Former SIS Director SDIG Nilantha Jayawardena yesterday informed the PCoI probing Easter Sunday attacks that he had never visited his seniors including the President or the Prime Minister of the country to wish them on New Year and other occasions.

Preliminary arrangements have already been made to commence the first phase of Nandikadal Lagoon rehabilitation in the coming week.

Leaders of political parties representing in Parliament today decided to take up the two-day debate on Vote on Account in Parliament on August 27 and 28 respectively.

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has appointed new members to the National Sports Council in which former Cricket legend Mahela Jayawardana was appointed as the Head.

Newly elected MP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, while expressing his best wishes to new Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene today urged him to uphold his rights as a Member of Parliament.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella has been appointed as the Chief Opposition Whip of the 9th Parliament.

The ruling party and the opposition congratulated Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa leading the way.

Customs officials seized 222 grams of Kush cannabis with a street value of over Rs. 2.2 million today.

The 47-year-old Police Sergeant who was critically injured in the accident in which a tipper truck ran over a group of police officers last month on the Matara-Hakmana road, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment in hospital today.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane adjourned proceedings of the ninth Parliament till 9.30 a.m. tomorrow.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in his inaugural address to the ninth Parliament today, pledged to bring about a new Constitution envisaging the principle ‘One country, One law’ for all ethnic communities.

The Attorney General today directed the Acting IGP to conduct an investigation into the statement made by the Police Media Spokesman and the conduct of the Negombo HQI on the execution of Warrant against Anuruddha Sampayo, AG’s Coordinating Officer

Former IGP Pujith Jayasundara arrived at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) probing political victimization a short while ago.

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Sachin Tendulkar has called upon his fans to help him find out his first car again, which was a Maruti 800. The master blaster claimed that it was the first car he bought with the money earned as a professional cricketer and would like to own it agai

The inaugural session of the ninth Parliament was adjourned till 3.00 pm, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane said.

Newly appointed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena recognized Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa as the Opposition Leader of the 9th parliament a short while ago.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane today announced Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardane as the Leader of the House while Minister Johnston Fernando as the Chief Government Whip

Kegalle District MP Ranjith Siyambalapitiya was selected as the Deputy Speaker of the ninth Parliament while Jaffna district MP Angajan Ramanathan as the Deputy Chairman of Committees.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Matara district MP Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the ninth Parliament of Sri Lanka today. The ruling SLPP and the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) acted in unison in

The first sitting of the ninth Parliament commenced a short while ago to elect the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No. 1 of Parliament.

A leading Colombo Seven sports club, the Otter’s Aquatic Club has been issued with a notice to vacate its current location on Bauddhaloka Mawatha by the Divisional Secretary, Thimbirigasyaya.

Two more Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs yesterday called for the appointment of former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to Parliament though the solitary national list slot which the UNP had received at this year’s general election.

The Excise Department will team up with the Central Environment Authority (CEA), liquor industry giants and local retailers to introduce a novel project to recycle millions of discarded alcohol bottles and cans that leads to severe environmental poll

The new government, in its first Cabinet meeting, appointed a ministerial committee to work on drafting the new constitutional proposals to be enacted by repealing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

Pharmaceuticals Production, Supply and Regulation State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana said he would put an end to the pharmaceutical mafia operated during the yahapalana regime in the guise of drug price reduction and he would bring down drug pric

Special attention has been paid to the proposal made to move the Dehiwala Zoo to the Kahapola area in Piliyandala, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said.

Cabinet had given its nod to a paper submitted by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as his capacity of being the Minister of Finance to probe all alleged misdeeds of state banking network that had taken place during the past years.

State Minister of Regional Co-operation, Tharaka Balasuriya, said Sri Lanka would maintain close ties with its neighbours, adding that regional co-operation is essential to attract investment to the country.

The new government’s parliament decided today to nominate Matara district MP Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane as the Speaker of the new Parliament, Kegalle district MP Ranjith Siyambalapitiya as the Deputy Speaker and Jaffna district MP Angajan Ramanathan