Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera bagged six wickets to help Sri Lanka clinch a historic series win over Australia today as the world number one side suffered a humiliating 229-run loss inside three days in the second Test in Galle.

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Chairman Olumuyiwa Barnard Aliu yesterday assured that they were ready to provide proposals to convert the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) in Mattala into a lucrative second airport in S

Joint opposition MP Geetha Kumarasinghe said yesterday her saying at Thursday's news conference that 20 million people had participated in the 'paada yathra' was a slip of the tongue.

In an emotional reunion, a father was given the ownership and custody of his daughter who had been washed away by the tsunami in December 2004. The girl who was just two and six months old then is now aged 14. The court order was given by Kalmunai Ma

The joint opposition today rejected the allegation made by UPFA General Secretary and Minister Mahinda Amaraweera that five senior members of the JO had offered Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe their support to form a separate government.

Higher Education and Highways Minister Lakshman Kiriella has denied claims by the joint opposition that there are plans to build the Indo-Lanka Bridge, connecting the two countries.  

All tuition classes, seminars and workshops meant for students sitting for the grade-5 scholarship examination have been banned with the effect from August 17 midnight to August 21, Examinations Commissioner General W.M.N.J. Pushpakumara said a short

Demands for taking back the Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka were among several issues raised in the Lok Sabha today, PTI reported.

Women and Child Affairs Minister Chandrani Bandara said yesterday the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) would take action against the joint opposition for using an 8-year-old child in its Pada Yathrawa based on a complaint received by the NC

A Sydney advertising agency has been forced to apologise after a job applicant who is a Sri Lankan Australian, claimed she was told that she was 'too brown' to be hired, Daily Mail Australia reported on Friday.

Seven persons were sentenced to death by the Nuwara-Eliya High Court judge Lalith Ekanayake today after they were found guilty of a murder.

Australia have been ripped out for their lowest ever score against Sri Lanka after a dramatic morning in Galle that has all but confirmed they will relinquish their world No.1 Test ranking.

Rangana Herath became only the second Sri Lankan cricketer to claim a test hat-trick on the second morning of the second test against Australia this morning.

A Toronto woman ordered out of Canada for being a self-declared member of the LTTE had argued the only evidence against her is her own past claims, which she says are not credible, the National Post reported on Thursday.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Central Committee (CC), which met after some of its MPs conducted the paada yathra, decided to expel all those who had acted in contravention of the party's rules and regulations, it is learnt.

With a view to obtaining further details of the Sri Lanka Central Bank’s bond transaction, the heads of the Bank have been summoned to present themselves before COPE on August 12th.

Police have found that a complaint lodged by a British tourist claiming that his gold ring worth Rs. 280,000 was stolen from a hotel he was staying, was fake and it was aimed at fraudulently making an insurance claim.

UPFA General Secretary and Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday said five senior members of the Joint Opposition requested Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to sever ties with the SLFP, offer them six ministerial portfolios, three state ministeria

The government is to set up a ‘new city’ in the proposed China-Sri Lanka Industrial Zone in the Hambantota district, it is learnt.

President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday that the government was fully committed to ensuring the security of the students of Jaffna university.

All non-academic staff of state universities who are currently on strike had been informed to report to work tomorrow, the University Grants Commission (UGC) said today.  

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill should not be allowed to be passed into law.