Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said he is still committed to abolishing the executive presidency in Sri Lanka.

Leader of Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa in a letter addressed to Speaker had requested that the voting of proposed People’s Bank (Amendment) Bill scheduled for today be postponed.

SLPP nominee for presidential candidacy Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday said there was a clear difference between ‘discipline’ and ‘military rule’ and what they want to promote is discipline.

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera is reported to have objected to a Cabinet memorandum by Home Affairs, Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Vajira Abeywardane to grant permits for members of the currently defunct provincial councils

Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs Minister John Amaratunga shelved his Cabinet paper seeking to remove several acres of the Wilpattu National Park where a church is located, from ‘Protected Area’ status because of the

The Election Commission (EC) is expected to give the green light for election observers from the Commonwealth and European Union to oversee the presidential elections.

Election Commission (EC) Chairman Mahinda Desapriya requested the political parties in writing to send him ’notice of intention’ to field candidates at the presidential elections before the call for nominations, a party representative said yester

For India, China’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean is a source of concern, said Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during his address at the Indian Ocean Conference in Male, Maldives on Tuesday.

A government of theirs would bring Arjuna Mahendran to Sri Lanka in the same manner Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) was brought in, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Leader MP Udaya Gammanpila said today.

Election Commission (EC) Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya, in a response to Prof. S.R.H. Hoole, said it was the job of the District Returning Officer (RO) to decide on the date in keeping with the Supreme Court ruling.

EC member S.R.H. Hoole said the date for the election to the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha has been taken without a meeting of the Commission and therefore he saw lack of neutrality in the move.

The government’s decision to release a huge amount of dollars to artificially stabilise the rupee value will result in grave financial repercussions, the Opposition MP Bandula Gunawardena said today.

An extraordinary gazette notice was issued today to hold the elections to the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha on October 11, 2019. It was issued by the Returning Officer of the Galle District.

President Maithripala Sirisena said persons larger than Arjuna Mahendran will stand in the bond scam witness box in the coming days with the legal documents to bring back the prime suspect of the Central Bank bond scam had been completed.

The State Intelligence Service (SIS) sent 97 warning notices to the Defence Secretary and the Police Chief during a period of three years on possible attacks from the terrorist group headed by Zahran Hashim, Presidents Counsel Sanjeewa Jayawardena to

Cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara today rejected reports of him entering into politics. “Please ignore pictures circulating on Sri Lankan social media about my entry into politics. It’s fake news,” Sangakkara tweeted.

Two bodies were found floating in the Ma Oya at Alawwa in Warakapola this afternoon, police said.

An officer of Australia’s Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) said today there were zero chances of illegal migration to Australia and added that not a single illegal migrant from Sri Lanka was able to reach Australia since 2013.

Former Editor of the Divaina newspaper and a former member of the Editors Guild of Sri Lanka (TEGOSL) Merryl Perera passed away at the age of 73 today.

Sri Lanka has sought expertise in preventing violent extremism (PVE) from the Global Community Engagement & Resilience Fund (GCERF) in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said today.

A 34-year-old man was stabbed to death and another injured during a clash at Sylvester Road in Ratmalana, Mount Lavinia, the police said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said that his country is ready to work with all stakeholders to establish an effective mechanism for a regional corporation that would work to counter ISIS-based terrorism.

Despite the request made by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for the cessation of agitation seeking presidential candidacy to Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa, the faction loyal to him has decided to proceed wit

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said yesterday it would move court against any effort by the government to postpone elections to the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) in the Galle District.

A Sri Lankan female has been appointed as an Assistant Attorney General in a state in the USA.

SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara said his party still had hopes of successfully concluding discussions with the SLPP thereby culminating in the formation of an alliance led by both parties, despite SLPP reneging on conditions agreed upon by

The Elections Commission has reportedly taken a decision to hold the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election on October 11, 2019.

Sri Lanka and the State of Odisha in India have sought to further enhance connectivity between them, capitalising on the centuries-old strong historical linkages, a statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

In the event ongoing SLFP-SLPP talks collapse and there is no possibility of forming an alliance, the SLFP will consider means of contesting the presidential poll with an electoral agreement with like-minded progressive forces and other left-oriented

UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa should have a free hand in working for the nation if elected as president, Non-Cabinet Minister Ajith P. Perera told a press conference today.