Eighty-nine suspects have been arrested over the Easter Sunday bomb attacks stated Police Media Spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara. MORE..

20 May 2019 (5:29 PM)

United People s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Shehan Semasinghe says that he believes that the no-confidence motion brought against Minister Rishad Bathiudeen will receive the support of all those who love the country and condemn extremism and racism. MORE..

20 May 2019 (4:29 PM)

The Ministry of Defense has granted Kurunegala police permission to detain a translator at the parliament who was arrested over involvement with the National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ). MORE..

20 May 2019 (3:38 PM)

The Sri Lanka Army Commander urges parents to send their children to school again from tomorrow, without any fear. MORE..

20 May 2019 (2:49 PM)

The Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the factors which led to the new terrorism in the country must be resolved immediately. MORE..

20 May 2019 (2:24 PM)

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) will be handing over a no-confidence motion against the government, said the JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..

20 May 2019 (12:54 PM)

President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday asked the security forces to use their experience in defeating separatist Tamil guerrillas a decade ago to meet the new challenge from Islamist militants linked to ISIS and responsible for last month s serial bombings that killed 258 people. MORE..

20 May 2019 (11:36 AM)

Trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has come to a screeching halt. MORE..

20 May 2019 (10:28 AM)

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau has reiterated the Sri Lankan government to fulfil its international and domestic commitments to establish a meaningful accountability process that has the trust and confidence of the survivors of the war. MORE..

20 May 2019 (10:13 AM)

Wife of Namal Kumara, Dhanushka Madhuwanthi, addressing the media, emphasized her husband does not have any links to the recent incidents of unrest. MORE..

20 May 2019 (9:48 AM)

The principal and the vice principal of two Muslim schools, who were arrested on Thursday (16) on suspicion of having close links with the ringleader of the series of attacks on Easter Sunday and the leader of National Thowheed Jama ath (NTJ) Zahran Hashim, have been further remanded. MORE..

20 May 2019 (3:13 AM)

FBI officially designated the LTTE as the deadliest terrorist organisation in the world in January 2008 and such was the nature of the terrorism that was conclusively brought to an end on the 19th May 2009 with the confirmation that its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was dead, says Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa. MORE..

19 May 2019 (11:57 PM)

500 individuals have so far been arrested in the raids carried out in view of the Vesak Poya, starting from the 17th of May, says the Department of Excise. MORE..

19 May 2019 (10:12 PM)

The National War Heroes Day commemoration ceremony was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena, this evening (19). MORE..

19 May 2019 (9:43 PM)

The government has decided to increase the import levy on big onions by Rs 20 per kilo. MORE..

19 May 2019 (6:51 PM)

Thirty-six Pakistani deportees have been taken to a community centre in Puntottam, Vavuniya, says Ada Derana reporter. MORE..

19 May 2019 (6:05 PM)

People should celebrate Vesak and send children to schools without fearing the terrorists, says Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa. MORE..

19 May 2019 (4:14 PM)

Two suspects without valid licenses have been arrested at Watawala and Bogawantalawa areas, for selling liquor during the Vesak season. MORE..

19 May 2019 (3:29 PM)

Nearly 10 websites containing the domain names .com and .lk have come under a cyber attack, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) said. MORE..

19 May 2019 (1:01 PM)

President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he would work with a great commitment to change the social conditions which cause the background for the increase of criminal activities. MORE..

19 May 2019 (12:27 PM)