I had a clear mandate to become PM -Ranil

Responding to one of the charges made in the no-confidence motion against him -- that he had become the Premier through the back door -- Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that he had accepted the post following a clear mandate .

'G.L, a minister in Prabha's government'

Justice Minister Wijayadasa Rajapakse today alleged that if there was a government led by LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, former minister G.L. Peiris would try to be a minister in it as well.

JVP calls for setting up of CC

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today called for the setting up of the Constitutional Council without the three civil society members stating that there is provision for such a situation in the 19th Amendment.

Four killed, 13 injured in accident

Four persons were killed and thirteen others injured in an accident where a speeding van toppled after the driver could not control the vehicle in Sembuwatta, Matale this afternoon, police said.

Government would not act on no-confidence motion: Wijeyadasa

Government would not take any action on the no-confidence motion signed by 112 Parliamentarians against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakse said today.

Present govt’s corruption led to the no-confidence motion: MR

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says it is the ‘blatant falsehoods, corruption and persecution of the opponents’ by the incumbent government that resulted in the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe.

Cycling for Energy Conservation

Nine OICs transferred

The Police Department announced today that nine Officers-In-Charge of the Police (OIC) had been transferred with immediate effect.

LTTE leader’s wife asks Karunanidhi to break silence on surrender issue

Ananthy Sasistharan, wife of a senior functionary of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), on Saturday urged Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M. Karunanidhi and his daughter and MP, Kanimozhi, to break their silence on their role on the issue of surrender of LTTE members to the Sri Lankan security forces in May 2009.

Two killed, ten injured in accident

Two persons including one-year old child were killed and another ten persons were injured after a bowser collided with a tractor at Alankulama in Anuradhapura on the Anuradhapura-Kurunegala main road early this morning.

Video: Sacred relics from Myanmar

​Report on Wilpattu resettlement handed over to MS

A report compiled by a number of environmental and civil society organisations on controversial resettlement near Wilpattu National Park, was handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena last night at the Presidential Secretariat. 

​Jayalalithaa files nomination for RK Nagar bypoll

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Friday filed her papers for the R K Nagar byelection to be held on June 27, the Times of India said. 

Scout Service & Public Relationship Week launched

​SL refugees in Indonesia plead NZ for help

Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi and Myanmar refugees ended up shipwrecked on an Indonesian reef earlier this week said that they were heading for New Zealand.

Five Police transfers announced

Five Police OICs had been transferred with effect from yesterday under the instructions of Police Chief on service requirements, the Police said today. 

India, SL fishermen issue needs lasting solution: Envoy

The long-drawn fishermen problem between India and Sri Lanka – that has often threatened to spoil ties – needs a “bottoms-up solution rather than one imposed from above,” Sri Lankan High Commissioner in India Sudharshan Seneviratne said.

Four killed, two injured in three-wheeler accident

Four passengers had been killed when the three-wheeler taxi they were travelling in collided with a motorcycle and a bus travelling from the opposite direction in Eheliyagoda on the Colombo-Ratnapura Main Road this morning, the Police said.

SLC knocks out highest bidder for local TV deal

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) interim committee which is reeling under one mighty financial blow they received on Wednesday when they learnt that the bid for the forthcoming three test matches against India could only bring them US $ 1.4 million, have committed further financial hara-kiri by opting to offer their local TV rights for the next three years to the state owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini (SLRC) at a rate of at least Rs. 35 million below the figure

Dissolution within days

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said yesterday the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was a futile exercise because President Maitripala Sirisena would dissolve Parliament within the next few days.

I didn’t say so: D.V. Upul

Southern Provincial Council Minister D.V.Upul in an interview has denied saying that officers of the Financial Crime Investigation Division would be stoned and killed under a government of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Showers due to Southwest Monsoon, low pressure belt in Arabian Sea

Showers will develop in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northwestern and Central Provinces and in the Galle and Matara Districts during the afternoon or evening as a result of the onset of the Southwest Monsoon and a low pressure belt reported in Arabian Sea.

Import taxes on Potatoes, Big Onions reduced

Import taxes on Potatoes have been reduced from Rs.55 to Rs.30 per kilo and Big Onions from Rs.30 to Rs.10 per kilo, with effect from midnight today.

DPF, NUW, UPF to ally with UNP

In the wake of three upcountry Tamil parties deciding to join hands with the United National Party (UNP), Arumugam Thondaman-led Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) said today it would continue as an ally of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).

Trishaw connected to Raviraj killing found

CID today informed Colombo Additional Magistrate Nirosha Fernando that they had recovered the trishaw allegedly used in the killing of TNA Jaffna District MP Nadaraja Raviraj and sought the Magistrate’s approval to take the trishaw into CID custody.

Pakistan Army Chief arrives

Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif arrived in Sri Lanka on a three day visit, a short while ago.

Video: IAC opened in Colombo

No-faith motion against Ranil handed over

The opposition is reported to have handed over a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe with the signatures of 112 MPs.

Businessman nabbed at BIA with gold worth Rs. 7.8 mln

A Sri Lankan who is alleged to have smuggled three gold bars worth more than Rs. 7.8 million into the country from Sharjah was arrested by Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning.

SL teenager found safe after she disappeared in Australia

A 19-year-old Sri Lankan teenager was found safe after she disappeared from a bus in Brisbane, Australia on Thursday night.