Three persons including former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had been banned by Court from travelling abroad due to investigations being carried out in connection with the floating armoury in the Galle Harbour, were yesterday allowed permission

In a hard-hitting letter to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, President Maithripala Sirisena said that even if the UPFA wins the general election, Mahinda Rajapaksa won’t be appointed Prime Minister

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike said the people could vote for any animal and not for the betel leaf symbol or the hand symbol at the forthcoming general elections if they wanted to save the country from corrupt individuals.

Sri Lanka’s second international airport, a pet project of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his hometown built at a cost of USD 210 million, could be used as a temporary paddy storage facility, officials said on Wednesday.

UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha yesterday accused former President and ex- Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Leader Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga of working for the UNP.

As the Deputy Minister of Post in the Mahinda Rajapaksa government, I could not even get the buildings of the Matara Post Office painted

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in Sri Lanka at 1.30 p.m. from Katunayake Bandaranayake International Airport (KBIA) on board an Emirates flight, a source said.

The exhumation of the remains of a star rugby player whose death is now the target of a murder investigation has cast a shadow over former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s comeback bid at Sri Lanka’s general election next week.

If anybody can be described as the ‘face’ of this parliamentary election, it is former president Mahinda Rajapaksa. Not only is his likeness displayed on the posters pamphlets and other election material of the candidates of the UPFA, the UNP and the JVP also direct all their attacks at him.

Sri Lanka is likely to regain a lucrative European Union trade concession for garments exports, the government said on Tuesday, five years after the South Asian island nation lost the discount over its failure to address human rights concerns.

Malaysian Police have arrested seven men for investigation into the death of a Sri Lankan man who was allegedly assaulted while attempting to break into an apartment at Kota Kemuning in Shah Alam.

Forty Indian fishermen, who were in the custody of Sri Lankan authorities since June, have been released following orders of courts in Point Pedro and Mannar, both in the Northern Province.

Sri Lanka’s economy should grow by 7 percent this year, up from 4.5 percent last year, while inflation will end the year far below market expectations, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said on Monday.

Former parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa said today he had been summoned by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) on August 12.

Ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen’s body was exhumed a short while ago at Jummah Mosque Cemetery, Dehiwala as per the order of Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris.

Retired Senior DIG Anura Senanayake and several officers who were previously attached to the Presidential Security Division (PSD) are likely to be questioned in connection with Rugby Player Wasim Thajudeen’s death.