REUTERS - An experimental England Squad beat a strong Wales Team 33-19 at Twickenham yesterday, as the hosts followed a typically abrasive first half lead with a composed second half performance.

Mohamed Shamaz cracked a fine century as Antonians SC cruised to a convincing 87-run victory over United SC in their Governor’s Cup Inter-Club Cricket Tournament encounter played at Wattala yesterday. Antonians SC taking

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Day 2019, was celebrated at the Royal Thai Embassy yesterday with the participation of representatives of the countries belonging to the ASEAN and other distinguished guests.

At least 271 houses were partially damaged by the gusty winds that blew across the areas like Ratnapura, Vavuniya, Kegalle, Puttalam, Hambantota and Nuwara Eliya yesterday, Disaster Management Cent

The SLPP Presidential candidate must give an assurance that he would abrogate all agreements detrimental to the national interests and national security if there are any signed with the US and would not go ahead with the proposed SOFA and ACSA in the

Catholic MPs representing the ruling party on Wednesday urged the government to reveal who were responsible for the incidents regarding the stoning of St. Sebastian’s statue in Katuwapitiya and the disappearance of St Anthony’s statue from a chur

Although 118 ‘Red Notices’ have been issued on Sri Lankan fugitives by the International Police (Interpol), only 18 of them are visible to the general public on the Interpol website, the Criminal Invest

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Chairman Professor G. L. Peiris yesterday said they were ready to face any legal challenge if Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa’s parliament membership was challenged after he was appointed SLPP leader. Profe

The proceedings of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) will be open to media from today, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya announced yesterday. Speaker Jayasuriya said the COPE sessions will be open to media after experimenting with the

Two flights which were scheduled to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake were diverted to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) last morning due to the adverse weather condition,

The Batticaloa Campus should not be acquired by the government but should be handed over to a trust, UNP MP Mujibur Rahman told Parliament on Wednesday. Mr Rahman made this remark despite a request made by another UNP MP that the Campus should be

JVP MP Bimal Ratnayake yesterday requested Constitutional Council Chairman Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to call for a report from the National Police Commission (NPC) Chairman over the decision taken by it to tr

The Presidential candidate fielded by the proposed National Democratic Front (NDF) must be chosen from the UNP and that candidate must contest the Presidential poll with a clear policy, strategy and vision for the country, Transport and Civil Aviatio

Ingiriya police informed that a thirteen year old child had died under mysterious circumstances on Monday while playing inside the house with his younger sister.

President Maithripala Sirisena said that some Ministers in the present government are also involved in the environmental destruction in Muthurajawela, which is a valuable asset of the Gampaha Distric

The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) reported before the Moratuwa Magistrate’s court a fraud of Rs 400 million committed allegedly by the Chairman of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board and the Project Director of special wat

The Department of Railways had deployed several special train services due to historic Esala Maha Perehera of Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandy. The additional train services will be operated from August 10 to August 15 between Colombo, Matale and

Sri Lanka would host the first meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Maritime Safety and Security Working Group (MSSWG), in Colombo on August 8 and 9, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. In a statement, the ministry

Five suspects, including two school teachers and two retired army soldiers had been arrested yesterday over the alleged theft of gems, cash and gold worth more than Rs.30 million in Pelmadulla on July 27 night, P

The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar yesterday issued an open warrant on Imaduwage Indika Sampath, the third suspect in the Welikada prison riots case and allowed evidence to be heard in absentia under Section 241 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Other

A stock of 122.5 kg of Kerala cannabis had been recovered by the Navy in coordination with the Police during a search at Madagalthurai in Jaffna on Wednesday, the navy said. They said naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command in coordina

The government is to introduce a Price formula for flour and Milk powder soon, State Minister of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons, Co-operative Development and Vocational Training & Skills Development Buddhika Pathira

The Irrigation Department’s attempt to find a long term solution to flooding in the city of Colombo has been shelved due to politically motivated protests by the public, a senior official said yesterday. Director General of the Irrigation Dep

If the government awards the construction of a 300 MW LNG power plant at Kerawalapitiya to any other company than Lanka Transformers Limited (LTL) the country will lose Rs. 90 billion in the next 20 years,

Three suspects have been arrested for abduction and forcible detention of an individual at Koswatta in Bandaragama, Police said. The Panadura Divisi

Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella yesterday requested for a special security arrangement for the historic Kandy Perahera as there are reports which suggest there could be some incidents during the event.

In relation to the containers of industrial waste lying at the Colombo Port, Lawyer and Environmental Protection Activist Jagath Gunawardena said the United Kingdom (UK) had breached the provision of the Article 4 of the Basel Co

President Maithripala Sirisena handed over letters of appointment to the members of the Thripitaka Conservation Board at the Presidential Secretariat, yesterday. He has appointed the Tripitaka Conservation Board comprising of 43 clergy and lay mem

General Secretary of the SLFP, Dayasiri Jayasekara said the SLFP has not received an invitation from the SLPP to participate in its annual convention to be held on August 11 as yet and added if there was an invitation, the party’s Central Committee

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) will reveal its Presidential candidate this month at a mass rally to be held at Galle Face grounds on August 18, JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva said on Wednesday. He said the JVP would face future elections inc