The United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) today countered the argument raised by the government and TNA that newly...

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is expected to give a ruling on Friday on the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire wheth...

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today moved an adjournment motion to abolish the executive presidency claiming that ...

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the UNF parliamentary group that the Cabinet will have to be limited to...

The Chinese Government today said China, as a traditional close neighbour and a most important development partner, welc...

Former minister and SLFP MP Vijith Wijayamuni Soysa said today he and the two other SLFPers had not joined the United Na...

Sri Lankan star cricketer Lasith Malinga was sold to Mumbai Indians for 20 million Indian Rupees (INR) during the Indian...

The Commonwealth Organisation and the Government of Canada had welcomed the resolution of the political crisis in Sri La...

Sri Lankan cricketer Lahiru Kumara has been fined 15% of his match fee and has also received one demerit point after bei...

Former LTTE cadre and the leader of a political party of militants, Ganeshalingam Chandralingam alias Thulasi had been s...

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has informed the Parliament that UPFA MP Mahinda Rajapaksa had been appointed as the Opposition ...

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said MP Lakshman Kiriella was appointed as the Leader of the House while MP Gayantha Karunathila...

The United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) parliamentary members today unanimously decided to nominate former Presi...

Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Owner Arjun Aloysius and its CEO Kasun Palisena, who were arrested by the CID over th...

A 46-year-old woman was arrested by the CID in connection with defrauding money by promising employment in Canada, Polic...

After saving a woman, 90, from a burning house in North Gyeongsang Province last year, a Sri Lankan migrant worker in So...

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has not been stripped of his membership of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) though ...

The new government will present a fully-fledged budget for 2019 in February after the Cabinet was sworn in, it is learnt...

Parliament would debate a motion calling for the abolition of Executive Presidency today when it meets on the first occa...

Former SLFP Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara today said the President had requested the 21 SLFP Parliamentarians to sit in t...

The cabinet of the UNF government would be sworn in, in the next couple of days and State and Deputy Ministers next week...

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said that he will register a  new Alliance named ‘National Democra...

The number of members in the Cabinet might have to be increased a little more than 30 if the need arises, UNP MP Nalin B...

The President could appoint only 28 Cabinet Ministers, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Leader MP Udaya Gammanpila said toda...

The United States and Australia have welcomed political developments in Sri Lanka. ...

Vehicles parked on pavements blocking traffic and pavements would be towed away, the Police said today. ...

Heavy traffic was reported along the Galle Road from Kollupitiya Junction towards Colombo Fort due to a protest rally or...

The Delegation of the European Union today welcomed the peaceful and democratic resolution of the political crisis in Sr...

Catriona Gray from the Philippines was crowned Miss Universe on Monday, the fourth time the Southeast Asian country has ...

A story that was reported from the Rajarata region can act as a classic example as to why men should ideally buy their o...

An incident was reported where a village matchmaker (Kapu Mahaththaya) was embarrassed and inconvenienced due to the dec...

Two brothers, aged 43 and 46, who allegedly robbed a man of Rs. 1800 after throwing chillie powder in his face wer...