The government today signed a tripartite agreement for Colombo International Financial City (CIFC) which was previously known as the Colombo Port City.  

No Sri Lankan casualties had been reported in the series of blasts that took place across Thailand, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said today.

Three Lebanese were arrested by the Immigration and Emigration Department at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning when they attempted to enter the country on forged passports. The husband, wife and their son are being questioned

While praising the tourism industry in Sri Lanka, visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said today she had a most enjoyable holiday in the island during the last week.

It was revealed in Court today that sixteen Chinese, who are in Sri Lanka on tourist visas are violating Immigration laws by being engaged in language translation activities for guides in the tourism industry.

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will undertake her first official visit to Sri Lanka from Sunday to Wednesday, a statement issued by the UN compound in Colombo said today.

A series of coordinated blasts across Thailand has targeted tourist towns leaving four dead and many injured, with reports of more explosions.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremeshinghe is to undertake an observation visit in China from tomorrow to August 17, Prime Minister’s office said.

The US said today the passage of the Bill to set up an Office of Missing Persons (OMP) by the Sri Lankan Government was an historic step towards achieving reconciliation.  

Veteran artiste Jackson Anthony and eight others arrived at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud and Corruption (PRECIFAC) a short while ago over financial irregularities connected to the inaugu

A fully local permanent office was needed to provide redress to the relatives of missing persons, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said yesterday.

The Cabinet has approved the use of what's known as the 'Swiss Challenge Procedure' in future to entertain unsolicited proposals for project implementation.

The joint opposition said yesterday it would consider the Office of Missing Persons Bill invalid because the due procedure was not followed in passing it and as such it would be nullified under a future government headed by it.

Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera MP expressed his displeasure yesterday over the passage of the amended draft Bill to set up an Office of Missing Persons (OMP).  

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, who is already in Sri Lanka on a private visit, will have an official Programme at the invitation of the Government on Friday and Saturday, The Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement today.   

Deputy Minister Ajith P. Perera said today no criminal liability would arise from the findings of the Office of Missing Persons to be set up under the legislation passed today..

In the wake of the Office of Missing Persons Bill being passed in Parliament, Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera said the Government would go ahead with the setting up of a judicial mechanism to hear accountability issues.

Special Assignment Minister Sarath Amunugama today justified the government’s decisions to purchase eight multirole fighter jets to upgrade the Sri Lanka Air Force fleet.

Mount Lavinia Additional Magistrate Sulochana Weerasinghe on Thursday allowed the CID to check the 63 bank accounts held by 60 Army Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers including that of Kandegedera Piyawansa who was remanded in connection with the killi

President Maithripala Sirisena has rubbished as "baseless" claims by supporters of predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa that Sri Lanka had agreed to an Indian proposal to build a bridge linking the island to India.

The amended draft Bill to set up an Office of Missing Persons (OMP) was passed in Parliament a short while ago without a vote being taken.

The former Eastern Province chief minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan was today further remanded till August 24 by Batticaloa Magistrate M. Ganesharaja.

Parliament proceedings were adjourned a short while ago after joint opposition MPs wearing black bands protested against the enactment of the Office of Missing Persons Bill.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today permitted former minister Johnston Fernando to travel to Singapore for medical treatment for his wife.

Spanish Civil Guards have arrested seven people for forming part of a network accused of distributing in the world over a million photos or videos containing pornographic images of children from several countries including Sri Lanka.