The SLPP and the UNP will form an alliance to contest the upcoming local government election, said cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena.

Indigenous people accuse wildlife officials of turning a blind eye to the destruction of forests while arresting them over various accusations.

A unionist has been asked to give a statement to the CID tomorrow (21) over an alleged revelation of wrongdoing at a state institution.

Sandya Ekneligoda spoke to the media in Colombo on December 19, with 4,710 days gone by since the enforced disappearance of her journalist-husband Prageeth Ekneligoda.

For the first time in its 168-year history, the University of Melbourne has awarded simultaneous PhDs to identical twins, who are from Sri Lanka.

A SJB member has been summoned to the police in connection with the arson attack on the private home of Ranil Wickremesinghe, the then prime minister, on July 09.

Ministers have approved the temporary closure of the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.

China has freighted the first batch of more than three million metres of school uniform material for Sri Lanka.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sri Lanka welcomed Dustin Shiau, Senior Regional Program Officer of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), on a visit to Sri Lanka.

More than 9,300 police personnel are to be promoted to their immediate higher rank, according to a cabinet decision.