Pakistan High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Maj. Gen. (R) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat said yesterday that Pakistan has always extended unconditional support to Sri Lanka at all fora and continue to do so, especially with regard to Sri Lanka’s national sec

A senior CEB official giving evidence before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to investigate corruption of the current administration indicated that those who were involved in the procurement process on constructing the 300 MW LNG power plant a

The Galle District Disaster Management Unit says that three temples, a school and 124 houses have been partially damaged and two houses completely damaged due to heavy rains and strong winds.

A female Indian national who tried to smuggle in a stock of Cocaine worth over Rs.18 million was apprehended by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last afternoon when arriving into the country . The woman who had come from

General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Dayasiri Jayasekera inquired what else was there for his party to talk to the SLPP when it had already nominated its presidential candidate.

Whatever the Health Ministry might say, there is a severe shortage of drugs at government hospitals, Coordinator of the Government Medical Officers’ Association (Eastern Province) Dr. Niroshan Liyanag

At the invitation of Cambodian King His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath NORODOM SIHAMONI, President Maithripala Sirisena paid a state visit to Cambodia and agreed to enhance the cooperation between the two countries. According to a join

The Ministry of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development and Youth Affairs allocated Rs.6,000 million for major high impact development interventions in the Jaffna District, an official said.

Minister of Public Enterprise, Kandyan Heritage and Kandy Development, Lakshman Kiriella said that the Sinhala-Buddhist culture was protected in the Kandyan region, and the manner in which Kandyan kings acted was commendable. He said the present g

The Board of Trustees of the Munneshwaram Sri Ishwara Maha Devale, Chilaw said that the annual Nikini pooja ceremony was scheduled to start on August, 17 at 12.00 noon, after ‘Kap’ planting. It is said that the fu

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