Six suspects including two women had been arrested with 1.5 kilograms of heroin worth Rs.12million by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) during two separate raids in Colombo this morning, the Police said.

Ukrainian captain of the controversial Avant-Garde ship was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Galle last night, Police said.

Britain has voted to leave the European Union, the BBC said based on voter tallies from Thursday's referendum, an outcome that would set the country on an uncertain path and deal the largest setback to European efforts to forge greater unity sinc

Britain's bitterly contested referendum on whether to quit the European Union was too close to call on Friday as early results showed a deeply divided nation while the pound was hammered on financial markets.

The break away group of the SLFP, ‘the joint opposition’ and the new party reported to be formed by former Minister Basil Rajapaksa are doomed for disaster as the SLFP's history has proved in numerous occasions that not a single polit

A gang, inspired by violent scenes in South Indian cinema, is engaged in emulating them for various criminal activities in the Jaffna peninsula according to initial observations , Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayake informed Parliament yesterday.

Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Rajitha Senaratne has directed the Ministry to remove the threshold of Rs 1.5 million allocated for a cancer patient and to allocate funds without a limit for their treatments.

Senior State Counsel Dilan Ratnayake today told court that the CCTV footage relating to the inquiry over the murder of Ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen, has been sent to the British Columbia Laboratory- Canada for expert examination and the progress of the

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg welcomed the progress in Sri Lanka in reconciliation, strengthening democracy, good governance and economic development policy, a media release issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

About 50,000 heroin addicts were reported in Sri Lanka while nearly 200,000 people were reportedly addicted to cannabis, National Dangerous Drugs Control Board Chairman said today.

Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (JNP) MP Wimal Weerawansa today charged that the government was imprisoning its opponents at a rate as it intended to hold a referendum to adopt its new Constitution which was aimed at dividing the country.

Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake came under fire in Parliament today for using the premises of the MPs' housing complex in Madiwela to do target practicing for a film shoot.

The side arm of a police officer is reported to have misfired injuring another officer attached to the Kantale Police station.

Police fired teargas and used high pressure water cannons to disperse university students who were protesting at the Kollupitiya Junction a short while ago. However, our reporter said the students had sat on the road disregarding the water cannons an

The stretch of Galle Road, from Kollupitiya Junction to Lotus Roundabout in Colombo 1 has been closed because of a protest march by university students was heading towards the Temple Trees, police said.

At least 3 people were killed and several others injured when a bus collided head on with a van at Ballapana junction on the Colombo-Kandy road, a short while ago, the Police said.  

Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris today rejected the bail application submitted on behalf of former senior DIG Anura Senanayake and former Narahenpita Crimes OIC Sumith Perera and re-remanded them till July 7.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris today permitted the FCID to check the bank accounts of two private companies, Nimbus and Steel Impex.

A 35-year-old man was reported to have been shot dead, a short while ago, by unidentified gunmen outside the Mahara Magistrate's Court when he had come there in connection with a drug peddling case.

The elephant calf that was less than a month old and had been rescued from an uncovered drain in Hambantota died last night at Elephant Transit Home in Uda Walawe.

The bidet showers fixed at the washrooms of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have been removed from today and replaced with toilet tissues, a BIA official said.

An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday summoned the prosecution witnesses by June 30 after framing charges against six members of a banned outfit accused in 2009 Sri Lankan cricket team attack case. 

With reference to the report that the Government had borrowed in excess of the limit approved by Parliament, Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday that the Auditor General's observation contradicted against the reports of the Tr

The new Customs Ordinance, if implemented, would reduce the powers of Customs Officers, allow more room for criminals to operate and bring the control of the entire Customs Department under a single individual, the Customs Trade Union Alliance charge

There was no evidence to suggest that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was involved in any financial fraud, but allegations of money laundering and financial mismanagement had been levelled against many of the Rajapaksa family members, Cabinet Spok

A lady doctor of a Government hospital, and a lady lawyer had been taken into custody by the Welikada Police for obstructing the duty of two women Police Constables by biting them.