Mahinda and Gota summoned by Bribery Commission

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa have been asked to report to the Bribery Commission (BC) this week to record statements over various allegations against them, highly placed sources said.

Minority parties to hold discussions on electoral process with Govt.

Minority Parties which met today to discuss electoral reforms had decided to form a joint committee to work with the government in designing a new electoral process.

Video: Give priority to 19A: Sobitha Thera tells MPs

It is ideal if we can simultaneously abolish the executive presidency and adopt a new electoral system but at the moment we should prioritise the enactment of 19th Amendment, National Movement for Social Justice Leader Ven.Maduluwawe SobithaThera said today.

Dead body found inside a Bambalapitiya school

A body of a 44 year-old woman, attached to the minor staff of a leading school in Bambalapitiya has been found inside the school's store room, Police said.

Lovers in fatal jump at Diyaluma Falls

An 18-year-old girl and her boy friend had reportedly jumped off from the Diyaluma Waterfall in Koslanda this afternoon in a suicide attempt and the body of the girl was found a short while ago, police said.

No decision to remove any party member-Susil

UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha today denied reports that the UPFA was preparing to remove certain parties from the alliance or that certain members were preparing to quit it.

​Potta Naufer wins a Bakmaha event

The notorious under-world gangster M .N. Naufer alias Potta Naufer, who is sentenced to death for the killing of High Court Judge Sarath Ambepitiya had won the first place in the music cards game, an event which is similar to musical chairs game at a Bak Maha Ulele organised by the Badulla Prisoners’ Welfare Association. 

No secret accounts in any foreign bank-MR

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today rejected allegations that he, his wife or sons maintained illegal or secret offshore accounts in any foreign bank.

No direct involvement by Mahendran-Committee

The committee of eminent lawyers which inquired into the 30-year Treasury Bond issuance has said that Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran had no direct role in deciding to accept bids over and above the one billion rupees stipulated in the 30-year bond tender and accept up to 10 billion rupees.

Video: I will not join Somawansa-Tilvin

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramauna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva today denied reports that he and two other senior members of the party had decided to resign from the JVP to join with its former leader Somawansa Amarasinghe.

Hundreds feared dead after boat capsizes

Hundreds of people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying up to 700 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian coastguard says.

Video: Something is better than nothing-Tilvin

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today said the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was not a perfect piece of legislation but should be enacted as it fulfilled people’s aspirations to some extent.

​SL bound 600 kg of sea cucumber seized in TN

A stock of 600 kg of fully processed sea cucumber, worth Rs 12 lakh in the illegal market, has been seized from a fishing hamlet near Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and one person arrested on the charge of stocking it with a plan to smuggle it to Sri Lanka. 

Debate on 19th A postponed

The Parliamentary debate on the 19th Amendment, which was scheduled for debate tomorrow, had been postponed for Tuesday, consequent to an All Party Meeting chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena this morning.

Will solve fishermen issue: Ranil

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, on the sidelines of his visit to Guruvayur temple in India on Saturday, said that measures would be taken to solve the issues plaguing the fishermen community in India.

​Current PR systems is the best for minority parties-Mano

Democratic people’s Front Leader and national executive council member Mano Ganeshan said that current proportional representation (PR) system is the best system that has paved way not only for minority parties but also for the minor parties.

Ranil visits Guruvayur Temple in India

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visited the Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple in India on Saturday.

​Ven. Watinapaha Somananda Thera questioned

A statement has been recorded from the former Coordinating Secretary to the President on Religious Affairs, Ven Watinapaha Somananda Thera, by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division(FCID)over distributing Rs. 600M worth clothing during the election period.

​17 soldiers injured

At least 17 soldiers were injured following a collision of their truck with a tractor in Riditenna, Batticaloa today, police said.

PC arrested for allegedly opening fire at Namal Uyana

A Police constable has been arrested for allegedly attempting to open fire at the Chief priest of Namal Uyana and two other Civil Defense Force personnel at the site.

Court fight with ex-wife strands father of two in SL

A former Sunshine Coast (Australia) man who helped thousands of victims of the Sri Lankan tsunami is now trapped in his adopted country and separated from his partner and children.

Lotus Tower construction to continue

Following a meeting held with officials of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), the Urban Development Authority (UDA) had agreed to resolve the issue of the acquisition of land for the Lotus Tower within three months.

​I won’t rejoin JVP: Somawansa

Former JVP leader Somawansa Amarainsghe, who resigned from the JVP, said that he would not rejoin the JVP. 

​19A: Passage in the balance

The much-awaited passage of the 19th Amendment in Parliament next Tuesday (21) hung in the balance with the opposition expressing fears of new amendments being introduced at the committee stage of the debate and insisting that the 19th Amendment and electoral reforms should be approved simultaneously. 

​Sri Lankan couple, daughters arrested in TN

A Sri Lankan Tamil couple with their three teenage daughters landed clandestinely at Arichalmunai, off Dhanushkodi, in Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Friday.

Sanga wins award at Asian Awards

Kumar Sangakkara won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Sport at the 5th Asian Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, last night.

Weliwita summoned by FCID

Former Presidential coordinating secretary and CSN Channel founder director Rohan Weliwita has been summoned by the Financial Criminal Investigation Division on Sunday over a complaint on alleged financial misappropriation in the channel, police said.

FSP won’t back Somawansa

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) which broke ranks with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) some years ago said yesterday it would not back former JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe, who quit the party or the JVP itself.

​SL defends interim body after ICC threat

Sports minister Navin Dissanayake on Friday defended his decision to appoint an interim committee to oversee cricket, saying it was his "sovereign right".

Mumbai Indians need real Malinga to stand up

One of the major reasons why Mumbai Indians have started their IPL campaign on a poor note is due to Lasith Malinga's steep decline in form, India’s Zee news agency said.