President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested the Tamil diaspora to work together to develop the country and help the people irrespective of their community. The President has said this in an interview with Nitin A. Gokhale, Editor-in-Chief of Bharat Sh

Conducting coaching or tuition classes for the 2019 G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination will be prohibited from midnight tomorrow, the Department of Examinations said.

The government has appointed a four-member selection board to screen the persons nominated by ministers to head state enterprises operating under them.

Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy has reportedly tendered his resignation on November 2 stating personal reasons, sources said.

The Police Headquarters today informed the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to launch an investigation into the departure of CID’s IP Nishantha Silva from the country without approval.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered the police to arrest all those involved in vandalising road signs displayed in Tamil, sources said.

Britain’s Conservative Party in its manifesto extended its continuous support in international initiatives to achieve reconciliation, stability and justice across the world including Sri Lanka.

More than 60 doctors wrote an open letter published Monday saying they feared Julian Assange’s health was so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British jail.

Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva has directed all island-wide Army formations to keep only the State insignia and the Army crest on display in all Army offices, instead of any other portraits, in compliance with the President’s dir

Sri Lanka’s train service will be further boosted with the arrival of eight new train sets next month as Sri Lanka is set to receive six new power sets from China and two from India.

Mundalama police said that stones had been pelted at a convoy of vehicles carrying former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen in Mundalama, Puttalam.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will swear in about 20 State ministers on Wednesday to discharge the work of the new interim government, informed sources said.

Defence Secretary Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunarathna said that there is not an iota of truth in remarks made by some people that the government is heading for military rule constricting democratic space for people.

There won’t be any practical problem in holding the defence ministerial portfolio by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa despite a grey area in the Constitution in terms of the 19th Amendment, an official said yesterday. Chairman of Sri Lanka Podujana Per

IP Nishantha Silva, the OIC of the Organised Crimes Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had left for Singapore with his family today, sources said.

MDMK General Secretary Vaiko on Saturday said he will lead a demonstration in New Delhi on November 28 against newly elected Sri Lakan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s visit to the country, the Hindu reported.

The northeast monsoon conditions were establishing gradually and would bring more showers particularly in the districts northeast of the island in the coming days, the Department of Meteorology said today.

One should accept responsibility for the electoral defeat of New Democratic Front (NDF) candidate Sajith Premadasa collectively without pointing fingers at each other, former UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said.

Railway service on the upcountry line had been restricted only up to Bandarawela following a derailment of the Badulla-Kandy train at the Heeloya Railway Station yesterday, an official at the Railway Control Room said.

The entire UNP leadership is at fault for the defeat in the presidential elections as the party did not have a strategy and plan to attract more Buddhist votes at the election, a former minister said yesterday.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in an extraordinary gazette notification has called on the three forces to maintain law and order in the country.

The Indian government expects Sri Lanka’s new government led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to take forward the process of national reconciliation in order to meet the aspirations of the Tamil minority for “equality, justice, peace and dignity

Rejecting allegations that the party Candidate Sajith Premadasa’s election campaign was sabotaged, current UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said eroding of votes for the party in the South was one of the main reasons for its defeat at the

No Buddhist monk should be given nomination for the upcoming general election or any other election in the future, Mihintale Rajamaha Viharaya Chief Incumbent Walawahengunawewe Dhammaratana Thera said yesterday.

A 24-hour water cut will be imposed on several areas in Colombo starting from 9.00 this morning due to the on-going Metro Colombo Urban Development Project, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) stated.

The heads of diplomatic missions of three countries - the United States, Japan and Bangladesh- called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today.

The appointments of heads to State corporations, boards and other institutions would be made through a selection board to ensure only the qualified and professionals would be appointed as chairpersons and directors, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said

Two suspects were arrested by the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) with 10kgs of heroin at Rajagiriya this evening, Police Spokesman SSP Ruwan Gunasekara said.

Chilaw’s Acting ASP was today arrested on charges of soliciting a bribe of Rs.200,000 from a woman who owns a Devalaya in Chilaw, Bribery Commission Director (Investigation) SSP Priyantha Chandrasiri said.

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Leader Udaya Gammanpila said today the reason why he had decided not to accept any ministerial portfolio was to ease the pressure exerted on the President and Prime Minister when appointing a Cabinet with a limited number