Sri Lanka has been ranked 171st on the Paying Taxes 2014 list of the World Bank.

The Custom Duty amounting to more than Rs.38 million on the scrap metal from the recently dismantled Jordanian-owned ship Farah-3 off the Mullaitivu coast have not been paid so far, Daily Mirror learns

A book exhibition and Information Day was held by the EU Delegation at the Public Library in Colombo today. Free material was distributed among the school children and those who were present at the occasion. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

The ambitious rebuild of Sydney Thunder after two years of Big Bash League woe has continued with the signing of swashbuckling Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan.

The European Commission said that Sri Lanka, which was blacklisted for illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF) on the high seas, has made credible progress to tackle the problem of illegal fishing.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian S. Sritharan today read out a prepared statement in Parliament glorifying and romanticizing the acts of slain LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.

Sri Lanka said that it is willing to help Vietnam in law and international justice, the sectors of its strength, Tuoitrenews reported

A Buddhist temple has been established for the first time in Israel to cater to the spiritual needs of some 7,000 Sri Lankans in Israel, the External Affairs Ministry said

A secret White House memo sent to President John F. Kennedy, now declassified, stated relations with Ceylon had turned  from ‘bad to worse’ and urged the US leader to find a friendly resolution to save Srimavo Bandaranaike’s go

The Meteorological Department said the severe cyclonic storm ‘Lehar’ remained more or less stationary over the Bay of Bengal but would not have a direct impact on Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (SLBA) yesterday said the issuance of traveller’s cheques has been stopped with immediate effect

Archaeologists digging at Buddha's birthplace have uncovered remains of the earliest ever "Buddhist shrine". They unearthed a 6th Century BC timber structure buried within the Maya Devi Temple at Lumbini in Nepal

With the court case on the Sethusamudram project being listed to be taken up in court in India today, the government of Sri Lanka raised its concerns on it both in terms of adverse environmental impacts and the possible damage on Ram Sethu, a sacred

Investigations are underway to find out how the arrested 56 Sri Lankans had smuggled gold to India from Sri Lanka, Customs spokesman Leslie Gamini said

A visiting Chinese delegation headed by Human Resources and Social Security Vice Minister Yang Shiqiu met Sri Lankan Senior Minister for Human Resources D.E.W. Gunasekara today at his Ministry. The delegations engaged in a discussion on Human Resou

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa seen here sharing a light moment with former Chief of Staff of the Indian Navy Admiral Suresh Mehta on the sidelines of the Galle Dialogue Maritime Conference organized by the Sri Lanka Navy.Pix by Pradeep Pathi

The Principal of a Tamil School in Haputale has been arrested over alleged sexual harassment involving 14 students, Haputale police said

Unauthorised structures along the railway line opposite the Castle Lane have been removed by the Colombo Urban Development Authority (UDA) today. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

Steps were being taken to network the Private Transport Services Ministry, the National Transport Commission and the Bastian Mawatha Bus Station through a CCTV camera system, the Private Transport Services Ministry said

World Science Day 2013 Schools Programme on the theme “Lifestyle and Health” was held today at the BMICH with the participation of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka. Pix by Samantha Perera

The statue of former Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh was unveiled today by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the deputy prime minister of Vietnam Pham Binh Minh at the Colombo public library. Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary lead

Refering to relations with China and India, Sri Lanka said today there was no reason to change its current non-aligned foreign policy

The 23 police officers, who raided the Casino at the Salaka building, were transferred on the basis that they were not carrying out their duties in a satisfactory manner and not on the basis of any influence, Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne informed P

The government said today any attempt to promote or glorify the LTTE either directly or indirectly even under the cover of media freedom was illegal and violators would face prosecution in the courts of law.

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa today said that Sri Lanka must obtain naval assets that can operate further away from shore, for surveillance operations and to carry out patrolling in blue waters and it already sought for the procurement of such

The long-suspected international gold smuggling racket centred on the Colombo-Kochi-Chennai axis was dramatically confirmed on Sunday, when the air intelligence unit of Cochin International Airport apprehended two groups of Sri Lankan nationals wh

I am like our President. He works for the country, overcoming all difficulties and obstacles. I am not afraid of my rivals. I will continue to work like King Parakkramabahu the Great, Minister Mervyn Silva said.

Despite the adverse impact on local industries, the Government has allowed tariff-free imports on ten categories of Indian goods, which had hitherto remained in the negative list under the Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, Daily Mirror learns.

While discharging a Chinese national from a case filed against him that he allegedly sold seven bottles of beer on the Ramazan Festival Day, the Colombo Fort Magistrate observed that the police cannot proceed with the case

Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, Admiral DK Joshi arrived in Sri Lanka today to attend the Galle Dialogue-2013 to be held in Galle from tomorrow (25) and on Tuesday, the navy said. Pictures