It triggered quite a furore in Sri Lankan cricket but the country's first World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has backed Mahela Jayawrdene and Kumar Sangakkara's decision to call it quits from Twenty20 Internationals, saying the duo

Mahela Jayawardena has tendered his resignation to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sri Lanka Cricket announcing his retirement from playing International T20 Cricket

A motorcyclist and his mother were killed when the motorcycle collided head on with a lorry near the 80th Mile Post on Dambulla-Kekirawa Road today, the Police said

Train services  between Wellawatte and Colombo Fort  have been delayed as a result of a signal failure at the Fort Railway Station, the Railway Control Room said

To avoid incidents of shooting due to “mistaken identity,” the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), in its manifesto for Tamil Nadu, suggested “co-ordinated patrolling” between the Sri Lankan Navy and the Indian Coast Guard

The Deputy High Commissioner at the British mission in Colombo had said a suspect was an informant to one of Britain’s officers in India

State institutions and private companies are now permitted to obtain the services of foreign professionals, technical experts and skilled labour not available in the country, following the approval of the BOI that will issue a work permit for a speci

The Foreign Employment Promotion Ministry has initiated inquiries into complaints that organs of dead Sri Lankan expatriate workers in some Middle Eastern countries had been removed, Minister Dilan Perera said yesterday

The Sri Lankan cricket team that won the T20 world cup visited the parliament today. They were warmly welcomed by Parliamentarians of all the political parties. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Military spokesman Ruwan Wanigasuriya today said foreign terrorist groups and several overseas organisations banned over suspicion that they were LTTE supporters could go to Courts and get their name cleared.

The Police Department had imported 60,000 breathalyzer balloons to nab drunk drivers during the New Year season, Police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said

Days after the Sri Lankan government's announcement that it would not cooperate with the UN probe on Sri Lanka, Britain said that the Sri Lankan government should listen to international community

The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) yesterday hinted that the time had come for another bus fare revision and said it would discuss the matter with Transport Authorities once the National New Year was over.

All the existing taxes on rice imports were removed and a Rs. 5 consumer goods tax per kilo of rice imposed with effect from today, the Ministry of Finance and Planning said

The Sri Lanka Army’s Food Festival known as Hela Viru Rasa Udanaya will be held in Nuwara Eliya from April 15 to April 22. The food festival is held with the aim of promoting the traditional food of Sri Lanka. Seen here is Central Security Fo

Prompt action taken by Indian Coast Guard based on information provided by the alert Indian fishermen has resulted in arrest of 16 Sri Lankan fishermen who were caught fishing for sea cucumber in India's exclusive economic zone

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today expressed its regret over claims made against the Secretary and CEO of the SLC by National Cricketer Mahela Jayawardena and stated that ‘such statements as damaging to both the image of the institution and the offi

A ship searching for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet has detected two more underwater signals that may be emanating from the aircraft's black boxes, and the Australian official in charge of the search expressed hope Wednesday that the plane

Sri Lanka team which won the ICC World T20 tournament in Bangladesh came back home on Tuesday. How the relaxed cricketers enjoyed their flight from Dhaka to Colombo onboard Mihin Air flight MJ502 was captured by Daily Mirror Sports Editor Channaka de

A National Standards Bill is being drafted giving guidelines for the manufacture of cosmetics using non-animal products, Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) said today

Joint Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine today staged a protest march from the Health Ministry premises to University Grant Commission (UGC) authorities over several issues including the reduction of the period of the degree programme

President Mahinda Rajapaksa met the Sri Lankan Cricket team at Temple Trees yesterday evening. Pix by President’s Media & AFP

Madras High Court yesterday permitted the wife of a Sri Lankan Detenu to see him in hospital. Chenduran, a Sri Lankan national, was in detention under the Foreigners Act at a refugee camp on March 4.

Four people were severely injured when two families clashed over the results of the Korean Language exam held recently

The Government yesterday sought supplementary allocations of Rs.5 billion to settle the expenditures for various matters, including Rs.206 million spent for the purchase of “high security protected vehicles for the use of VVIP”

Parliament will felicitate the Sri Lanka Cricket Team today, according to a decision taken by party leaders today, sources said.

While appreciating the efforts of the Sri Lankan government in defeating the menace of terrorism from Sri Lankan Soil, Pakistan reiterated its continuous and unflinching support to Sri Lanka at all forums.

Returning to a heroes’ welcome 18 years in the making, former captain Mahela Jayawardene called out Sri Lanka Cricket officials yesterday, expressing his disappointment on how they handled the controversy surrounding his and Kumar Sangakkara&rs

The Sri Lanka T20 skipper Lasith Malinga and Kumar Sangakkara on their arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). ???

The victorious Sri Lanka cricket team led by Lasith Malinga arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) a short while ago.