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The Homagama District Court Judge Sunil Abeysinghe who was arrested on bribery charges was further remanded till June 10 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate. Abeysinghe was arrested by the Bribery Commission on May 30 while allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs. 300,000  from a person in Hanwella area. […]

An air force officer at the Anuradhapura Air Force base committed suicide by exploding a hand grenade at the camp last night, An Air Force Spokesman said. […]

Higher Education Minister S. B. Dissanayake yesterday said that he would suspend the students who were responsible for the recent clashes at the Sabaragamuwa University. […]

Increasing violence at school sports events, particularly in rugby, have alarmed the country’s think tanks who are seriously contemplating banning tournaments which analysts contend have been the root cause of violence at matches. […]

The Udayan newspaper yesterday reported that the Sri Lanka Navy had anchored a number of its Fast Attack Craft near Kachchathivu Island. The report said the craft have being anchored there to threaten Tamil Nadu fishermen. Udayan is attempting to create a bad image about Sri Lanka among Tamils in Tamil Nadu by publishing articles […]

The Sri Lankan people have always shown great courage in protecting their nation and the value of their democracy. On a personal level I am deeply honoured to be addressing the same Parliament where the world’s first female Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike once led the government,” Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told Parliament, Friday (31). […]

The Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra met President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday morning at the Presidential Secretariat during which the two leaders agreed to enhance cooperation in defense and maritime security. […]

Homagama district judge Sunil Abyesinghe was arrested by the Bribery Commission when he allegedly tried to solicit a bribe of Rs. 300,000 from a person in order to return a Judgment in his favour, officials said yesterday. […]

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met President Mahinda Rajapaksa this afternoon at the Great Hall of the People and assured him that the trade imbalance, which is now in favor of China, will soon be addressed to benefit Sri Lanka as well. […]

UNP MP Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena has passed away at a hospital in Singapore early this morning. He has passed away following a surgery at a private hospital in Singapore, Hospital sources said. […]

When providing development aid, Sri Lanka will always be given priority, said the Chairman of the China Development Bank (CDB) Mr. Hu Huaibang when he called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the China World Hotel this morning. Several senior officials of the Bank, including Director General Mr. Zhang Linwu, accompanied Mr. Huaibang for the meeting. […]

The third accused in the Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra killing was released on bail by the Colombo High Court today. […]

Sri Lanka’s top meteorologist has publicly apologised for the naming of a recent deadly cyclone after a revered third century ruler, King Mahasen. […]

China has pledged to provide further funding to develop Sri Lanka’s transport sector that includes a number of expressways, road networks and railway lines, including a new Colombo-Jaffna expressway. The agreement was one of several others reached during bilateral meetings between Sri Lanka and China that took place in Beijing this afternoon. […]

A Sri Lankan man accused of murdering his girlfriend before fleeing to Australia on an asylum boat was released into the community on a bridging visa in 2012. […]