An 18 year old student from Dharmapala Vidyalaya in Pannipitiya who was hospitalized after taking a hit from his opponent during boxing practices on Sunday (February 5), died early this morning (Feb 10) in hospital. […]

Among top 100 in South Asia Colombo University ranked eighth Peradeniya University placed 23rd The government’s efforts to improve higher education has paid off with six universities in the country being ranked among the top 100 universities in South Asia. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will leave today for Pakistan on a two-day official visit. He will be visiting Pakistan on the invitation of Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari. […]

The case filed in a US court against Sri Lanka’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Major General Shavendra Silva, by former LTTE Eastern Leader Ramesh’s widow Vathsala Devi, was dismissed on Wednesday as Major General Silva enjoyed diplomatic immunity. […]

Hotels, restaurants, tea kiosks and cafeterias where sugar is being used as a sweetener are to be advised to display a health warning regarding the excessive use of sugar and the diseases caused by it. […]

Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed in an exclusive interview to Ada Derana a short while ago said that he is prepared to be arrested. ‘The police might come any time now to arrest me, I am prepared,’ he said. […]

Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa on the invitation of Thilanga Sumathipala, ceremonially inaugurated the initial step of granting  200 Mobile T-Trucks to Self Employees of Borella Electorate. […]

The Kegalle Provincial High Court sentenced to death Wednesday, six individuals who were found guilty of committing three murders. The death sentence was handed down by Judge Menaka Wijesundara. […]

Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle, UPFA Gampaha District MP and widow of former Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, yesterday charged that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) had completely forgotten the victims of LTTE terrorism and that its report was not unbiased. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has requested the newly appointed Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed to ensure the safety of former President Muhammad Nasheed, Presidential spokesman Bandula Jayasekara said today. […]

Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena has refuted allegations made by the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe about the education policies of the government. He has said that free education will be made an eternal heritage of the poor people of this country in accordance with the pledge given in the Mahinda Chinthana. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has  said that the children  who are to  undertake the responsibility of this country in the future  should be provided with equal facilities regardless of whether they are form the urban areas or from village areas. […]

Fisheries Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne today in Parliament vowed to fight against politics involving drug kingpins and underworld. […]