Police curfew imposed following tense situation in Kandy
A Police curfew was imposed in the Kandy Administrative district until 6 a.m. tomorrow, following …
A Police curfew was imposed in the Kandy Administrative district until 6 a.m. tomorrow, following …
A body of a 22-year-old woman was found washed ashore at the Kalu river bank in Kalutara North, la…
Three suspects who obtained a large sum of money by producing false lottery tickets as prize-winning ticke…
The funeral of Oswin Silva (82), past District Governor and past Council Chairman of Lions Internatio…
Four employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) including two electrical superintendents have be…
Vavuniya Police have arrested nine persons in connection with the theft of more than 2800 liters of d…
The cremation of the Sambodhi Viharaya Chief Incumbent and founder of ‘The Buddhist’ TV channel Vener…
President Maithripala Sirisena visited the Sri Mangalarama Viharaya in Batticaloa and called on Vihar…
The law banning the sale of cigarettes within a distance of 100 metres around schools will be gazette…
The suspect in the killing of a 9-year-old boy at Iranawila, Chilaw, was arrested while hiding at a f…
The 139th ‘Battle of the Blues’ cricket encounter between Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas’ Colle…
There has been serious lapses in the implementation of law and order during the recent unrest in Ampa…
In a hard hitting statement Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday said that the wo…
The Special Task force and the Navy in a joint operation nabbed 403 kg of Kerala cannabis valued at R…
Three police officers, a Sub Inspector and two constables attached to the Hikkaduwa Police were arres…
Bursting an artery in the brain caused the death of the 15-year-old schoolgirl of Gampola who died on Frid…
An underworld leader known as pas podda and two of his accomplices were arrested yesterday, in a raid…
Two groups of veterinary surgeons were deployed at the Yala National Park to treat three tuskers who …
Sri Lanka youth cap Lasith Croospulle scored his fourth century of the season and Ashan Fernando hit a sup…
Cabinet approval has been granted to purchase paddy for the Maha season and the paddy will be bought …
Income of the Yala and the Udawalawa sanctuaries have increased by several folds. The Yalan National …
A 19 year old youth was arrested by police after he cut the hair of a girl travelling in a bus last Thursd…
The Meteorology Department has predicted that wet weather will continue with showers or thundershower…
A SriLankan Airlines flight from London to Colombo was diverted last night after a passenger aboard fell i…
The Education Ministry is to commence interviews to recruit teacher-trainees for the National College…
Twenty two children allegedly abused by caretakers of an orphanage in the Rasnayakapura village in th…
A person who had broken a nest and taken 110 eggs of a bird called 'Batukesbewa', which is in dang…
Three youth were arrested by the Baddegama Police for allegedly robbing eight coconuts from a coconut esta…
A fifteen year school girl had died after fainting in her school in Atabage Udugama Pussellawa yesterday.S…
There is no “sterilization pill” invented in the world that could make a woman or man infertile by one int…
Police yesterday arrested an Army Sergeant Major in connection with the bus explosion in Kahagolla, D…
Tests carried out by the Government Analyst’s Department had revealed that 50 percent of the test samples …
Special Envoy on the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Prince Mired Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein will under…
An Army personal was arrested in connection to the explosion which took place in a passenger bus i…
A 15-year-old school girl who complained of a head ache, fainted and died upon the admission to th…
Colombo Municipal Commissioner V.K.A. Anura was removed from his position by the Governor K.C. Log…
Thousands of devotees from many parts of the country flocked to the Sacred Jayasri Maha Bodhi premise…
The annual Theru festival of the historic Matale Sri Muthumari Amman Temple began at the auspicious t…
Acting on information that a group of men in a car had been snatching the gold chains of women travelling …
Former IGP Jayantha Wickramaratne said he had made a statement to the Criminal Investigations Depart…
Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan, in a media communiqué on Wednesday, condemned the recent incident in…
A symposium on ‘Unity of Effort: Building Military-Civil Partnership to Counter Violent Extremism’ wa…
“It was with a deep sense of regret that I learnt of the untimely passing of Una McCauley, UN Resident Coo…
Newly-appointed Highways and Higher Education Minister Kabir Hashim assumed duties yesterday at the …
The Fourth Meeting of the Sri Lanka-Thailand Bilateral Political Consultations was held on February 2…
The Education Ministry yesterday announced disciplinary action against 11 officials, including two ad…
The current Early Warning System will undergo significant improvements by 2020 with the setting up of…
Rajanganaya Unified Farmer’s Association President Nihal Wanniarachchi had been arrested by the Polic…
A new election mechanism when introduced, it should be formulated and implemented under a simple and …
UNP Colombo District MP Mujibur Rahuman called on the Yahapalana Government to make good on its promi…
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday stressed that he will put in place a mechanism to ensure tha…
A comprehensive feasibility study to establish a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal and Floating Na…
The Education Ministry announced today that disciplinary inquiries against 11 officials including …
A bus plying from Katugoda to Negombo ran over a woman while she was crossing the road in Negom…
Anuradhapura District Secretary R.M. Wanninayake said today that a decision has been taken to temp…
In an attempt to reign in Sri Lanka’s virtually unregulated tuk tuk industry, the Tourism Ministry…
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday signed the special condolence book to mark the death of…
A tense situation had erupted at the Thambuttegama town as police fired tear gas and water cannons at prot…
The 10-year-old boy from Iranawila, Chilaw who was found dead in a shrub area had been sexually abuse…
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe placed the Sacred Relics Casket on the ceremonial tusker at the G…
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday confirmed the appointments of the seven members to the Offic…
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will leave for Singapore today to participate in the “Invest Sri …
President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to the Finance Ministry, the Central Bank and t…
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