Gampaha District UNP MP Ajith Mannapperuma’s left leg was amputated yesterday following a road mishap where his vehicle crashed into a side railing of the Southern Expressway. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met for bilateral discussions at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo this afternoon. Following one-on-one discussions, the two leaders joined their respective delegations for extended talks, which focused a considerable amount on strengthening relations between the two nations in the maritime sector and at international fora. […]

Shinzo Abe arrived in Sri Lanka today as the first Japanese Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka in 24 years, aiming to boost trade and counter China’s rising influence in South Asia. […]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accompanied by by a high level deligation will arrive in Sri La​nka this afternoon. […]

Four individuals including two women were killed following a collision involving a three-wheeler and a SUV in the Kekirawa Town this morning. […]

The government is planning to construct Ruwanpura Expressway also known as the Ratnapura Expressway which will be Sri Lanka’s sixth E Class highway. The 71.8 km (44.6 mi) long highway will link the Kahathuduwa exit on the Southern Expressway with Pelmadulla, a major city in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, via Ratnapura, the provincial capital of […]

Mr. Harry Jayawardena, Chairman of the Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL), has complained bitterly of the lack of a level playing field for the alcohol business with rampant increase in non-invoiced and tax-unpaid alcohol openly eating into the market share of legitimate businesses. […]

Representative of the Government of Japan for Peace Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Sri Lanka Mr. Yasushi Akashi called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees this afternoon, ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Sri Lanka tomorrow (Sept. 7). […]

The import of potatoes has been suspended from midnight today because of the increase in local harvest, Finance Ministry said. […]

Indian fishermen, who were in search of three fishermen, who went missing after they had set out for fishing on August 25, launched search operations afresh following reports that a body was washed ashore near Delft Island but returned empty-handed after they were sent back by the Sri Lankan Navy. […]

The country’s first ‘Colombo Gold Center’ was ceremoniously declared open yesterday evening (5th September). Minister of Economic Development Hon. Basil Rajapaksa declared open the new ‘Gold Center’ in the presence of Secretary Defence and Urban Development Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa. […]

The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka vehemently condemned the continued slaughter of innocent civilians, journalists, aid workers and officials by the self proclaimed Islamic State (IS), formerly the Islamic State of Iraq  and the Levant or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). […]

Kollywood theatrics has re-entered the political scene of Tamil Nadu. Last month the Indian Central Government was held to ransom because of a cartoon that ended up showcasing India’s immaturity on world stage. Not only did India not accept an immediate apology by Sri Lanka, it went to unnecessary lengths to call Sri Lanka’s envoy […]

Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister C. V. Vigneshwaran should seek prior permission from the government if he plans to undertake a visit to India, Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. […]

Sri Lanka showed how to win a War on Terror. Sri Lanka became the first and only country in the world to do so. Sri Lanka has also showed how to resettle, reconstruct demine and rehabilitate and even reintegrate former armed cadres another first of its kind. Sri Lanka offered a Presidential Pardon to all […]

The Met. Dept. says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle and at several places in the other sea areas around the island. […]