A tense situation was reported at the ’GotaGoGama’ after the pro Mahinda supporters attacked the protesters at the ’GotaGoGama’.

A tense situation has prevailed near Temple Trees as a group of supporters of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have attacked the protesters outside the ’MainaGoGama’.

The second son and Chief of Staff of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his wife left the country in the early hours of today morning, the Daily Mirror learns.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed Government Party Leaders that he would withdraw from all discussions and will cease to assist the Government in solving the crisis, if the ’’GotaGoGama’’ protest site is disrupted by the

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardhane today agreed to place in the Order Book the Motion against the President under Article 42 with one amendment, TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran said.

A group of supporters of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have gathered outside the Temple Trees in Colombo to urge him not to resign from the post of PM.

General Secretary of the SLFP and former Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara expressed doubts about the proposed statement to be made by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today before his resignation as there was a move to stage a protest by a few former SLP

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will face one of the toughest days in his political career today when he attends the cabinet meeting scheduled to be held in the evening and decides with his cabinet whether to step down from the Premiership.

Litro Lanka Company Head Vijitha Herath requested the public not to stand in queues as the Company doesn’t have gas to deliver at present.

Bangladesh has extended the term of the $200 million loan given to Sri Lanka under a currency swap deal by one more year as the island nation faces severe economic crisis.

The Management Committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the BASL proposals to restore political and economic stability in the country.

Sri Lankan’s tourism sector has lost whatever the little prospects it had for recovery and revival as the government has hit the final nail in the coffin for the industry with emergency declaration.

Sri Lankan-born and Finnish-based serial entrepreneur Iranthi Gomes has fulfilled her childhood dream of making it onto Forbes magazine’s 30 Under 30 Europe list in 2022.

The Central Bank has suspended cash dividends by licensed banks incorporated in Sri Lanka, among a host of other restrictions on discretionary payments, effective immediately until December 2022 in a bid to ensure that they maintain sufficient liquid

Issuing fuel for vehicles will be limited at filling stations from tomorrow, the Lanka IOC said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was in for a surprise when he was hooted at by a group of protestors during a visit to Anuradhapura today morning.

A police constable has been suspended for negligence over failure to provide security for Kaduwela Magistrate Chanima Wijebandara’s residence, Police said.

Sri Lanka Navy in coordination with the Police Narcotics Bureau in international waters south of Sri Lanka, arrested seven foreign nationals along with 240kg of narcotics suspected to be heroin.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is considering granting $100 million in emergency support to Sri Lanka, the finance ministry said on Sunday.

The depression over southwest Bay of Bengal has become a deep depression and later will intensify into a cyclonic storm, the Department of Metrology said.

Ahead of a crucial week, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Anuradhapura this morning to pay homage to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi.

Indian Minister for Food and Civil Supplies R. Sakkarapani on Saturday warned of legal action against those who disseminate misleading information on social media about the initiatives to ship essential commodities such as rice to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves have declined to less than US $25 million, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe claimed during the weekend.

The management of Galadari hotel has categorically denied the misinformation being circulated on social and other media, that the hotel had allegedly voiced criticism against the peoples’ protests that are taking place currently in Colombo.

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa will not accept the Prime Minister’s post in an interim government, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organizer Tissa Attsnayake said today.

Amid the worsening economic situation, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) mission chief to Sri Lanka stated that the world financial body is expected to begin the next round of technical discussions with the island nation from May 9 to May

The messages circulating on the social media regarding a price increase in Lanka IOC fuel is completely false, power and energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.

The Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Public Security has informed the public to act as responsible citizens with utmost intelligence and patience during this difficult period to maintain law and order in the country.

The passport issuing services excluding the one day service will resume from Monday (9), Immigration and Emigration department said.

Leave of the members of security forces has been cancelled with immediate effect following the declaration of a State of Emergency in the country, the Ministry of Defence said.