MR to make statement in parliament tomorrow

14 Nov 2018

9

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa would make a statement in parliament tomorrow, the government said today.

UNP to occupy government benches in Parliament: Sujeewa

14 Nov 2018

8

UNP claimed that it will occupy the benches meant for the government when Parliament meets tomorrow.

Prez will take necessary action after receiving Speaker’s letter: Samarasinghe

14 Nov 2018

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President Maithripala Sirisena would take necessary action after receiving the letter from the Speaker, Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said today at the weekly Cabinet briefing.

President convenes National Security Council

13 Nov 2018

1

The National Security Council chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena met this evening.    

JVP to meet Speaker today: Urge reconvening parliament tomorrow

13 Nov 2018

10

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MPs have decided to meet Speaker Karu Jayasuriya at 7.00 p.m. today and request him to convene Parliament tomorrow, Party sources said.

UNF will form new alliance to save the nation: Ranil

12 Nov 2018

8

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said today the UNF and other political parties will together form a new alliance with a new face to pull the nation out of the present crisis and urged all parties to join this new political force.

SC adjourns sittings till 2 pm

12 Nov 2018

1

The Supreme Court today adjourned sittings till 2 pm after the Attorney General informed Court  that they had not received instructions from the elections commission and that they had received the papers only this morning.

President's Fund from 2015: Rs. 26.6 mn paid to 16 MPs

12 Nov 2018

18

Sixteen parliamentarians have been paid a total of Rs. 26,617,357 as benefits by the president fund from 2015 to up to now.

Decision on leaving Temple Trees after SC ruling: Kabir

12 Nov 2018

8

Chairman of United National Party (UNP) former Minister Kabir Hashim said on Saturday his party would decide whether to vacate Temple Trees or not, only after the Supreme Court rules on the Constitutionality of the dissolution of Parliament.

‘Candlelight vigil’

11 Nov 2018

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Will stand up to executive no matter what it costs me - Karu

11 Nov 2018

39

Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today said the Executive Branch has seized the rights and usurped the powers of Members of Parliament who were elected to represent the people.

Section of Colombo-Katunayake Expressway temporarily closed

09 Nov 2018

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A section of the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway between Peliyagoda Interchange and the Kelani Bridge is temporarily closed from today because of the construction work on the proposed Kelani Bridge, the Road development authority (RDA) said.

Police Department brought under Defence Ministry

09 Nov 2018

13

The Police Department has been brought under the purview of the Defence Ministry as announced in an extraordinary gazette notice issued on Monday.

Nalaka de Silva further remanded

07 Nov 2018

2

Former DIG of the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) Nalaka de Silva was further remanded till November 21 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake today.

Sivasakthi Ananthan not bound by TNA stance: EPRLF

06 Nov 2018

7

Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) MP Sivasakthi Ananthan is not bound by the stand taken by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on the current political crisis though it was an ally of it, a party official said today.

LGBTQI+ community condemns Prez's remarks on “butterfly life”

06 Nov 2018

38

Members of the Sri Lankan LGBTQI+ community today categorically condemned President Maithripala Sirisena’s statement made at Government’s rally in Colombo saying he was promoting homophobia and public incitement of homophobic hatred.

‘Let the elected representatives have their say’: US Ambassador to Speaker

06 Nov 2018

11

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz has met Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and discussed the importance of reconvening Parliament to put an end to the political crisis.

I would rather be a butterfly than a leech: Mangala

06 Nov 2018

13

Responding to President Maithripala Sirisena’s remarks yesterday, UNP MP Mangala Samaraweera said in a twitter message that he would rather be a butterfly than a leech.

Train compartment detaches along Kelani Valley line

06 Nov 2018

3

A train travelling from Kosgama to Colombo Fort along the Kelani Valley railway line had suddenly stalled near the Malapalla Railway Station when the last compartment had detached from the train, the Railway Department said.  

No one can separate us now: MR

06 Nov 2018

35

In their first ever major public rally after the new government was formed, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said no one could separate his alliance with President Maithripala Sirisena.