Five people including the driver who were arrested for driving a car in a reckless manner on the Southern Express-way (E-01) on April 10, were granted bail by the Panadura Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya yesterday directed the Attorney General’s Department to submit the proposed amendments to the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill by President’s Secretary P.B. Jayasundara to the Court today. Additiona

An Opposition MP yesterday slammed the Department of Excise for failing to respond to the recent allegations that were made against the latter in the House regarding a controversial tender agreement with an Indian company, that would eventually resul

Lekakadhikari (Chief Secretary) of the Asgiriya Chapter Ven. Medagama Dhammananda Thera said it was the duty of the Mahasangha to come forward to oppose any move that would affect the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

A battery-operated 12 bore muzzleloader gun was seized and its owner arrested yesterday by Thiniyawala Police during a raid in the Hayahavula area in Thiniyawa

It was decided to hold sittings of Parliament from today to the 23rd from 10.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.at the Committee of the party l

The Government should reveal the force that is operating behind the controversial Colombo Port City project, Sinhala Ra

Several organisations representing female workers in the hill country staged a demonstration at the Malliappuwa Junction in Hatton yesterday against an offending statement said to have been made by Estate Housing and Community I

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to China Dr. Palitha Kohona and the Chief Monk of the Shaolin Temple in China exchanged views for cooperation between the Shaolin Temple and Sri Lanka. Matters perta

A cycle race in view of the Bakmaha Ulela was organised by the Traders’ Association of Gampaha - Malwathuhiripitiya for the first time. It was held during the weekend with the participation of the residents of the area.

Devotees in thousands were seen flocking to Sri Pada during the weekend in unending queues visible from miles away.

A couple operating as agents of drug kingpin Chaminda Rohana Manju alias ‘Kalu Sagara’ were arrested with 500grams of heroin during a raid carried out at Heenatikumbura in Talangama, Police said. Police

Army Commander Gen. Shavendra Silva said over 1,600 young men and women from Jaffna had joined the Sri Lanka

Wildlife Conservators found two bear cubs deserted at Thoduwakanda in the Maduruoya National Park. The cubs were la

A stretch of the Nuwara Eliya - Thalawakele road through Desford has caved in indicating an imminent danger of an earth slip. Asst. Director of the Nuwara Eliya District Disaster Management Unit Ranjith Alahakoon said. He said

The Wahalkada Arch at the Sri Pada Buddhist Centre in Nallathanniya will be entrusted to the temple on April 18. Sanghanayake of the Sabaragamuwa Province and Chief Incumbent of the Sri Padasthana Ven. Bengamuwe Dhammad

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa recently appointed Ajith Seneviratne as the Chief Organiser of the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) for the Rambukkana seat of the Kegalle District. The relevant

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. State Department’s Ambassadors’ Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), which has provided more than 200 million Sri Lankan Rupees ($1 million) in funding to protect Sri Lanka’s diverse cultural

Visitors will not be allowed to visit prison inmates for the Sinhala/Hindu New Year this year, the Prisons Department said.

Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians President Prof. Vasantha Devasiri said terminating Dr. Fernando’s service with the NMRA, eventually led to losing their representation. “We firmly b

The Ratmalana Airport will be promoted as a Leisure Flying Centre under the Government’s programme to develop the Airport as

Yuthukama organisation which has parliamentary representation on the ticket of the government has submitted its proposals for a new constitution based on the principles of ancient ‘civilisational state’ of Sri Lanka. Ruling party

Mahanayake of the Sri Lanka Ramannya Nikaya Ven.Makulewe Wimala Thera said that the SLFP’s proposed constitutional amendment to replace the Provincial Council system with District Councils will in

Veddha Chieftain Wanaspathi Uruwarigelage Vannila Ettho said although felling of trees in the state forests was going on unchecked in the presence of authorities, the Forest Conservation Department did n

Pakistan High Commissioner Maj. Gen, Muhammad Saad Khattak pledged the support of the Pakistan Government towards the development efforts of the Sri Lankan Government that had fostered friendly relations and regional cooperation between the two count

Unmasking of real culprits responsible for the Easter Sunday carnage will take place gradually once the Court processes are under way, Chief Government Whip Highways Minister Johnston Fernando said yesterday. Addressing the med

It is sad to note that certain people were questioning as to whether former President Maithripala Sirisena was in fact wearing clothes, SLPP MP Chamara Sampath told Parliament yesterday.

Fourteen leading Buddhist monks, in an open letter to the President, the Prime Minister and the government, urged not to conduct the provincial councils and calling it a treacherous act, they asked for th

Twenty-seven cases had been filed before Colombo District Court by the relatives of the victims who died and those who became permanently disabled after the Easter Sunday coordinated

Members of the United National Party (UNP), including Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene held a protest near the United Nations Head Office, Colombo yesterday, against the Government, for failing to take action for the de