The woman arrested on suspicion of strangling a dog to death was produced before the Mankulam Magistrate and remanded till February 3.

While ordering the release of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on bail in connection with a money laundering case involving a 31.5-perch property with a house valued at Rs. 34 million in Ratmalana, Colombo Add

An extraordinary gazette notification was issued regarding the import of vehicles yesterday by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, exercising the powers granted to him as the Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption said it has filed three cases against former Civil Aviation Minister Piyankara Jayaratne. The cases were filed at the Colombo High Court on January 8. One of the charges accuses

In the wake of debate on the proposed curtailment of perks and privileges of former Heads of State, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila added to further controversy in this regard when he said their pensions could not be reduced or s

Former Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakshe has called for the preservation of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s body for public display after his demise.

While stressing that both India and Sri Lanka are civilisational partners, sharing history, language, religion and ethos while stories of both countries have intertwined and futures are interlinked, Acting High Commissioner of India Dr. Satyanjal Pan

A group of young men including a garment employee who abducted a 21 year old young woman attending the nurses training course at the Hali-ela Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau Branch were arrested and the young woman was saved by Hali-ela police ye

The Animal Welfare Coalition (AWC) yesterday claimed that a mediation board in Oddusuddan in Mullaitivu District has issued a verdict to hang a dog which had bit a goat, in order to resolve a conflict between two groups of people.

Pandemonium broke loose when a wild elephant roamed into Thanamalwila - Kiwl Ara main road and ran along the road yesterday morning. Villagers said a herd of wild elephants raided the villages and ruined cultivated land and that a rogue elephant that

Authorities at SriLankan Airlines had paid US $ 9 million (Rs.2.6 billion ) a month for three years as lease for three aircraft despite them being grounded due to lack of engine spare parts, a minister said.

A trishaw driver who sold two tickets valued at Rs. 4,000 for the Ella Odyssey Express from Kandy to a female tourist for Rs. 28,000 was arrested yesterday by Kandy Division Crime Investigation Unit.

Despite government ministers giving assurances that the government would thwart future rice shortages by creating buffer stocks by Paddy Marketing Board (PMB), no such purchasing has been commenced by the PMB in Dimbulagala Mahaweli Zone where the ha

Adviser to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that former Governor of the Southern Province Keerthi Thennekoon has sent in a letter of demand to Minister of Plantations Samantha Vidyaratne asking him to pay Rs 100 million as damages for the a

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was arrested on Saturday by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 5 of 2006 has been remanded in a general ward in the

In response to criticism regarding why former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was not handcuffed during his arrest, the police clarified that it is not necessary to handcuff every suspect who is arrested.

The United States has offered to help the government in its bid to enact legislation for the recovery of stolen assets believed to be stashed overseas, an official said.

The issue of Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters remains a persistent challenge, as evidenced by the recent arrest of 33 Indian fishermen caught engaging in illegal fishing during the weekend.

The government has taken no decision to revoke the Adani Wind Power projects in Mannar but has informed Indian officials that the tariff rates offered by the Indian conglomerate are too high whilst other companies have quoted far lower tariffs, the D

In order to avert a major coconut crisis in the coming months, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunneththi and Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure K. V. Samantha Vidyarathna will submit a joint cabinet

Says govt. made an arbitrary decision without conducting a proper security assessment

A massage parlour owner who was found guilty of procuring three foreign women for prostitution after promising them job opportunities as massage therapists was sentenced yesterday to five years of rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court.

Chemicals used to clean cesspits are suspected to be released into Beira Lake to kill the stench in stagnated water ultimately leading to bird deaths

As the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) appointed its MP Aravinda Senarath as the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) despite earlier assurance that the opposition will be given the opportunity of heading it, Chief

Parliament yesterday paid tribute to late Minister Rukman Senanayake who passed away recently. Mr Senanayake is the grandson of Late Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake and a nephew of late Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake.

Switzerland has assured its support in recovering assets that have been moved out of Sri Lanka, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The Fort Police have arrested a man who, inspired by the fictional superhero Batman, committed a series of thefts at the World Trade Centre (WTC) in Colombo.

The President’s Secretariat has issued a series of instructions to all Ministry secretaries outlining the facilities and services to be provided to Ministers.

Gem businessman Thushara Perera said he has been facing political threats over a special blue sapphire which he received in 2017 and is valued at over USD 400 million. This gem is a 350-carat blue sapphire from the corundum family.

Vehicle prices have gone up before their imports due to an IMF condition which required to match prices in relation to inflation, in order to control inflation, Deputy Finance Minister Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando said yesterday.