Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is seen with TNA leader R. Sampanthan and Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera during the launch of the ‘Palmyrah Development Fund’ held last morning at Temple Trees. State Minister of Education Vijayakala Mahe

A novice monk examines the alms bowl or Pathra donated to him at a religious ceremony at Gangarama Temple in Colombo while another looks on. Around 150 alms bowls which are resistant to corrosion were distributed among the novice monks. These alms bo

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is reported to have informed the diplomatic community in Sri Lanka yesterday that in a move aimed at unifying the personal laws in the country at least to some extent, the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act would be a

Business magnate Dhammika Perera was non-committal and did not reject speculation that he would come forward as a common candidate at the next Presidential Election.

The Attorney General (AG) has directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to launch a comprehensive probe against top security officials including former Defence Secretary, State Intelligence Chief, Commanding Officer of the Special Task For

The Government Analyst’s Department said yesterday the DNA tests it carried out had confirmed the identity of the suicide bombers including that of Mohomad Zaharan, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday Madrasas would be placed under the purview of the Education Ministry.

Buddhists the world over celebrate Vesak Poya today. It marks the birth, enlightenment and the passing away of the Buddha. The Beira Lake is seen being decorated for Vesak Poya by navy personnel.

Acting Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya called on the Asgiriya and Malwathu chapter Mahanayake Theras on Wednesday. Finance State Minister Eran Wickramaratne also accompanied them.

Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake yesterday assured that there is much less imminence of a second spate of terrorist attacks.

Responding to reports that Minister Rishad Bathiudeen had influenced Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake to release a suspect arrested over the Easter Sunday attacks, the latter said yesterday no one had influenced him but that the minister did make a r

President Maithripala Sirisena will soon take a decision on Governors Azath Salley and A.L.M. Hizbullah, former Minister Duminda Dissanayaka said.

While expressing solidarity with the victims of the Easter Sunday terror attacks and those affected by the recent spate of violence, prominent Sri Lankan Muslim leaders yesterday called for one united Sri Lankan identity.

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, who met President Maithripala Sirisena, has said that China would soon take steps to assist Sri Lanka’s strategic capabilities to combat international terrorism.

UNP Catholic MPs vary on the no confidence motion that have been brought against Minister of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons, Co-operative Development and Vocational Training & Skills Development Rishad Bathiudeen by

An upstair house alleged to have been used as a training camp for the elite members of National Tawheed Jamaat (NTJ) was found at Aruppola in Kandy by the security forces.

Arrangements have been made to pay tribute in memory of fallen war heroes in the series of ‘Dasawarshabhishekaya’ (Decade of Peace) ceremonies scheduled to commence on May 19.

The Chinese government has taken steps to provide a grant of Rs 2,600 million for Security Forces to be used during this emergency situation on a request made by President Maithripala Sirisena during his official visit to China.

The wife of the suicide bomber who blew himself up at St. Anthony’s Church delivered her first baby two weeks after the dastardly Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 250 people including the attackers, the Colombo Magistrate’s Court has b

Foreign Affairs Minister Tilak Marapana who is in the US and was welcomed by the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo at the Department of State last morning . Earlier, it was reported that the Foreign Minister was visiting the US to attend a high level

For the very first time in history, the number of dansals during Vesak will be limited to 92. Although some 6,000 dansals were registered last year, the number stands at 92 this year according to the Association of Public Health Inspectors.

More than 60 people were arrested in connection with the violence in the North-Western Province and in Minuwangoda, 33 of them were remanded, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said yesterday.

A large stock of firearms and ammunition buried in a land at Wellawaya was recovered and two individuals were arrested by police and army personnel yesterday.

The explosives used for attacks on Easter Sunday have been engineered by terrorists and have hitherto not been used by the military or the LTTE, sources said.

The military fired shots in the air to disperse two groups in Chilaw yesterday following a tense situation which later led the police to impose curfew within the Chilaw Police Division since yesterday afternoon until 4 a.m. today.

State Minister of Defence, Ruwan Wijewardene said on Thursday that an investigation should be carried out to ascertain the true story behind the ‘Sharia University’ in Batticaloa.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe called on the Mahanayake Theras of Malwathu, Asgiri Chapters and the Ramanna Nikaya in Kandy yesterday. Here the Premier is seen meeting with Most Ven.Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayake Thera of the Malwaththa ch

Baggage of visitors to the Hotel Galadari in Colombo is seen being thoroughly checked by Army Commandos with the assistance of sniffer dogs.

A large number of terrorists had already been arrested, out of which, 12 were hard-core members, President Maithirpala Sirisena told Parliament yesterday.