Referring to reports that he had been granted UNP candidature on the condition, presidential hopeful Sajith Premadasa said yesterday he would not be anyone’s puppet if assumed presidency.

The greatest relief for our brave soldiers was ending the three-decade-long fierce war against the LTTE, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday.

The Ceylon Teachers’ and Principals’ Services Union yesterday said its members would begin a two-day token strike from today opposite the Fort Railway Station as scheduled over several demands including salary anomalies.

There was no cabinet paper produced to acquire the assets of Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital (NFTH), Senior Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet Office Jude Nilukshan informed the Presidential Commission today.

The UN peacekeeping department has decided to ban the deployment of non-essential Sri Lankan Army troops in UN peacekeeping missions citing the appointment of the new army commander who is alleged to have committed war crimes, a UN spokesperson has t

Leave of all Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) employees has been temporarily cancelled due to the planned railway workers’ strike from tonight, SLTB sources said.

SLPP Presidential Candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa today said having plans and policies were not enough unless the leaders were unable to execute them.

Sri Lanka’s reputed cricketer, Dinesh Chandimal has consented to join the Army as a Commissioned Officer to play cricket for the Army team, Army media said.

Railway trade unions have decided to launch an indefinite strike action from tonight citing the authorities have failed to resolve their salary anomalies, Locomotive Engine Operators’ Union (LEOU) Secretary Indika Dodangoda said.

The Supreme Court today dismissed the fundamental right petition challenging the Election Commission’s decision to hold the elections to the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha.

The Central Bank said it ordered all licensed commercial banks (LCBs) to cut lending rates at least by 200 basis points by next month as other policy measures employed by the monetary authority to stimulate economic activity had yielded limited resul

United National Party’s former General Secretary, Tissa Attanayake today informed UNP presidential hopeful Sajith Premadasa in writing that he would like to pledge his support in the run-up to the forthcoming presidential poll.

The process of accepting applications for the issuance of National Identity Cards (NICs) has slowed down by 50% because of a protest by government executive officers, the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) said.

All schools in the Matara and Galle Districts will remain closed for another two days from tomorrow due to the prevailing adverse weather condition, Southern Province Governor Hemal Gunasekara said.

Navy Commander Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva yesterday signed President Maithripala Sirisena’s order re-instating former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second son Yoshitha as a lieutenant in the Sri Lanka Navy with effect from 28 February 2016, Navy

The Emigration and Immigration Department yesterday suspended the one day and normal services of issuing passports due to the strike by the government service executive officers, an Emigration senior official said.

The Meteorology Department has issued another warning of more than 100mm showers during the day.

UNP expelled five MPs S. B. Navinna, Dunesh Gangkanda, Asoka Priyantha, Wijedasa Rajapaksha and Ananda Aluthgamage from the party yesterday.

The Cabinet is reported to have yesterday ruled out the possibility of rectifying the salary anomalies in different categories of the public sector at this juncture because it costs a massive Rs.115 billion to the government annually.

The cabinet memo presented by President Maithripala Sirisena to pay full salary and full pension to disabled soldiers have been approved by the cabinet yesterday, the Daily Mirror learns.

The UNP faction supporting Minister Sajith Premadasa is reported to have requested the party leadership to take a secret ballot of the working committee and the parliamentary group together to decide on the presidential candidacy.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not someone who fled the country fearing the war but it was quite the opposite and he is an exemplary professional military man, Major General (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne said.

There is the likelihood of the SLFP joining hands with left-leaning forces and contesting the presidential separately in the event the talks with SLPP fails, SLFP General Secretary, MP Dayasiri Jayasekara said.

There was general agreement among the seniors of the United National Party (UNP) to nominate Minister Sajith Premadasa as the presidential candidate but on certain conditions to be stipulated in writing, Daily Mirror learns. The UNP seniors backing b

Uva Province Governor Maithree Gunaratne said today he had instructed the law enforcement authorities to implement the ban on the face veil (niqab and burqa) even in the wake of the state of emergency is lifted.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Kumara Welgama said he was ready to accept the presidential candidacy and contest if his name would be nominated by the party.

Two disabled soldiers launched a fast-unto death at the Fort Railway Station today. The decision to launch the fast-unto death was taken hours after the government approval to grant the salaries and allowances to the disabled soldiers they received a

Cabinet approval was granted to pay disabled war veterans the salaries and allowances they received at the time of retirement, for life, the Finance Ministry announced.

Solicitor General Dilrukshi Dias Wickremasinghe has been interdicted with immediate effect, pending an inquiry into her controversial phone conversation with Avant-Garde chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi.

Heavy rains have resulted in a minor flood situation in several districts, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.