Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thero who was travelling from Malaysia to Singapore has been detained at the Changi Airport, according to diplomatic sources.

Anyone elected to parliament by concealing dual citizenship should be punished strongly, including the confiscation of assets, said MP Udaya Gammanpila.

Tributes have been paid to more than 55 Tamil civilians killed by Indian peacekeepers in Jaffna in October 1987.

The Inter University Bhikku Federation (IUBF) has recalled how successive governments had murdered hundreds of student leaders and activists.

An actress, a model and a female announcer are among six more persons to be questioned over their connections with Thilini Priyamali, who is in remand custody over massive financial fraud, police sources said.

Keith D. Bernard assumed duties as the new chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) today.

Victims of a carnage by Indian peacekeepers at Jaffna Hospital 35 years ago have been remembered.

Rishi Sunak will become Britain's first prime minister of colour on Tuesday after he won the race to lead the Conservative Party, tasked with steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to leave millions of people poorer.

Only four out of the eight Tamil prisoners given a presidential pardon have so far been allowed to go home, said MP Charles Nirmalanathan.

Minister of Buddha Sasana Vidura Wickremanayke has called for an immediate report into harassment of children at Buddhist temples.