The Cabinet is reported to have approved retirement benefits for President Maithripala Sirisena, his security arrangements by the Special Task Force (STF) and the other facilities provided to the former heads of State.

Colombo Municipal Council has received about 60,000 complaints regarding alleged unfair charges made by parking meters installed in certain areas in the Colombo city limits, Colombo Municipal Councillor Sumith Passaperuma said.

The Cabinet at its meeting headed by President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have yesterday scrapped the National Economic Council (NEC) set up by President Maithripala Sirisena.

Kekirawa United National Party (UNP) organiser and MP Chandima Gamage told a media briefing at Dambulla that whoever bakes the cake, it would be Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who had the icing.

New Democratic Front (NDF) candidate Sajith Premadasa today pledged to introduce an expanded version of his later father Ranasinghe Premadasa’s industrialization concept and set up a factory in every divisional secretariat area if elected.

The National Security Council (NSC) has directed the relevant authorities to provide maximum security to all presidential candidates, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The Constitutional Council (CC) has approved the appointment of Saman Sri Ratnayake as the Commissioner General of the National Elections Commission, the Speaker’s Office said today.

While saying that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) had been handed over to conspirators just for his personal benefit by a leader who came to power with 6.2 million votes, former president Chandrika Kumaratunga said 95% SLFP organisers were against

Following a statement made by Colombo Mayoress Rosy Senanayake which claimed that the Aruwakkalu is a failed project, the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development has decided to discontinue accepting municipal solid waste to the partially comple

SLPP presidential candidate and former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said today said though he would work with the UN and human rights organisations in resolving contentious issues he could not recognize the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka becau

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera cast doubts whether any of the SLPP politicians of the area could prevail upon their supporters to stop hooting at the SLFP politicians when they address SLPP election propaganda ra

Some of the persons arrested in connection with terrorist organisation ISIS have admitted that they were radicalised by the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, The Times of India said.

The Court of Appeal (CA) today accepted the arguments of Romesh de Silva PC and Gamini Marapana PC that the writ application disputing Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s citizenship was filed by the petitioners for collateral purposes and not as a genuine public

A stock of 83,000 litres of suspected chemical toddy was seized by the STF during a raid at Kaluwamodara in Aluthgama, the police said.

The Colombo High Court today delivered the death sentence on Lokugam Hewage Darshana alias Raju, who was convicted over the killing of a woman and her daughter at Kotakethana in July 2012.

It has been reported that an organised campaign is being operated to mislead voters by posting false information on social media, the Campaign for Free and Fair Election (CaFFE) said.

The Special High Court today postponed the hearing of the D.A. Rajapaksa Museum case against Gotabaya Rajapaksa until January 9, 2020.

Former Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Thilanga Sumathipala was yesterday formally banned from holding any position at SLC following a directive issued by Sports Minister Harin Fernando, based on the findings and recommendations made by a three-mem

New Democratic Front presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa yesterday pledged to revive his late father Ranasinghe Premadasa’s concept of providing free mid-day meals and two sets of uniforms to children in all schools.

Chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday said that it had made compulsory for any voter to have any valid document to prove his or her identity during the presidential election which will be held on November 16.

The Elections Commission (EC) recently thwarted a move by Galle District UNP MP Wijepala Hettiarachchi to donate Rs.50,000 each as housing aid among selected families in his constituency under the ‘Gamperaliya’ programme, following the declaratio

It was good to handover responsibilities relating to national security to Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, National Peoples Movement (NPM) presidential candidate and former Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake said.

The United National Party (UNP) will have a fresh outlook with the infusion of new blood if Minister Sajith Premadasa wins the presidential election, though some have floated different names to certain posts, MP Nalin Bandara Jayamaha said.

National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday revolutionary changes were needed to the national education policy in a bid to address the present crisis.

SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa said today their political camp should not give in to conspiracies of political opponents.

New Democratic Front (NDF) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa asked the people to vote for his rival at the forthcoming election if the country needed law of the jungle, State terrorism, media suppression and repression of personal liberty.

The results of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) election reflected not only the opinion of the Sinhalese but also of the Tamils and Muslims countrywide, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said today.

The police have their own reasons as to why they arrested the individuals suspected of having links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorist group, Malaysian Prime MInister Tun Dr Mahathir said.

Two side-chargers (claymores) weighing 15kgs each were found today in a compound at Kondavil in Jaffna based on information provided by former LTTE cadre Joseph Peter Robinson who was arrested last Friday, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) MP S. Viyalanderan today said he would support SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapakse.