Three trade union leaders including Ceylon Teachers’ Union President Joseph Stalin and Health Services Trade Union Alliance President Saman Ratnapriya were noticed to appear in Court on June 2 for the alleged violation of a Court order

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) today claimed it knew who was behind the elephant smuggling and warned the miscreants to stop this kind of activity before it revealed the details to the public ???

Customs officials today detained a package containing 132g of heroin valued at Rs.700, 000. It was found at the Air Cargo Centre in Katunayake, Customs Spokesman Leslie Gamini said

A huge boulder that rolled down a steep hill fell on a lorry parked below to load metal at a quarry in Welipenna today. Pix by Ratnasiri Premalal

The number of business enterprises investing in Sri Lanka are decreasing every year because of the unfriendly climate for investments and that is the reason why the Government is attempting to lure casino tycoons into the country, the UNP said today

Police have issued a red notice through Interpol for the arrest of the security director of a leading private hospital in Colombo

Police have commenced an investigation into the brawl between billionaire James Packer and Channel Nine chief executive David Gyngell

The World Conference on Youth 2014 commenced today at the Magam Ruhunupura International Convention Center this morning. President Mahinda Rajapaksa was the chief guest at the ceremony. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will answer questions on a Twitter Q&A on Thursday (8) evening.

Police will offer Rs.1 million as a reward to any person who provides reliable information leading to the arrest of those who shot dead the police constable in Kurunegala today

India and Sri Lanka have held negotiations on a comprehensive civil nuclear cooperation agreement. The second round of talks began on Monday and concluded on Tuesday

With six days to the crucial court ruling on 80% pictorial warning on cigarette packets, Colombo walls were splattered with posters today questioning as to who is stopping the implementation of 80% pictorial warning which has been strongly endorsed

India was instrumental in creating the Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka, the out going Consulate General in Jaffna V. Mahalingam said in a farewell speech in Jaffna

In an incident bordering on the mysterious, two unarmed police constables were abducted this morning by armed men who arrived in a van. One of the constables was shot dead while the other escaped with injuries after they were stripped naked and take

In a startling revelation, the Tamil Nadu police on Monday told a city court that suspected Pakistan’s Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) agent Sakir Hussian was working on a plan to sabotage the Indian Navy bases at Kochi and Visakhapatnam

National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader and Minister Wimal Weerawansa said today that his party was ready to follow its own path if the government didn’t agree with them on following the path set by national forces for the welfare of the country.

One of the four JMO’s of the Tangalle Hospital, who examined the accused allegedly involved in the killing of Khuram Sheik, said the injuries on the third accused Tangalle PS Chairman Chandrapushpa Vidanapathirana appeared to be a self inflicte

A road safety programme organised by the Rajagiriya President’s College held today to make people aware of road signs. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi 

UNP Leadership Council Chairman Karu Jayasuriya and JVP frontliner K.D. Lalkantha seen signing a public petition calling for the introduction of the Right to Information Act at a campaign held outside the Fort Railway Station today. Pic by Pradeep Di

Interpol has issued a red notice on a Sri Lankan businessman who is evading Court after being charged with swindling an Indian businessman of US$5.29 million by asking him to invest in a tea export company on the boast that the tea export company had

Ten Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, including five children, who arrived illegally by two boats, were arrested at Arichal Munai off Dhanuskodi coast and brought Rameswaram today, police said.

The United National Party (UNP) today said Minister of Transport Kumara Welgama and Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena should follow the example set by South Korean Prime Minister and resign from their posts as the sectors they have been put in

The Chairman of the Government Nursing Officers Association Saman Rathnapriya said that they have decided to suspend the strike from 7 a.m. tomorrow and to give the government one week to resolve the issue.

Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran has been admitted to the Jaffna hospital, Hospital sources said today.

Four persons were arrested today in connection with the attack on a group of UNP parliamentarians who were on a fact finding visit to the Hambantota Port and the Mattala Airport last month,update

Four men, one of whom was clad in a police uniform are alleged to have robbed Rs.450,000 from a fish trader at Wellawatta today

Police Chief N.K. Illangakoon is seen pasting stickers on a three-wheeler which carries religious messages in view of Wesak at a function held at Battaramulla today. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

Explosive photos have emerged of billionaire James Packer trading blows with former best man David Gyngell outside the gaming mogul's home in Bondi Beach

Six members of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), including its General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera were released on a bond of Rs. 100,000 each by Colombo Fort Magistrate today in connection with disrupting a media conference organised by Jathik

The Meteorology Department today said that it was expecting strong winds and heavy showers within the next 24 hours