Wimal Weerawansa and NFF General Secretary claiming Rs.50 million as damages for allegedly unveiling a publication with d

The Fort – Badulla bound Podi Menike train had derailed between Galaboda and Ingurudeniya Railway Stations this morning, Railway Control Room said.

An unexploded hand grenade thrown into the garden of former DIG Vaas Gunawardena’s house at Nedimala in Dehiwala had been found by the Police this morning.

Religious comments by Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad to Sri Lanka player Tillakaratne Dilshan after a recent one-day game are being investigated by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has announced the formation of an Indian branch of his global armed group that he said would spread Islamic rule and "raise the flag of jihad" across the subcontinent.

MDMK General Secretary Vaiko was on Wednesday was allowed to present his arguments before a special tribunal constituted by the Delhi High Court to look into the ban on LTTE as an "unlawful organization".

The local election watchdog Peoples Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) charged that action taken by the police to deal with election law violations at the Uva Provincial council was not adequate and police officers had been compelled to act

A group of supporters of a UNP candidate contesting the Uva PC elections had allegedly assaulted and stabbed the son of another UNP candidate when he was returning from the Moneragala Divisional secretariat office.

The Indian Coast Guard has handed over 23 Sri Lankan fishermen along with their four fishing boats to the officials of the island nation at the Indo-Sri Lankan International Maritime Boundary Line.

The newly appointed Chief Medical Officer of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Doctor Ruwan Wijayamuni yesterday summoned the owners of 13 eateries found as unhygienic at Olcott Mawatha in Fort and warned them to entirely upgrade the eateries up to

Heavy traffic was reported in several roads in Colombo including the High Level Road due to heavy rains, the Police said. They said a huge number of vehicles exiting Colombo had aggravated the congestion.

UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake today said the government was making arrangements to sell water from the Uma Oya Project to foreign countries via the Mattala Airport and the Hambantota Port.

A large stock of foreign cigarettes worth more than Rs.4 million allegedly smuggled into the country by a billionaire businessman was seized and the businessman taken into custody by the Panadura –Walana Anti Vice Squad yesterday during a raid

United National Party (UNP) Hambantota District MP Sajith Premadasa has informed the party that he would participate in its main rallies in the run-up to the elections to the Uva Provincial Council, General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said today.

Rawana Balaya today handed over a petition to a representative for the Indonesian Ambassador in Sri Lanka condemning the threats posed by the ISIS group to the historical Boro Budur in Indonesia. Pix by Samantha Perera