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On top of its mounting debts, already running into billions of rupees, the Ceylon Electricity Board ..

In the latest personification of the future head of state of Sri Lanka in its ongoing constitutional..

A ship carrying over 200 Sri Lankan migrants including hardcore leaders of the Tamil Tigers is..

Rehabilitation and Prisons Reforms Minister Dew Gunasekera says an urgent programme is needed to pro..

Responsibilities vested with the Army on behalf of the motherland do not come to an end with the gre..

In the wake of the government s failure to fully mobilize UPFA-run PCs and LGs to curb the rapid spr..

There is near unanimity locally on the need for the widespread use of English in Sri Lanka, but what..

Sri Lanka`s Higher Education Ministry has banned the abhorrent practice of ragging in universities w..

Sri Lanka s annual rubber production has increased by six percent to reach 137 million kilograms. It..

The Sri Lankan government said it will have to maintain High Security Zones (HSZ) and military insta..

The lift off for two Air Force Mi-17 transport helicopters from the Army grounds in Fort last Wednes..

I am glad to have this opportunity to speak with you at this plenary session of the Sri Lanka Econom..

UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sri Lanka, Neil Buhne, will conclude his visit to New Y..

Resettlement and traditional Industries Minister Douglas Devananda said, he is in the process of leg..

Sri Lanka Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena has stated to the Sinhala daily Divaina today th..

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has suggested sending an Indian envoy to Sri Lanka to asses..

So, the blame game over dengue continues in typical Sri Lankan style. No one is willing to take the ..

The Banking with the Poor Network (BWTP) will convene the Asia Microfinance Forum 2010 (AMF 2010), i..

Sri Lankais finding its feet a year after the rout of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam..

t the recent meeting of the security Council it was decided that all International and local non Gov..

The High Security Zones (HSZ) established in Northern Sri Lanka will not be removed as they are esse..

International insurers have removed Sri Lanka from their cargo war insurance list paving the way for..

Following a University Of Moratuwa report, three bridges on the new Southern Expressway have been de..

Kelani Cables PLC achieved a 17 percent growth in 2009-2010 compared to the preceding year with thei..

Mosquitoes seem to be a protected species in this country. Else, there could not have been so many o..

The CID has filed a petition before the Magistrate Court on the 12th against Gen. Fonseka and a Secr..

Sea levels are rising unevenly in the Indian Ocean, placing millions at risk along low-lying coastli..

The UNP will never support Constitutional amendments aimed at the perpetuation of the family rule, i..

While accepting the present leadership of the party, he believes that the United National Party ..

Hundreds of family consultant nurses, public health officers, midwives and other health service empl..

The Ceylon Electricity Board should cut back its losses and become an institution that will not be a..

Around 300 to 400 persons die of non-communicable diseases like high-blood pressure, diabetes, heart..

A Sri Lankan court Tuesday indicted Mrs. Asoka Tilakaratne, mother of former Army Commander General ..

Government`s data indicates that the amount of credit obtained from commercial banks by the private ..

It is only too well known that the present Constitution contains some draconian features. Even its c..

Singapore investors are keen to invest in construction, agriculture and real estate businesses in Sr..

he General Secretary of the DNA Vijithe Herath says certain media has distorted views he made at a p..

Lanka Tiles has recorded Rs 379 million profit after tax for 2009/2010 financial year. This is an in..

Colombo Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge Rashmi Singappuli yesterday directed the Army..

The government and the United National Party yesterday agreed to discuss a series of electoral and c..

It is a matter for happiness that saner counsel prevailed at last and Minister Wimal Weerawansa aban..

Sri Lanka s tourism sector is gearing to face the increase of tourist arrivals by investing US$ 10 b..

Sri Lanka Navy rescued a seriously-injured a Chinese merchant ship crew member in the Eastern deep s..

Nobody expects Minister Wimal Weerawsansa to end his life outside the UN compound in Colombo by his ..

Minister Wimal Weerawansa has ended his fast unto death after President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited hi..

A large haul of arms were recovered by a Nuwara Eliya Police Special Task Force team led by Inspecto..

National Freedom Front leader and Minister Wimal Weerawansa, MP, yesterday submitted his resignation..

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapksa here Friday rejected the resignation of his minister who is on..

MP Gen. Sarath Fonseka, the former Army chief, says he, and not “those jokers making a false front ..

Former Army Commander and DNA Leader General Sarath Fonseka yesterday vehemently denied the allegati..

In the drama that is unfolding, President Rajapaksa is the scriptwriter while the police and the gen..

Creating obstacles for United Nation s activities and its employees at this moment was a foolish act..

Lalith Weerathunge, Secretary to the Sri Lanka President is to meet the secretaries of all the gover..

Sri Lanka is all out to ward off many external foes quite rightly so having neutralised the threat o..

The Government is looking at ten industries in Sri Lanka that will earn US$ one billion each in the ..

A Sri Lankan minister says he has begun a hunger strike outside the UN`s Colombo offices demanding t..

Minister Wimal Weerawansa is one of the few politicians who had the courage to campaign against terr..

The Bank of Ceylon London branch will be turned in to a fully fledged bank with its official re-laun..

Sri Lanka bought Emirates Airline s stake in SriLankan Airlines for $53 million, about a third of th..

The political deadlock experienced by the Maldives came to an end with the intervention of President..