Former Minister Dullas Alahapperuma in a letter to the President says the Prime Minister and cabinet should resign immediately and form a new All Party government soon.

The government has not approved the recent price revision of 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder, LITRO Gas company said.

The Litro Gas company has decided to increase the selling price of a 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder to Rs. 5,175 with effect from midnight today, official from the Litro gas company said.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today the no-confidence motion against the government was delayed following a request made by him.

The Reserve Bank of India has extended the duration of the US$ 400 million currency swap for the Central Bank in Sri Lanka which was concluded in January this year, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said today that though he was invited to the National Security Council (NSC) meeting to discuss the Rambukkana incident, he chose not to attend.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has summoned a group of police officers including IGP C.D. Wickramaratne, over the Rambukkana incident in which a protester was killed during a shooting by police.

Venerable Theripaha Siridhamma Thero who launched a fast unto death campaign at the Galle Face protest site was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital after falling ill, hospital sources said.

The Qatari government has decided to pardon and release 20 Sri Lankans who have been imprisoned for various offences while working in Doha, in view of the holy month of Ramazan.

The passengers are advised to raise complaints to the National Transport Commission (NTC) about the issues they face in private buses while travelling.

A 60-member delegation led by Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith left for Vatican today following an invitation by Pope Francis, head of the social relations unit, Rev. Fr. Jude Chrishantha confirmed.

Following the recent volatile situation after the hike in fuel prices, the fuel transport by railway wagons and bowsers resumed yesterday after a brief lapse of three days, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.

The Metrological Department today announced that there is a possibility of heavy rains of more than 100 mm in five provinces and may scatter to the other parts of the island as well.

Sri Lanka will receive 200 million Yuan (US $ 31 million) worth of emergency humanitarian assistance from China, an official said.

UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday the time has come to form a grand opposition alliance and to forget personal political dreams.

Sri Lanka has further relaxed the entry requirements to the country by removing the need for on-arrival PCR tests for non-vaccinated and partially vaccinated travellers.

Constitutional amendments will not resolve the country’s political crisis, a Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka told Parliament yesterday.

China on Thursday gave the go ahead to a batch of Sri Lankan students, studying in Chinese universities but currently stranded in their home country because of Covid-related restrictions imposed by Beijing, to return to their campuses to resume in-pe

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith today questioned as to whether the recommendations made by the Presidential Commission which probed Easter Sunday attacks is delayed because the secrets behind the attack will come up as a result of such

Former Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa who was tested COVID 19 attended Parliament today.

Engineer Vijitha Herath, former chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance and Ceylon Electricity Board, today assumed duties as the chairman of LITRO Gas Lanka Limited.

Tri-forces had been deployed to the Rambukkana area until final rites of the victim, who was killed during the shooting by Police, were held.

Public Security Minister Prasanna Ranatunge said yesterday that investgation into the Easter Sunday attacks had confirmed that no one had seen Sarah Jasmine alias Pulasthini Rajendran, and the witness who claimed to have seen her was missing.

The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Kegalle, the Superintendent of Police of the Rambukkana Division and the Rambukkana OIC have been transferred with immediate effect, police said.

The Sri Lanka Army today urged the general public, engaged in protests, to assist unhindered passage of transport movements without blocking roads and causing inconvenience to the public.

Sri Lanka had received another 40,000 MT of diesel from India yesterday under the Indian credit line, Indian High Commission said.

The Police Sergeant who joined at the public protest at Galle Face Green, has been interdicted, Police said.

Chennai Super Kings on Thursday named young Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana as replacement for injured Adam Milne in the ongoing Indian Premier League.

The Health Ministry has withdrawn its decision to relax wearing masks outdoor and reversed its earlier decision with immediate effect and announced that wearing masks outdoors has been made mandatory yet again.

Claiming that the opposition MPs had once again started accusing Rajapaksas of being involved in fraud and corruption, Former Minister Namal Rajapaksa said today that they were ready to face any investigation and challenged them to file cases in any