Sept 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka Transport commission Chairman Shashi Welgama says that the commission will not approve the bus fare hike sought by the Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association.

Sept 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the proposed Constitutional Council in the 18th amendment to the Constitution will better assure the supremacy of the parliament as there will not be a presidential representative in the proposed council and it will consist only of parliamentary members.

Sept 06, Katunayake: Two students were accidentally killed and at least six others were injured when an outside group allegedly attacked the students of the Institute of Engineering Technology at Katunayake.

Sept 06, Colombo: Sources close to Sri Lanka's Socialist Equality Party say that the party activists sent back a flower wreath sent by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to express his condolence for the death of political activist Prof. Piyaseeli Wijegunasinghe.

Sept 06, Colombo: Five trade unions attached to the Government Printer's Department in Sri Lanka have decided to support the campaign launched by the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated National Trade Union Center (NTUC) to demand for a Rs. 8,000 wage hike for the working masses.

Sept 06, Nuwara Eliya: Sri Lanka police in Nuwara Eliya yesterday have arrested two Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) members while distributing leaflets against the proposed 18th amendment to public in the Nuwara Eliya town in the central hills.

Sept 06, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court has Monday ordered the director of the controversial HiCorp Company be produced before a psychiatrist at the National Institute of Mental Health at Angoda.

Sept 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Finance and Planning Ministry has said the government was planning to form a three-year development strategy from 2011 to 2013.

Sept 06, Colombo: A constituent partner of Sri Lanka's ruling alliance, the National Freedom Front (NFF) today (6) announced its support to the government's constitutional amendments and that the proposed amendments are a step to take the country forward.

Sept 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Sinhala nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Monday officially announced the party's decision to support the constitutional amendments proposed by the government.

Sept 06, Colombo: The Indian Army Chief, General Vijay Kumar Singh, who arrived in Colombo Sunday on a five-day official visit, called on Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President's House Monday morning for discussions.

Sept 06, Kurunegala: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa Sunday handed over another 27 houses, built in Thorayaya of Kurunegala under the Second phase of the Api Wenuwen Api program, to the war heroes of Sri Lanka's tri forces.

Sept 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Health has taken measures to change the name of the National Cancer Institute which is commonly known as Cancer Hospital.

Sept 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Transport Kumara Welgama states that the state-owned passenger transport service, Sri Lanka Transport Board, has recorded a daily income of 43 million rupees following the introduction of a new programme to minimize loses.

Sept 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major Buddhist Chapter Siyam Nikaya Asgiri Parshwa Chief Incumbent Rev. Udugama Sri Buddha Rakkhitha Thero said today that a clever leader should be allowed to rule the country without hindrance.

Sept 05, Colombo: India's Army Chief, General V. K. Singh , arrived in Sri Lanka to a warm welcome on Sunday for a five-day visit in an effort to boost the defence ties between India and Sri Lanka.

Sept 05, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Navy has said that there had been a total of 49 incidents involving illegal fishing since January this year, with 234 offenders being arrested by the Navy.

Sept 05, Colombo: Another legislator of Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party said his decision on the constitutional amendments would depend on the wishes of those who voted for him at the last general election.

Sept 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka's former Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva says that he was not worried about ministerial portfolios that as he was still an organizer and a member of parliament, and would continue to serve the people in the Gampaha District.

Sept 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party members who have said they would vote in favor of the constitutional amendments in parliament this week have warned that they would join the government if disciplinary action is taken against them.

Sept 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena has called on all public schools to organize campaigns to eradicate dengue when the new school term begins tomorrow (06).

Sept 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association Chairman Gemunu Wijeratne says that around 1,000 private buses do not operate due to shortages of drivers and conductors.

Sept 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Higher Education says that 10 new international universities will be opened in Sri Lanka in a government's move to liberalize the higher education sector of the country breaking the monopoly of the state universities that fail to give adequate opportunities for the students.

Sept 04, Jaffna: The Sri Lankan Police in the Jaffna peninsula of the Northern Province Saturday arrested two Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) members while trying to paste posters in the Jaffna town area.

Sept 04, Colombo: A recent survey carried out by the Secretariat of Bio-diversity of Sri Lanka reveals that a large number of aggressive flora and fauna species have spread in the island.

Sept 04, Badulla: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today handed over 470 teaching appointments to employees from various departments in Uva Province at Uva Provincial Council auditorium. The appointments were given under a government programme to provide employment to 40,000 graduates.

Sept 04, Colombo: Latest reports of Central Bank of Sri Lanka show that the local and external debts of the state have sharply increased.

Sept 04, Badulla: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was in Badulla of Uva Province today participating in several events opened a new indoor cricket stadium built by Sri Lanka Cricket.

Sept 04, Colombo: A collective of Sri Lanka civil society has organized a conference to protest the 18th amendment to the Constitution that is to be tabled in parliament on September 08.

Sept 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka Railway has planned to import two sets of luxury trains from China. The Commercial Superintendent of Sri Lanka Railway Wijaya Samarasinghe says that these two trains will be on the tracks from next year.

Sept 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Fraud Investigation Bureau has said that investigations are being carried out into several acres of government land that have been misused using forged certificates.

Sept 04, Colombo: The Sri Lankan Police have shot and injured the main suspect of a child kidnapping incident in the area of Sapugaskanda when he had attempted to throw a hand grenade at police officers. The suspect has succumbed to his injuries later.

Sept 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has said that the main opposition United National Party (UNP) will cooperate with all stakeholders in the efforts to find a political solution to the Tamils issue, the Indian media reported.

Sept 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party says it is taking steps to remove four members of the party who have decided to vote in favor of the government's constitutional amendments in the parliament next week as more members have expressed support for the government.

Sept 03, Colombo: The Chief of Indian Army General V. K. Singh is to arrive in Sri Lanka on Sunday (05) on a five-day official visit, Indian media reported.

Sept 03, Badulla: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the officials to take measures to ban felling trees or new cultivations in areas above 5,000 feet from sea level.

Sept 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera today charged that President Mahinda Rajapaksa was heading towards a dictatorship.

Sept 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Left Liberation Front leader Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne urged the people to wear black clothes on September 08, the day when the 18th amendment to the constitution is expected to be passed in the parliament.

Sept 03, Colombo: While the rice farmers of Sri Lanka still complain over the low demand for their bountiful harvest in Yala season, the Ministry of Cooperatives and Internal Trade says that measures are underway to purchase the harvest of the maize farmers.

Sept 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka government has appointed Malraj Kiriella as the acting Managing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau. His assignment is for a three-month period.