Tickets for the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Australia have been sold out, Sri Lanka Cricket announced. There will be no ticket sales at the Kettarama Stadium today.  SLC inform the public.

The Navy yesterday seized 134 kg of Kerala Cannabis and arrested five suspects along with the consignments in two separate raids in Kankasanthure and Kayts.

The Grade 5 Scholarship exam will be held tomorrow in 2959 examination centres throughout the country.

The next round of official talks on the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) with India will be conducted in New Delhi, next month, diplomatic sources said yesterday.

President Maithripala Sirisena is likely to reach Tirumala - the sacred abode of Lord Venkateswara, in India today to participate in the Suprabhata seva, The Hindu News Paper reported.

Bangladesh cricket authorities said Friday they have sacked the national team's assistant coach Ruwan Kalpage after he failed to report for duty.

A SriLankan Airlines flight UL554 19 from Frankfurt to Colombo was delayed by 15 hours due to late arrival of a flight crew member, SriLankan Airlines sources said.

A Sri Lankan mother was caught selling one of her twin babies in Sharjah and was charged by the Sharjah Court of First Instance with human trafficking.

The Government has drafted legislation for the setting up of an Engineering Council headed by a chairman appointed by the Prime Minister for the purpose of upholding the standards of the engineering profession.

Several environmentalists said yesterday the Wildlife Conservation Department’s proposal to install infra-red cameras on trains in an attempt to save elephants from being run over was not practical.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said yesterday he could not oblige the joint opposition request to desist from signing the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) Bill which was passed in Parliament on August 11 amid protests by the JO.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said the government has embarked on a cleaning up process to put every aspect of the country on the right track.

President Maithripala Sirisena who seemed to be in an aggressive mood said he will disclose secrets about some opposition politicians as and when they form a new political party.  

Eighteen-year-old Avishka Fernando and leg-spinner Amila Aponso have been included in the Sri Lanka 16-man Squad for the five-match ODI series against Australia starting on Sunday in Colombo.

A woman who suffered severe burn injuries when the new gas cooker exploded has sued the seller and the gas cooker agent for Rs.4.5 million in damages.

Deputy Government Whip and United National Party (UNP) MP Ashu Marasinghe said yesterday he had written to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya requesting him to launch an inquiry into statements made by some joint opposition MPs that they had urged him to refrai

Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris today permitted CID officials to handover the CCTV footage obtained from the site of Wasim Thajudeen's death to be checked at the laboratory of the British Columbia Institute in Canada.

A 47-year-old man, his 12-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son died after allegedly taking poison in Wasala Road, Kotahena this morning, the Police said.

The Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris ordered Chief JMO of the Colombo National Hospital to submit a comprehensive report over Sujani Bogollagama, who is another suspect a suspect in the inquiry conducted under the Money Laundering Act f

Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris today issued an arrest warrant through Interpol on Oranella Iresha Silva, who is a suspect in the inquiry conducted under the Money Laundering Act for purchasing Rs. 100 mn worth shares of a company call

Colombo Additional District Judge, M.A.A. Navaratne ordered popular Sinhala tuition master and film producer Upul Shantha Sannasgala and Powerhouse Private Limited to pay Rs 2.5 million each to journalist, film critic and author Ajith Galappathi for

An internationally wanted Sri Lankan accused of terrorist activities is living just outside the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) as a Canadian citizen, CTV Toronto reported on Thursday.

UPFA MP Dullas Allahapperuma today said he would resign from his post as SLFP Matara district leader.Addressing a news conference, the MP said he would hand over the resignation letter to SLFP Chairman and President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday. &

The manufacturing, importation, distribution, storage and sale of helmets without an SLS certification issued by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) would be banned with effect from September 1, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said yester

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that the truth would be sought but that it would not result in retribution, as the past would be put aside.