Terming the stance of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) against the ‘Big Three’ as disappointing, the former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga said it could have an adverse impact in the longer run.

The Sri Lankan High Commission in Malaysia has confirmed that there were no Sri Lankan passengers on board the Malaysia Airlines flight which lost contact with air traffic controllers early today.

Sri Lankan Screen Queen Malani Fonseka was presented with a special felicitation award in France for her 50-year contribution to Sinhala cinema, at the ongoing Asian Film Festival of Deauville that ends tomorrow.

A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing lost contact with air traffic controllers early on Saturday, the airline said in a statement, the plane likely missing in Vietnamese airspace.

Indian External Affairs Ministry on Friday said India was yet to take a final call on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on Sri Lanka.

The slaughtering of cattle, goats and pigs, selling and transporting of beef, mutton and pork will be banned in the Gampaha District from today as several head of cattle with foot and mouth were detected in the area.

First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, in her message for International Women’s Day, said that Sri Lankan women had achieved many milestones had set many valuable examples to women in most societies.

Sri Lanka says the draft resolution on Sri Lanka deposited with the Human Rights Council by a core group comprising - the USA, UK, Mauritius, Montenegro and Macedonia, violates the constitutional provisions of Sri Lanka.

Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI), the local office of the global advertising network Leo Burnett Worldwide once again brings recognition to Sri Lanka by bringing home the Gold Lotus in the promotion category for the best use of Print/Conventional Ou

The Customs Revenue Task Force (RTF) yesterday arrested two shipping agents and a wharf manager in connection with the detection of 36 kilos of heroin worth Rs.360 million with a street value of between Rs.6.5 million and Rs.8.5 million.

Two Sri Lankan men were charged in the Sessions Court in Malaysia today with 72 counts of possession of fake international bank cards.

Traffic congestion is being reported in the exit lanes from Colombo on Parliament Road, Bandaranaike roundabout near Inguru Kade Junction and Havelock Road due to heavy rains experienced in Colombo, police said

A car, which was being driven at 160kmph on the southern expressway,is reported to have veered off the road before toppling overat a point between Galanigama and Dodangoda this morning, Police said.

A Customs officer is seen inspecting packet of heroin found in a container last evening. The smugglers had drilled holes on the four corners of the hardware items and hidden the 36 kilograms of heroin inside. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who concluded his three-day official visit to Sri Lanka today, said Sri Lanka’s success in bringing about peace and stability in the country, ‘is a source of inspiration for Afghanistan’s peace

Britain today urged the Sri Lankan government to sign the UN Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.

After listening to a prosecutor paint a bleak picture of Sri Lankan born Deepal Wannakuwatte’s chances of beating charges of orchestrating a $150 million fraud, a federal magistrate judge on Thursday ordered the Sacramento businessman back t

The body of a 36-year-old man and that of his nine-year-old-son were recovered from their home at Agarapathana this morning, police said

A Castle Street Maternity Hospital employee was interdicted yesterday for allegedly attempting to harass a lady doctor, Health Ministry said

A new luxury air-conditioned train service from Colombo Fort to the newly commissioned Palai Railway Station will set off at 2.45 this afternoon, the Railway Department said

Two women aged 28 and 38 were arrested on charges of operating a brothel under the guise of an Ayurvedic Spa at a hotel in Wellawatte, police said

Two girls studying at two reputed girl’s schools in Colombo were found by the Maharagama police at a bus stand at around midnight on Wednesday. Police say they were wearing short skirts and T-shirts and appeared to be under the influence of liq

In another massive haul, close on 100 kilograms of heroin was detected last night by Customs Revenue Task Force (RTF) officers. It had been brought down from Pakistan and is believed to have a street value of around Rs.1.2 billion, official sources s

External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris during his meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navaneetham Pillay said that the highly prejudiced actions taken by sections of the international community and the Office of the Hig

Pro-Tamil outfits in Tamil Nadu are stepping up pressure on Congress to take steps to ensure India moves a separate resolution in UNHRC for an independent international probe into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka

The President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai today visited the War Heroes' statue at Sri Jayawardenapura, Kotte and paid a floral tribute to war heroes. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Sri Lanka Thursday expressed concern that Mauritius, set to join a trilateral maritime security group also involving India and the Maldives, is co-sponsoring a UN resolution alleging human rights abuses during the war against the Tamil Tigers

Visiting Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said today that pointing accusing fingers at Sri Lanka over human rights violations was ‘sad and unfortunate.”

United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera said today the Government was using the Geneva resolution to divert the people’s attention from the burning issues like the soaring cost of living, inefficiency and corruption

The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) said today it has received 562 complaints of election law violations and incidents of election related violence as of Thursday