Kabir Hashim resigns as UNP General Secretary

United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Kabir Hashim today said that he had decided to resign as the General Secretary of the United National Party.

More exit points on E01 during new year

More exit points are to be opened at Pinnaduwa and Godagama interchanges on the Southern Expressway (E01) during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Expressway Operation Maintenance and Management Division said yesterday.

National Govt. will continue: Ranil

Soon after defeating the no-confidence motion against him in Parliament, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told the media that the current National government will continue with the members who remain in it.

Defeat is also a victory: MR

Former President and MP Mahinda Rajapaksa said the defeat of the No-Confidence Motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is also a victory.

No-Confidence Motion against PM defeated

The No-Confidence Motion brought against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe by the Joint Opposition was defeated with a majority of 46 votes a short while ago.

More than 13 SLFP MPs to vote in favour

More than 13 SLFP MPs and Ministers today said they will vote in favour of the No-Confidence Motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

More NCMs will expose all robbers: Ranjan

More No-Confidence Motions should be brought in as such motions would expose those who robbed public funds in millions, State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake told Parliament today.

SB, Dayasiri, Punchinilame to vote in favour

SLFP Ministers S.B.Dissanayake, Dayasiri Jayasekara and Deputy Minister Susantha Punchinilame said they would vote in favour of the No-Confidence Motion against the Prime Minister.  

UNP to form a new unity Govt. by Monday

The UNP would form a new unity Government by Monday (9) with SLFP and other constituent partners who would not support the No Confidence Motion (NCM) against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Cabinet Spokesman Health Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne said.

Range Bandara changes decision

State Ministers Palitha Range Bandara and Wasantha Senanayake today said they will vote against the No-Confidence Motion on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Earlier, State Minister Range Bandara said he would vote in favour of the No-Confidence Motion.

PM, UNP COPE members obstructed Bond probe: JVP

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had not only protected fraudsters but also obstructed investigations on the Central Bank Bond scam, JVP MP Bimal Ratnayake said today.

Schools close for first term on Friday

The Education Ministry announced today that all the Government and Government-assisted private schools would end their first term for 2018 on Friday (6).

UNP will never form a govt. at any point: SLFP

The UNP will never be able to form its own government at any point, SLFP Minister Susil Premajayantha told Parliament today.

Let’s do what we couldn’t do for past three years: UNP

UNP MP Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne today said the Government should engage in a course correction act and it should do what it could not do for the past three years.

Rathana Thera to abstain from voting

United National Front (UNF) MP Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera said he would abstain from voting for the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Police seeks public help to apprehend suspect over Rs. 210mn fraud

The Police today released a photograph of a suspect seeking public assistance to apprehend him for allegedly involved in a financial fraud of over Rs. 210 million.

TNA skeptical on no-confidence motion

Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan today said they did not have any confidence on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

JVP to vote in favour of no-confidence motion

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) would vote in favour of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, MP Bimal Rathnayake told Parliament a short while ago.

Uni. non-academic staff to continue strike

The University Trade Union Joint Committee (UTUJC) today decided to continue its strike action because the authorities had failed to issue a circular on the agreement reached with the Higher Education and Highways Minister Kabir Hashim on Monday.

Speaker requests MPs to behave

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today requested the MPs to safeguard the dignity of Parliament when debating the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Lakshman, Dilan reject Fowzie, say SLFP will vote in favour

While rejecting State Minister A. H. M. Fowzie’s statement that the SLFP would abstain from voting for the No-Confidence Motion, two other SLFP State Ministers said they would vote in favour of the motion.

SLFP to abstain from voting at no-confidence motion

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) today decided to abstain from voting for the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, State Minister A. H. M. Fowzie told Daily Mirror.

No-confidence motion debate begins

Debate on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe began and MP Dinesh Gunawardena presented the no-confidence motion a short while ago to Parliament.

No-confidence motion: SLFP decision to be announced today

Vocational Training Minister Chandima Weerakkody said yesterday President Maithripala Sirisena requested all the MPs of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) serving in the government to take a common stand regarding the no confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

PM will not step down: UNF

The United National Front (UNF) Parliamentary Group leaders passed a resolution stating that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe should not resign from his post, Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said yesterday.

Prez allows conscience vote for SLFP MPs

Deepening the political crisis, President Maithripala Sirisena has told the UNP yesterday that he would permit the SLFP MPs to vote according to how they feel about the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Mano, Rishad to vote against no-confidence motion

All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) led by Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) led by Minister Mano Ganeshan have decided to vote against the no-confidence motion on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

SLMC to vote against no-confidence motion of PM

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Leader Minister Rauff Hakeem said today his party decided to vote against the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Sampanthan requests President to implement 2015 mandate

Ahead of the no confidence motion, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader R. Sampanthan called on President Maithripala Sirisena today and stressed that the government should implement the mandate given at the Presidential Election on January 8, 2015.

Will radically modify IRA when we come to power: JO

The joint opposition (JO) today said it would radically modify the new Inland Revenue Act (IRA) and other such Acts when it comes to power, to provide benefits to the people instead of suppressing them.