An Australian national lodged a complaint with the Anuradhapura tourist police today that his Visa and money had lost in the Anuradhapura bound train from Colombo.

Deputy Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma has undergone a bypass surgery at a private hospital in Colombo yesterday.

Two Maldivians were arrested on charges of possessing 350 grams of heroin in Dehiwala today, Police said.

During a debate on Sri Lanka in the British Parliament on Thursday, State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Hugo Swire said there needed to be an international element in the accountability mechanism in Sri Lanka to reassure the communities t

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC) over irregularities at the Srilankan airlines catering service concluded its inquir

Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi yesterday assured that the Sino-Sri Lanka cooperation does not target any third country nor will it affect their respective relationship with other countries.

In the backdrop of a legal challenge against recent increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT), the Government yesterday sought to give legal effect to the VAT increase by enacting fresh legislation through the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill which was p

In the wake of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe calling for the Speaker to overrule a Supreme Court ruling, former UPFA MP G.L. Peiris said it looked like an attempt to make way for the appointment of foreign judges to try war crimes against the a

President Maithripala Sirisena today vowed that he would not allow any foreign court, judge or organization to interfere with the internal administration and judiciary in the country.

The joint opposition today urged President Maithripala Sirisena to take action against Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera whom it accused of violating the collective responsibility of the Cabinet.

A 64-year-old businessman was found dead inside a washroom of an Ayurvedic Massage Parlour in Katugastota, Kandy last evening, police said.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accompanied by a delegation of nine members arrived in Sri Lanka a short while ago at the invitation of Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera.

A body of a suspected Medical Officer, was found in a hotel room in Gampaha, the Police said. Upon examination of the body the Police had found a medical identity card on him, and syringes in the vicinity of the body.

UNP MP Nalin Bandara today lodged a complaint with the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) alleging that more than Rs. 4.2 billion had been defrauded by the authorities of the previous regime by purchasing two ships at a cost of USD 35 mil

Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) Convener Lahiru Weerasekara was today remanded till July 15 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne on charges of defying a court order.

The Sabaragamuwa university has been closed till July 20 due to a fever that is spreading among the students.

Kandy District UPFA MP Lohan Ratwatte, who was named City Planning and Water Supply Minister of the Joint Opposition’s shadow cabinet, has requested his name be removed from the list.

President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday private television channels had allocated more air time to criticize the government  instead of showcasing  the development activities carried out by the government.

Four Sri Lankans,aged between 24 and 33, were arrested by the CID at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today when attempting to migrate to Canada through Turkey using fake visas.

Former UPFA parliamentarian Sajin Vass Gunawardena, who was remanded on money laundering charges was today released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya.

Snipers shot dead five police officers and injured six others in Dallas, unleashing chaos during a protest against police shootings of black men in an ongoing standoff Friday.

The High-Level road at Kosgama-Salawa was closed due to a protest by the villagers, Police said.

An Environmental Feasibility Report (EFR) is being drafted by the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development requesting the removal of the natural reef which claims to hinder the Dehiwela coastal line and to build a breakwater. Minister

As many as 1000 Indian trawlers are engaged in illegal fishing in Sri Lanka's territorial waters off the North and the East for the last one month, causing an extensive damage to marine ecology, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Parliam

President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed Ministers to cancel all foreign tours for one month and stay in the country to respond to public demands, it is learnt.