A trio of alleged Iranian nationals has been doing their rounds scheming and scamming bank tellers and cashiers of other establishments in a spate of broad daylight robberies ???

The manager of the Nature Resort at Tangalle today, while being  further cross examined by the Counsel for the first accused in the Khuram Shaikh murder case felt faint and the cross examination was adjourned and postponed for today

While claiming that more than 1 million land mines had been unearthed so far in the de-mining process, the Army said today the lands with landmines in the North had been reduced to 82 square kilometers from 2,064 square kilometers

Investigators have cleared all passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 of any role in hijacking or sabotage or of having personal or psychological issues that could have played a role in the plane's disappearance, the inspector general of poli

Police arrested six persons in connection with the theft of Rs. 5 million that took place in Matugama, this evening. The suspects included the two alleged armed robbers as well as the three men who transported the cash to a private finance and leasin

United National Party (UNP) National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he would study the latest trends in politics and other related subjects while on a month’s lecturing assignment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in th

Malaysia released a transcript of communications between missing plane and Kuala Lumpa air traffic control that directly contradicts what the country's ambassador to China told families in Beijing just a few days ago

The Customs seized 420 metric tonnes of rosewood valued at Rs.1 billion in 28 containers at the Grayline II terminal. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja ???

Sir John Kotalawela College former principal Saman Indaratne was remanded till April 11 on charges of having threatened the witnesses. He was produced before Kurunegala Magistrate Ravindra Premaratne today.

April 15 has been declared as a Public and Bank Holiday in view of the National New Year that falls on Monday April 14, the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs said today

The Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera and 13 others including four monks charged with trespassing and attacking the Cavalry Church in Thalahena at Malabe in 2008 were acquitted today.Pictures

A five Judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Shiranee Thilakawardena dismissed the appeal filed by the four persons including the former OIC of the Angulana Police station convicted for the murder of two youth in Angulana and reaffirmed

The Customs had seized 420 metric tonnes of Rosewood valued at Rs.1 bn in 28 containers at the Grayline II terminal, Customs Director General Jagath Wijeweera said today ???

The Tangalle Nature Resort Manager said she saw Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Sampath Vidanapathirana and some others, who accompanied him to the resort’s Christmas Party mercilessly assault Khuram Shaik near its camp fire area

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon calls on the Sri Lankan Government to constructively engage and cooperate with the Office of the High Commissioner on the implementation of the resolution adopted last week by the Human Rights Council

Preventative evacuations had been ordered along the coast of the Arica, Parinacota and Tarapaca regions after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Chile, according to local media reports.

Army Commander Daya Ratnayake directed senior officers to swiftly conduct inquiries into the arrest of a soldier with Rs.2.7 million worth fake currency notes and support the Police to carry on with investigations in order to find out whether any mor

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review its February 18 judgment commuting the death sentence of three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan, into life imprisonment

Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage today reserved order for May 2 on whether to indict parliamentarian Duminda Silva and 12 others in the High Court on charges of killing of presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three

The Spiritual Head of the lnternational Dawoodi Bohra Community His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin arrived in Colombo on Monday evening for a short visit in the island.Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

UPFA candidate Nawzer Fowzie has been nominated from the Colombo District and Lalitha Gunasekera from the Gampaha District to the two bonus seats in Western Provincial Council while Dulshan Kariyawasam from the Galle District and Ananda Patirange fro

Bus owners alleged today that the former Western Provincial Council Transport Minister Upali Kodikara had violated election laws at the Provincial Council Elections and said that it would urge the Elections Commissioner to revoke Mr. Kodikara’s

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Organisation today lashed out at President Mahinda Rajapaksa and government officials for keeping mum about a large scale housing complex being constructed in the middle of the Wilpattu National Park

Two Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels, Inazuma - 105 and Umigiri - 158, berthed at the Colombo Port on a goodwill and logistic visit today, Navy Headquarters said.

A 30- year-old man, who was alleged to have printed counterfeit notes including 520 notes of Rs.5, 000 and 10 notes of Rs.1000 each to the equivalent to Rs.2.7 million, was arrested in Kegalle today, police said.

Sri Lanka all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his side’s final Group 1 match against New Zealand at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chittagong on Mond

Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) today staged a protest opposite the University Grant Commission (UGC) over several demands including the reduction of the period of the degree programme from four to three years. Pix by Samantha Perera

Some 99 Police Chief Inspectors have been promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police with effect from January 13 on 2014.

The Australian government on Saturday officially handed over the first Australian Bay Class patrol vessel in Cairns Australia to the Sri Lanka Navy, Navy Headquarters said today

The Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) marked the April Fools’ Day with its annual poster campaign sending birthday greetings to the members of the public who are still into smoking. While the posters sent a strong message across the