A German child aged about two years was electrocuted yesterday while he was staying at a hotel in Wennappuwa with his parents.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said yesterday that it would support the government to implement the proposals of the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka.

The Ministry of Development Strategies & International Trade said yesterday it would formulate the National Trade Policy by the end of next month by incorporating inputs from all stakeholders through a broad-based consultative process.

A public interest litigant today filed a fundamental rights petition against the request made by the Prime Minister for a ruling from the Speaker on the implication and/or constitutionality of the “Singarasa Case”.

Theresa May became British prime minister today after being appointed by Queen Elizabeth shortly after the monarch accepted David Cameron's resignation.

David Cameron has resigned as Prime Minister after six years in Downing Street.

The joint opposition today alleged that Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka was directly involved in the awarding of the tender to supply coal for the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant (LCPP) when he was Power and Renewable E

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa today claimed that it was a mockery of the law for the ministers to have predicted Namal Rajapaksa's arrest by the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) 24 hours before the arrest.

The joint opposition today claimed that an attempt was being made by the Government to finalise the proposed Indo-Lanka Economic and Technology Cooperative Agreement (ETCA) without President Maithripala Sirisena’s knowledge.

A concessionary period of three months had been given for vehicle owners to apply for vehicle ownership transferring, cabinet co-spokesman Gayantha Karunathilake said today.

Power and Renewable Energy Deputy Minister Ajith P. Perera today in response to a question -- asked by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as to whether the government was happy now that his son Namal had been arrested on charges of misappropriation -

Cabinet approval was granted for a national development organization comprising of both civil and military personnel, Co-Cabinet Spokesman Minister Gayantha Karunathilake said today.

While claiming the Governments’ priorities have changed after coming into power, former minister Basil Rajapaksa said the country which was once a working land had now become a graveyard.

Minister Ravi Karunanayake said that despite excitement in the Joint Opposition regarding predictions on arrests, people living in the country were aware of the investigations and therefore were able to arrive at reasonable conclusions

The roads in the vicinity of Town Hall, mainly along Ward Place opposite the University Grants Commission (UGC) was chock-o-block with traffic because of a protest march by members of the University Trade Union Joint Committee.

Despite contradictions in the Sri Lanka political spectrum on proposed accountability mechanisms, the United Nations said that they hoped the country would follow the procedure agreed upon with the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC). &nbs

National Freedom Front Spokesman Mohammed Muzammil was further remanded till July 27 by the Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne over the inquiry conducted against him for allegedly misappropriating Rs. 6.1 million public funds.

United National Party (UNP) MP Harshana Rajakaruna yesterday said he did not personally welcome the arrest of United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Namal Rajapaksa but was happy to note that justice prevailed.  

A representation to central and state governments to transfer the Sri Lankan national Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Santhan, to a prison in Sri Lanka, has been prepared for his approval.

President Maithripala Sirisena left for London last evening with a delegation of six persons, President's Media Division said.

A mother and her daughter were stabbed to death in a house at Gurubewila in Ratnapura, last night due a family dispute, police said.