SJB Parliamentarian Harin Fernando today said that if no one was willing to lead the country, Harsha De Silva could be made a caretaker President for 6 months and the country could be handed over to him.

The government should not underestimate the public anger and must take immediate steps to resign immediately while forming a caretaker administration to restore the country’s crisis and bring it under control, Sri Lanka Ramanna Nikaya, Ven.Prof. At

A Red alert on thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning has been issued for 19 districts, the Department of Meteorology said today.

The law fraternity has decided to bring in an impeachment motion against the Attorney General through some members of Parliament, MP Wijedasa Rajapaksha said today.

A video showing how popular senior lecturer Upul Shantha Sannasgala organized a public protest against the government has gone viral on social media.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has refused to accept the resignation letter submitted by parliament deputy speaker Ranjith Siyambalapitiya to resign from that post he had held and requested him to continue, the Presidential media division said.

Slamming privatisation of public sector units, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday stated that the decisions of the Indian government is likely to take the country into a ’Sri Lanka like situation’.

Police officers who were at Poluwa junction near the parliamentary complex should not have assaulted the army officers who approached the area by motor cycles on Tuesday, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka told Parliament today.

JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake came under fire in Parliament today by government MPs who claimed he was instigating violent protests.

A protest was held by doctors in Colombo today, demanding the supply of continuous medicines and surgical equipment supplies and against action by law enforcement authorities to control their unions.

Bandula Gunawardena’s name has been proposed as the new Finance Minister and discussions are underway to finalize this, sources told Daily Mirror a short while ago.

The present government has failed to uphold the fundamental rights of the people, including the right to live, the right to health, and the right to freedom of expression, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D Wickramaratna has expressed regret over the incident in which a verbal clash had taken place between police officers and several army personnel attached to Army motorcycle squad at the roadblock near the Parl

Senura Yapa Senadipathi, the son of Avant-Garde Company Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi, said yesterday that the way people continue to harass him online is disgusting.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign under any circumstances and the government will face the present national crisis, Chief Government Whip Johnston Fernando informed Parliament a short while ago.

Considering the prevailing economic situation in Sri Lanka, the Republic of Korea’s Coordination Minister Koo Yun cheol informed President Gotabaya that the Korean government is focused on providing more employment opportunities to Sri Lankans in K

During the first school term of 2022, which begins on April 18, the school term in all government schools will be extended by one hour, Education Ministry Secretary Prof. Kapila Perera said.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane is reported to have ruled out the possibility of Parliament to ask President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down .

The former deputy minister, Nirupama Rajapaksa left for Dubai from the Katunayake international airport last night, the Immigration and Emigration Department said.

The Railway Department cautioned motorists and pedestrians to be watchful when using the railway crossings during the power cuts where the railway gates do not function, Railways Superintendent (Transportation) A. D. G. Seneviratne said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has issued a Gazette notification revoking the proclamation issued declaring State of Emergency.

A group of protestors had gathered outside the house of former minister Wimal Weerawansa in the outskirts of Colombo this evening.

A probe has been initiated over the incident where a verbal clash has taken place between two police officers and several army personnel attached to Army motorcycle squad at the roadblock near the Parliament complex during a public protest today.

Regarding the video footage circulating on social media in which a container was seen transporting under the STF security personnel, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) clarified that it was routine practice to provide security to such containers as

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint a suitable Cabinet Minister to handle the subject of Power and Energy with immediate effect.

The sun is expected to be directly over Sri Lanka up to April 15 from today (5) due to the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, the Department of Meteorology said today.

A large number of protesters have flocked in front of the residence of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wijerama Mawatha.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to temporarily close down the Sri Lanka Embassy in Oslo, the Kingdom of Norway; the Sri Lanka Embassy in Baghdad, the Republic of Iraq; and the Sri Lanka Consulate General in Sydney, the Commonwealth of Aus

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has unequivocally condemned recent violence by protestors who had targeted private property of certain individuals and caused destruction to property including their homes.

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa today called for urgent constitutional reforms under which he proposed the reduction of powers of the Executive Presidency and bringing about checks and balances between the main pillars of the governance.