Parliamentarians are unable to leave the Parliament premises as hundreds of protestors remain gathered outside despite being hit with tear gas and water cannons.

Parliament has been adjourned till May 17, after a tense situation erupted outside with protestors being tear-gassed and water cannons being used by the police.

A tense situation erupted inside Parliament a short while ago resulting in sittings being suspended for 10 minutes by the Speaker.

Police fired tear gas and water cannons on protestors who were gathered outside the Parliament, in the newly established ’Horu Go Gama’, a short while ago.

Cooperative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection State Minister Gunapala Rathnasekara said today he rendered his resignation to the President yesterday.

The Asian Games due to take place in Hangzhou in September have been postponed indefinitely, organisers said Friday, as China battles a resurgence of Covid cases.

Sri Lanka has a lot to learn from how Fiji managed the COVID-19 crisis by borrowing smartly to ensure that debt and balance of payments remain sustainable, says Fiji Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.

The Epidemiology Unit has decided to rollout the fourth dose against COVID-19 virus, Health Minister Channa Jayasumana said.

Parliament members of the National People’s Power (NPP) decided to boycott the parliament today in support of ongoing Hartal across the country, MP Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said.

President’s Media Division today refuted the notice circulating on Facebook that the May 2022 salaries of public servants participating in the Hartal campaign will be cut.

Leader of the House Dinesh Gunawardena today requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeygunawardhane to intervene to provide security to former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said he is under threat following the remarks made by TNA MP Shanikyan Rasamanikkam in Parliament that he sided with the government during the vote of the Deputy Speaker.

A group of protesters in loin cloths and some holding underwear were seen staging a protest near the Parliament entrance ’Hora Go Gama’ against the President and the government claiming that ’’this is all we are left with”.

Police said Intelligence has alerted them that certain groups have threatened those who did not want to join the Hartal and forced them not to open their business outlets.

Sri Lanka lost about a million taxpayers in the two years through 2021 since the government slashed taxes in late 2019 in its failed attempt to spur economic growth.

Despite the ongoing nationwide hartal, 20 trains were operated in the morning, Sri Lanka Railways media Spokesman A.D.G. Seneviratne said.

Lanka IOC has delivered stunning financial performance for the three months to March 2022, concluding what could be referred to as a solid financial year, amid back-to-back steep increases in fuel retailing prices in response to global prices and the

It is the responsibility of all sectors to prevent the country from sinking further into the abyss in the face of the foreign exchange crisis as well as the country needs the support of all sectors to overcome the economic crisis it is facing, Trade

A group of students of the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF), set up a protest camp ’Horu Go Gama’ along the road leading to the parliament.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) today observed that all politicians should act as statesmen to avert the country’s current economic and political crisis.

The Police fired tear gas on students of the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) who were protesting near Parliament entrance this evening.

The Department of Registration of Persons (DRP) today said that all public services, including the one-day service for issuing National Identity Cards (NICs) will be suspended tomorrow, DRP Commissioner General Vianni Gunathilaka said.

Issuing fuel for vehicles will be limited at filling stations from today, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Chairman Sumith Wijesighe said.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s court today further extended its order preventing former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal from leaving the country until May 23.

A pedestrian died after he was knocked down by Puttalam District Muslim Congress Parliamentarian Ali Sabri’s motorcar at Mampuri on Palavi – Kalpitiya road on Wednesday night.

DMK members of Parliament will donate their one month’s salary towards aid for the crisis-hit Sri Lanka, the party said on Thursday.

The Sri Lanka Department of Immigration and Emigration Officers’ Association has decided to suspend the duties attached to passenger clearance at the VIP Terminals (VIPs) such as the Silk Route (CIP) for special-care passengers and passenger cleara

The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) said that they have decided to participate in the nationwide hartal tomorrow.

The joint fuel price formula of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) would be presented to the Cabinet next week, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said today.

The Inter Provincial Private Bus Owners’ Association (IPPBOA) today said that they will not take part at the nationwide hartal but have given the freedom to all bus owners to join in with the hartal according to their wishes.