South Africa’s Special Envoy to Sri Lanka Cyril Ramaphosa will arrive in Sri Lanka on Monday for talks with the government, the opposition and other groups in an initiative to find a lasting solution to the North-East problem,  a senior go

Charges had been filed before Colombo Additional Magistrate Chandima Liyanage against a popular actress and her husband for instructing a private bank to stop payment of a cheque valued at more than Rs 1.8 million, issued in connection with a constru

In a strong message issued to the Government of Sri Lanka today, three UN experts have called upon Sri Lanka to adopt immediate measures that will effectively curb the promotion of racial and faith-based hatred and bring perpetrators of religious and

Pugoda Magistrate and Additional District Judge Ms. Indika Kalingawansa told courts today that people had the freedom to consume liquor in public

The JVP today alleged that the real culprit behind the rising extremism in the country is the government and not the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS).

A passing out ceremony was held today for thirty Tamil female soldiers who were recruited to the Sri Lankan army force. Pix by Romesh Madushanka

The Crime Investigation Division (CID) is recording a statement from the General Secretary of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera over the incidents that occurred in Aluthgama, police said.

The Prison Commissioner Chandraratne Pallegama said today that steps were being made to attach a photograph of the prisoners to their personal file as stipulated by the Prisons Act.

Four Sri Lankan Tamils, including two women, were arrested today after they arrived Rameswaram without proper documents in an illegal ferry, a senior police official said

The University of Rajarata has been closed until further notice, Vice Chancellor Ranjith Wijewardane said today.

The Democratic Party (DP) has filed a defamation case against its former Media Secretary Sanjeewa Samarasinghe demanding Rs. 500 million for allegedly making defamatory remarks on its Leader Sarath Fonseka.

Ven. Watareka Vijitha thera, who was in the remand custody for making a false statement and misleading the police, was further remanded till July 7 by the Panadura Magistrate today.

Ibrahim Awwad al-Badri, commander of the insurgent group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), has vowed war against several countries, including India, in a Ramzan speech released online late on Tuesday

A father, who alleged to have murdered his daughter (7)and son (3), was arrested in Maliboda, Yatiyantota, this morning, Police said. They said that the bodies were found hanging in a line house in Maliboda.

The Indian fishermen have no right to fish near Katchatheevu and are entitled to only dry their nets on the island; besides, almost all the attacks by the Lankan navy on Indian fishermen have taken place only in Sri Lankan waters, the Union govern

A Sri Lankan man reportedly ended his life inside his sponsor’s house in Sa’ad Al-Abdullah by swallowing a large quantity of pesticide, reports Alam Alyawm daily

The Sri Lanka Navy denied media reports that the Australian government had handed over 153 Tamil asylum seekers (who had attempted to migrate to Australia illegally) to the Sri Lanka Navy a few weeks ago

The train services on the Northern Railway line between Polgahawela and Pothuhera which came to a standstill last evening resumed today, the Railway Control Room said

A Hikkaduwa hotel owner who was arrested on charges of having swindling a Britisher of Rs.48 million after promising to get him several plots of land for cultivation was today ordered to be further remanded till July 15 by the Galle Additional Magist

New OICs (Officer in Charge) have been appointed to 17 vacant police stations by the Secretary of the Ministry of Law and Peace on service requirements, police said

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera today said the police could arrest him and other BBS members if they were the cause for Aluthgama riots and if the consequences of the riots could be mitigated by arresting them

Sri Lanka was in the process of designing, developing and launching of its own small earth observation satellite and the project would commence once the funds were allocated, Science and Technology Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

The Meteorology Department today predicted an increase in rain in the South-western parts of the country with heavy rainfall exceeding 100 mm at some places.

Trains leaving for Palai, Batticaloa and Trincomalee Stations from Colombo Fort and back will not operate today because a mail train had derailed on the Northern Railway line between Polgahawela and Pothuhera

The departure of Google's senior VP of social, Vic Gundotra, earlier this year led to reports that Google intends to scale back its social network, Google+

Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera assumed duties yesterday as the 19th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy and pledged to continue upgrading the 58,000 strong Naval force to face future maritime threats and protect the seas under Sri Lanka’s authority

Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera assumed duties as the 19th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo this morning. Pix by Samantha Perera

There is a new trend in the field of politics where the sons of the politician fathers are given opportunities to enter politics. By proving this trend, Tharu Dissanayake, the son of Minister S. B. Dissanayake is getting ready to enter politics in th

Minister Mervyn Silva’s son Malaka Silva who is from Kelaniya had gone to Matara and organised a Dansala there. It aroused the curiosity of almost everybody. A journalist has asked him the reason for this sudden change

One of the three international experts appointed to investigate into alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, Asma Jahangir, expressed confidence in the inquiry's ability to deliver answers despite the Sri Lankan government's persistent refu