The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), which has started legal action in the UK to lift the proscription on the LTTE, has never shown any remorse over child soldiers, Lord Naseby, the President of the All Party British Sri Lanka Parliame

The SLFP would send ‘Letters of Demand’ this week to a several SLPP candidates for insulting the SLFP top hierarchy after Party chief, former President Maithripala Sirisena approved it, the president of the SLFP Lawyers’ Association, Bandula We

The ruling party is trying to change laws pertaining to archaeology in order to save those who destroyed the assembly hall of King Buvanekabahu, UNP Deputy General Secretary Ruwan Wijewardene alleged yesterday.

The SLFP raised concerns today on the proposed counting of votes of the August 5 general election on the following day, citing the possibility of tampering of votes.

The apparent division between the United National Party (UNP) and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) or Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sajith Premadasa is nothing but a drama to hoodwink voters, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Leader Udaya Gammanpila said today

The expulsion of UNPers who are contesting under the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will not make any difference as everyone who were expelled have already joined the new political alliance, SJB Kurunegala District candidate J. C . Alawathuwala said to

The United National Party will expel top members of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) including its leader Sajith Premadasa in the second round, and it will be announced in a few days time, party General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said today.

The city of Kelaniya will be developed by curbing drug menace and underworld, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said today.

Two individuals were arrested during a raid in Meegoda along with an eagle suspected to have been used for drug trafficking operations by underworld figure’ Angoda Lokka’.

The ‘silent period’ in relation to the August 5 General Elections will start at midnight on August 2, the National Elections Commission announced today.

Twin Army officers, Major General Pooraka Seneviratne and Major General Jayantha Seneviratne today signed their names to enter in the Guinness Book of World Records during a formal ceremony at the Army Headquarters.

The police have arrested two suspects, a chief management officer at the Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat and a sport officer attached to the Kelaniya Divisional Secretariat for the possession of 250 grams of crystal methamphetamine also known as Ice

While stating that over 40, 000 Individuals have been subjected to Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in the country so far, Chief Epidemiologist of the Epidemiology Unit, Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said the PCR capacity in Sri Lanka would be scaled up furt

The Lankapura Divisional Secretariat office in Pollonnaruwa has been temporarily closed from today (30) after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, Pollonnaruwa Regional Director of Health Services Dr. W. K. W. S. Kumarawansa said.

In 2015, the State Intelligence Service (SIS) had reported that there was an unusual increase in Muslim students at the Law college in 2012, former SIS Director SDIG Nilantha Jayawardena yesterday informed the PCoI probing Easter Sunday attacks.

The National Elections Commission has so far received a total of 5,601 complaints regarding election law violations and violent activities, the Commission said.

Voters who are at the quarantine centres are likely to lose the opportunity to cast their ballots at the general election on August 5 due to the absence of legal provisions to arrange advance voting for them, an official said yesterday.

The cost of tobacco usage on health and SL economy was 214 billion rupees last year (2019), while the tax revenue from tobacco was 92.9 billion rupees, Executive Director of Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC), Mr. Pubudu Sumanasekera said add

Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) raided a sophisticated liquor distillery operating in a two-storied house in Nagoda, Kalutara last evening and seized a bottling plant and a stock of arrack worth over Rs.10 million, the police said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said a new government will introduce laws making it mandatory to present agreements with regard to state properties in parliament before signing them.

A Sri Lankan mother whose Tamil family have been accused by Australian Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton of wasting $10million in taxpayer money by fighting deportation from Australia has reportedly been dragged from hospital by Border Force gua

Cases would be filed against the drivers who cause fatal accidents due to negligence and reckless driving under murder charges in future, the Police said today.

UNP will expel more members from the party who had joined Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) by Friday, July 31, its Assistant Leader Ravi Karunanayake said today.

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) today requested the people to consider the past and present environment of the politicians along with the election promises that they make aiming the election.

Former Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Jayantha Dharmadasa was today appointed to the Vice President position at SLC left vacant following the resignation of K. Mathivanan.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has gazetted maximum charges for NS1 Antigen Test for Dengue and Full Blood Count (FBC) Test with effect from today.

An Archaeological Advisory Committee was appointed by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Buddha Sasana and Cultural Affairs Minister today to obtain assistance in protecting archaeological sites scattered across the country.

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has returned four of the allocated fleet of vehicles for her office to the Presidential Secretariat earlier this month considering the financial constraints of the government.

The Education Ministry had decided to restart all Government and Government approved private schools from August 10 under several stages following recommendations of the health officials.

Taking into consideration the impact and pressure on Grade 5 students studying for the examinations during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Education Ministry has decided to act in a relaxed manner with a focus on fairness and humanity.