FILE PHOTO One person, who was injured due to gunshot injuries during the clash between the army, police and protestors, succumbed to his injuries this evening at the Gamphaa Hospital, sources said. […]

Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake assumed duties as the 20th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army today (August 01).  He takes over from General Jagath Jayasuriya who is to take reins as new Chief of Defence Staff. Major General Krishantha Silva has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army and Major General […]

  – by Shenali D Waduge – In 1193 A.D. Nalanda, the world’s oldest Buddhist university was ransacked and destroyed by foreign invaders led by the Turkish Bakhityar Khiliji because the 14 acre “giver of knowledge” was a strong pillar of Buddhism and attracted students from all over the then known world, including countries such […]

  – by Shenali D Waduge – Jayantha Dhanapala one time head of the Sri Lanka Peace Secretariat and Rev. Jayasiri T. Peiris has written on behalf of a group known as Friday Forum. Given that the Forum issues periodic statements on selected topics and issues questions emerge as to why some facts have been […]

  The import duty on vehicle tyres excluding those of buses: Vehicle parts and dairy products including butter has also been revised from today, the Finance Ministry said. […]

The Finance Ministry today decided to increase the excise duty on alcohol and beer with immediate effect, the Finance Ministry stated. […]

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has decided to unload the 25,000 metric tonnes of 90 octane petrol, which when tested for the second time was found compatible with Sri Lanka’s quality standards, Petroleum Minister Anura Priyadharsana Yapa said. […]

Heavy damage is reported due to the fire which broke out at the Ministry of Cooperatives and Trade building at Vauxhall Street early morning today. The Fire Brigade was able to douse the fire and no injuries are reported as yet. Investigations are currently underway to ascertain the reason for the blaze. […]

The Prices of cigarettes have been increased by Rs. 2 and Rs.3 with effect from today, the Ceylon Tobacco Corporation said a short while ago. […]

“I have never changed a principled political position in my political career,” President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday speaking to print and broadcast media heads at Temple Trees. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Wickremasinghe Rajapaksa have congratulated the Royal Family on the birth of the Prince of Cambridge, the third heir to the throne. […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A group of Sri Lankans urged neighboring India on Monday not to interfere in their country’s internal affairs by criticizing plans to withdraw rights from provincial councils set up to share power with ethnic minority Tamils. […]

Pope Francis has said that he is considering an invitation from Sri Lanka to pay a visit to the country next year, an AP news report said yesterday. […]

Son of Minister Mervin Silva, Malaka Silva has been admitted to the Nawaloka Hospital, after he was reportedly stabbed after a clash in the car park of Odel leading shopping mall in Colombo 7 […]

FILE PHOTO Notice has been issued on ousted Chief Justic Shirani Bandaranayake to appear before the Colombo Magistrate Court on September 16 over non declaration of assets. […]

Re-remanded former Provincial Councillor, Ananda Sarath Kumara, who, it was alleged, had made a teacher kneel before him in the presence of her students, was not included in the UPFA’s nomination list for the upcoming North-Western Provincial Council elections, political sources said yesterday. […]