A graduation ceremony for some 113 army cadet officers including two Maldivian army officers were held today at Diyathalawa army camp with the participation of Army Commander Lt Gen Daya Ratnayake.Pix by pradeep pathirana.

At least one person was killed when an earth mound collapsed on a group of workers on the Matara-Akuressa entry/exit road to the Southern Highway this morning, police said.

 Four proposals including the setting up of a leadership council, which were presented to the 55th UNP convention held at Sirikotha, were unanimously approved a short while ago.

Expressing dismay over reports of Indian Coast Guard participating in naval exercises with Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to recall the two ships and Coast Guard personnel participati

A special 25 per cent rebate will be offered to those using the online portal on December 21, 22 and 23 to obtain revenue licences for motor vehicles registered in the Western Province

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his concluding speech of the budget debate, yesterday appealed Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan  and his party’s Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran to co-operate wi

The fresh water fish popularly known as “tank cleaners” or “scavenger fish” may become part of our diet soon with its numbers showing a drastic increase in rivers, canals and streams

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) today urged UNP parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera to name and identify the parliamentarians who are involved in drug trafficking to protect the dignity of the Sri Lankan Parliament.

At least one person was killed and 19 injured when a bus carrying group of people from Eheliyagoda on a trip to Jaffna, skidded and went off the road in Puliyankulam, a short while ago.

Three Peradeniya University students who pleaded guilty to charge of ragging a junior were sentenced to six months rigorous imprisonment suspended for five years.

Former English cricketer Paul Farbrace has been appointed National Coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team, Sri Lanka Cricket said today. His two-year contract begins on January 1.

The third reading of the 2014 Budget was passed in parliament a short while ago with a majority of 95 votes

The Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) which is currently functioning under one umbrella with the Sri Lanka Navy will in future function as an independent department, Navy Commander Jayanath Colombage revealed

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is addressing parliament just hours before the final vote on the 2014 Budget, government Information department said

While claiming that the Sri Lanka Navy will continue arresting Indian fishermen, who are entering Sri Lankan waters for poaching, Navy Commander Jayanath Colombage today said Sri Lanka Navy only protecting themselves

Four people found guilty of the charge of having robbed and murdered a police assistant in 2002 were sentenced to death by the Uva High CourtJudge H. Kulathunga.

A court in Sri Lanka today extended till January three next year the remand of 30 fishermen, arrested by the Navy.

Popular actress Nadeesha Hemamalee, who is set to contest the upcoming elections to the Southern Provincial Council on the UNP ticket, said today the two popular actresses Geetha Kumarasinghe and Anarkalli Aakarsha, who represent the UPFA in the SPC

Popular artiste Nadeesha Hemamalee, who is set to contest the elections to the Southern Provincial Council on the UNP ticket, is seen receiving her letter of appointment as a UNP Youth Front Coordinator from Youth Front President Ruwan Wijeywardene

Adhitha Weerasiri Dias of Richmond College Galle was ranked first in Mathematics at the 2013 Advanced Level examination

Results of the GCE Advance Level examination- 2013 have been released by the examinations department a short while ago.The results could be accessed through www.doenets.lk

The United Nations said that it had a systemic failure of the UN system in Sri Lanka as a whole.

Amid the 'Jaya for PM' chorus in the party ranks, ruling AIADMK on Thursday said its chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was "qualified" for the top post and vowed to win all 40 seats in next Lok Sabha polls in the s

A Singapore man, who was in a US prison for several years after trying to funnel arms to a Sri Lanka’s LTTE, has been ordered to deport by a top US Court, media reports said.

A fire broke out at the Pensioners division in the fourth floor of the Education Ministry building Isurupaya this morning, police said PICTURES

Amid growing pressure for foreign exchange for debt servicing and development projects, the Government has obtained Cabinet approval to raise US$1,000 million next year through international sovereign bonds under the supervision of the Central Bank,

The Venerable Kobawaka Dhamminda Thera was today appointed as the Chief Incumbent of Kirivehera Rajamaha Viharaya in Kataragama by the Sangha Sabha led by Malwatu Mahanayaka, the most Venerable Thibbotuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera the Ministry of Buddha

Singer Amal Perera, who was summoned to the police station to give a statement in connection with the missing albino turtle, said yesterday that he was innocent and that he had undergone much inconvenience due to this false allegation

Singer Amal Perera seen in a deep thought during a news conference held in Colombo regarding the allegation levelled against him in connection with a missing albino turtle from a turtle hatchery in Kosgoda. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Although previous governments in the country were only aided by drug traffickers, Casino and distillery merchants in past, the present government was administrated by them, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) charged today.