The annual Vijaya Kumaratunga commemoration being held for 28 consecutive years by ‘Mahajana Sahurda Sansadaya’ has been disrupted by a group supporting ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The mandate of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Missing Persons has been extended by three months, the Commission Secretary says.

In the year since Sri Lanka's strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa was ousted from power, a new coalition government has tried to form a national economic and political consensus.

Google's balloon-powered high-speed Internet service known as "Project Loon" began its first tests in Sri Lanka Monday ahead of a planned joint venture with Colombo, the country's top IT official said.

Since Jayawardene and Sangakkara bowed out of T20 International cricket, Sri Lanka have lost seven of 10 matches played in the format.

Secret interviews with asylum seekers being held in Indonesia appear to confirm allegations that people smugglers were paid to turn back while trying to reach Australia.