Acting IGP C. D. Wickramaratne has appointed a special five-member committee to study the excerpts of an investigation into interdicted High Court Judge Gihan Pilapitiya over the phone recording case and make a recommendation to arrest him as per the

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today said law enforcement officers should carry out their duties without any fear or favour, but their actions should strictly be in compliance with the law.

While assuring to shift the Agricultural Ministry from the rented out DPJ building to the Govi Jana Mandiraya, Agriculture State Minister Vidura Wickramanayake said today legal action would be taken against officials and politicians involved in signi

It is not possible to come up with a stand on the forensic audit report carried out on the bond scam without the annexures, some UNP MPs said today.

Clarifying the position with regard to the tabling of CDs containing phone conversations of MP Ranjan Ramanayake , UNP MP Harsha De Silva today said the former had to take the clips back after tabling it following legal advice.

The Attorney General has directed the CCD Director to obtain a warrant, arrest and produce interdicted High Court Judge Gihan Pilapitiya in court for allegedly conspiring with MP Ranjan Ramanayaka to fabricate false evidence.

The Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court informed the Magazine Prison not to produce MP Ranjan Ramanayake, who is in remand custody, before the Government Analyst for a voice test today but to produce on another date when informed by court.

The final report of the Forensic Audit on the issuance of treasury bonds during the period of January 1, 2002, to February 28, 2015, can be viewed as given below.

Colombo High Court Judge Adithya Patabendige sentenced a female Education Regional Director to ten years rigorous imprisonment (RI) for soliciting a bribe from a female undergraduate promising a job in a state bank.

The tax changes included in the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill propose to make major revisions to Sri Lanka’s corporate tax structure and interestingly, to substantially reduce the income tax rate on the so-called sin industries.

Twelve people including nine suspects had been injured in an accident involving a Black Maria and a lorry at Kaluwilapathana, Ambanpola this morning, the Police said.

Rifkhan Bathiudeen, the brother of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) was remanded until February 06 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne.

Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri today informed Parliament that MP Ranjan Ramanayake had not submitted any CDs containing voice clips as reported in some media.

Ampara Magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne is to be appointed as the new Director-General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Three suspects including a 16-year-old boy was arrested by the Police Narcotic Bureau officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with gold biscuits worth more than Rs.50 million this morning, airport senior official said.

Former CID Director Shani Abeysekara arrived at the CID to give a statement with regard to the investigations carried out on the incident into the alleged abduction of Swiss Embassy local staffer Garnier Banister Francis.

A pilot project to combat Dengue by means of Wolbachia, is to be launched on February 17’’ in Dematagoda and Nugegoda areas, National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) Director Dr. Anura Jayasekera said.

Action would be taken to look into the possibility of curtailing the importation of milk powder into the country, Health and Indigenous Medicine, Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said.

Power, Energy and Commuter Transport Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday said he would appraise President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the cabinet on the colossal amount of money defaulted to the Ceylon Petrol

UNP MP Karunaratne Paranavithana yesterday requested Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to upload the forensic audit report of the Central Bank bond scam in the Parliament website.

The annexures of the Forensic Audit report conducted on the bond scam has been held back by Parliament following an order of the Attorney General, UNP MP Harsha de Silva told Parliament today.

Refuting match-fixing allegations levelled by MP Ranjan Ramanayake, MP Thilanga Sumathipala told Parliament yesterday that none including the International Cricket Council (ICC) made such remarks.

The annexures of the Forensic Audit report conducted on the bond scam has been held back by Parliament following an order of the Attorney General, UNP MP Harsha de Silva told Parliament today.

It was transpired in Parliament today that MP Ranjan Ramanayake had not tabled any CDs on Tuesday though he claimed he did so.

Director-General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) President’s Counsel Sarath Jayamanne has resigned from the post.

The United National Party (UNP) today named Saman Rathnapriya to fill the National List MP post fell vacant by the resignation of Dr. Jayampathi Wickremaratne

Referring to the prevailing UNP leadership crisis, MP Lakshman Kiriella said they, as politicians, should not chase after positions, but positions should come in search of them, if they had worked properly.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification directing the military to maintain public order in the country with effect from today.

The new government will continue the Digana Airport building project considering the needs, Minister of Aviation and Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga told Parliament today.

A soldier attached to the Paranthan Army camp had been allegedly stabbed to death his wife at a park near the Pannai lagoon in Jaffna this afternoon over a family dispute, the Defence Ministry said.