Non-Cabinet Minister Ajith P. Perera today said there is a conspiracy from the opposition and some in the UNP to stage a constitutional coup to abolish the executive presidency without holding a presidential election just to avoid UNP Deputy Leader S

Following the Attorney General’s request, the Chief Justice has appointed three separate Trial-at-Bar to hear the Rathupaswala incident, Prageeth Eknaligoda abduction and murder case and Avant-Garde Floating Armoury case, AG’s Co-ordinating Offic

All government and government-assisted private schools would be re-opened for the third term on September 2, except for 12 schools which are being used for the first phase of scrutinising answer scripts of G.C.E. Advanced Level examination, Examinati

President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to the relevant authorities to expedite the investigations regarding the allegations of Central Bank bond scam.

The UK government has asked the Queen to suspend parliament just days after MPs return to work in September - and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline.

Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesting university students at the Lotus Roundabout in Colombo a short while ago, police said.

Fours officials attached to the Railways Department had been interdicted following the incident where the Kalutara bound train from Maradana almost collided with the Chilaw bound train near the Kovil between Maradana and Colombo – Fort this morning

Hot on the heels of the discussion between the SLFP and the SLPP yesterday morning, President Maitripala Sirisena and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa met last night for a one on one meeting, informed sources said.

A 41-year-old suspect had been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) at Natpiddimunai Kalmunai last night on the suspicion of reorganising the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), police said.

Sun will be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during the period starting from August 27 until September 7th, 2019, as it’s movements begin from the Northern hemisphere to the Southern hemisphere, the Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

The proposed National Democratic Front (NDF) will be formed within the next few days while the issues pertaining to its candidate will also be resolved soon, UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.

The country would be bankrupt if the government is unable to repay the borrowings obtained from the International Financial Market in September, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said yesterday.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is reported to have appointed a committee headed by his Secretary Saman Ekanayake to inquire into allegations that Rs.1.2 billion had disappeared from the Central Cultural Fund (CCF).

MP Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera yesterday expressed displeasure over the delay in hearing the case filed by the FCID against former Governor M.L.A.M Hizbullah and said the President and the Prime Minister should make a statement on the matter.

The Colombo High Court yesterday indicted former Chief Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) Ananda Samarasekera on charges of concealing evidence in the killing of rugby player Wasim Thajudeen.

The police used tear gas to disperse a group of protestors, who were protesting near the Kalladi Bridge in Batticaloa against the burial of Zion church suicide bomber’s head at the Kalliyankadu Cemetery.

The elephant popularly known as Thissa Petiya belonging to the Tissamaharama Raja Maha Viharaya was now on the brink of death due to inaction of the Wildlife Department, the Attorney General’s Department, the CID and the Government, the Convener of

Colombo’s Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith said today he had still not received a positive response from those in power for his call to have an independent probe on the Easter Sunday attack and to provide relief to those killed and injured in th

SLFP General Secretary, Dayasiri Jayasekara said today’s discussions with the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) ended on a positive note with both parties deciding to continue the talks until they arrive at a compromise with President Sirisena and

UNP Chairman Kabir Hashim said today he did not hold the view that State Ministers Ajith P. Perera and Sujeewa Senasinghe had done anything wrong for the party to conduct a disciplinary inquiry.

United National Party (UNP) MP Hirunika Premachandra said today she would not back a UNP candidate, who has backroom dealings with President Maithirpala Sirisena at the next presidential election.

A group of UN experts today expressed serious concern at the appointment of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva as Sri Lanka’s army chief, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said.

INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock praised the steps taken by President Maithripala Sirisena, the Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka Police and intelligence services for swiftly taking action to apprehend the criminals who were responsible for the

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe would travel to the Maldives on September 2 on an official visit on the invitation by Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the government said.

Two more activists of the banned Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI) Organisation have been arrested by the Ampara Police today, police said.

The UNP today called for show cause from ministers Sujeewa Senasinghe and Ajith P. Perera before September 9, since they failed to appear for preliminary inquiries.

Discussions between the SLFP and the SLPP concluded successfully today, SLPP National Organiser Basil Rajapaksa said.

A 19-year-old girl and her 8-year-old brother were found hacked to death at Waikkal in Wennappuwa this morning, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

The United National Party (UNP) has decided to institute disciplinary action against two of its MPs – Non-Cabinet Minister of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology Ajith Perera and Non-Cabinet Minister of Science, Technology and Researc

Responding to war crimes allegations levelled against him, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva yesterday said that anyone can make allegation but those are only allegations.