The Turkey’s Government has expressed its willingness to strengthen cooperation in the defence sector with Sri Lanka.

The second anniversary of the Easter Sunday terror attacks was commemorated by observing a two-minute silence this morning at the St. Anthony’s Shrine at Kochchikade to remember all the victims who died in the suicide attack. Pix by Waruna Wanniara

The Health Ministry has decided to increase the daily PCR tests to at least 15,000 considering the possible risk of spreading the virus in the country after the New Year.

A ship with radioactive materiel entered the Hambantota Port on Tuesday night but has now been told to move into the outer port immediately.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today said that all those responsible for the heinous Easter Sunday attack on April 21 will be brought to justice.

Dan Priyasad of our People’s Party lodged a complaint with the CID in Colombo today regarding a statement made by MP Harin Fernando in Parliament.

While the country moves back to normalcy with schools, universities and companies re-opening, COVID -19 cases are simultaneously increasing, making the next few weeks extremely crucial and challenging in controlling and preventing the virus, Chief Ep

Archbishop of Colombo Cadinal Malclom Ranjith today urged the Muslim community in Sri Lanka to rise up against those who try to instrumentalise Islam for their own purposes.

The JVP had lodged a complaint with the IGP today alleging that the posters displayed by the JVP about the Easter Sunday attack had been removed by the police. The complaint was filed by JVP Western Provincial Councilor Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala

Installation of CCTV cameras in the Welikada, Magazine, Remand prisons, Welikada Female Ward and Prison Hospital commenced yesterday, Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said.

Parliament sessions were suspended for ten minutes due to a tense situation over the debate on the report of the PCoI on political victimization.

After detecting a considerable number of COVID-19 positive persons yesterday from the Pamunuwa shopping complex in Maharagama, several shops remained closed this morning. Pix by Damith Wickramasinghe

A one-minute silence was observed in Parliament in remembrance of the victims of the Easter Sunday attack this morning.

Among the 367 COVID positive cases reported until this morning, the highest number of cases has been reported from Colombo District, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said.

The government is under pressure from its own quarters not to penalise anyone with civil disabilities though the Presidential Commission that probed the political victimisation during the term of the previous Yahapalana government.

It has been reported that increasing incidents of chain-snatching targeting women and four such theft cases in this regard was reported, police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Mrs. World Inc. Organization, today said it had accepted the resignation of Caroline Jurie stating that the first runner up at last year’s international pageant, Mrs. Ireland World, Kate Schneider, will now become the new Mrs. World 2020.

Health authorities issued a coronavirus red alert last night as an increase in patients being admitted to hospitals was observed.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is not heading for a split, SLPP Parliamentarian and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

Fisheries Minister, Douglas Devananda who was in the midst of controversy last week for allegedly claiming that Indian fishermen would be granted permission to fish in Sri Lankan waters has denied the claims stating that the present solution to resol

Co-Cabinet spokesman, Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the government has not taken a decision to ban any religious or political organisation but the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) that probed the Easter Sunday carnage has rec

The Government has called for calm as the number of coronavirus infections in Sri Lanka began to see a rapid increase following the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.

A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition was yesterday filed by Thiniyawala Palitha Thera against six respondents including State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal and President’s Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundara in the Supreme Court alleging the respondents h

Chief Government Whip Johnston Fernando today urged SJB MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakara to furnish information they disclosed in Parliament about Easter Sunday attacks to the CID and support the government’s endeavour to find out the culp

Some information revealed by SJB MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara with regard to the Easter Sunday attack in Parliament caused uproar in Parliament today.

Once the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill comes into effect, the Colombo Port City (CPC) will be a safe haven for money laundering activities, former Justice Minister Wijayadasa Rajapakshe PC today said.

Opening hours of bars in hotels and liquor shops should be extended in order to create a night economy in Sri Lanka, MP Diana Gamage proposed in Parliament today.

A 40-foot container load of refuse tea worth Rs. 10 million has been seized today at the Colombo Port, Customs Deputy Director (Legal Affairs) and Media Spokesman Sudantha Silva said.

A total of 260 new COVID-19 patients were reported within today bringing the total number of cases in the country to 97,365, the Government Information Department said.

Attorney General Dappula De Livera has filed indictment in the Kegalle High Court under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against several individuals including Naufer Moulawi.