UNF leaders decided to finalise the date to sign the agreement to form the proposed Democratic National Font on Saturday, informed sources said yesterday.

A 26-year-old Sri Lankan national who had arrived at Chennai city last month is missing. Based on the complaint by his mother, the airport police have launched a search for the man.

The leaders of the United National Party (UNP) and its alliance partners have agreed to work out a criterion for the selection of their presidential candidate, the Daily Mirror learns.

The government should accelerate the laws which regulate displaying posters and banners at unusual places causing visual pollution ahead of elections, the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) said.

Former Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial Council C.V. Wigneswaran who now spearheads the party called ’Tamil Makkal Koottani’ (TMK) said today his support to any main presidential candidate would be conditional to written consent by eithe

PAFFREL Executive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi said today laws should be brought in to specify the maximum amount of money that can be spent for elections by a candidate contesting an election.

People in the North should not give their mandate to those who completely neglected the area even though they ruled the country for five years after the war, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

The European Commission, through its Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace, has allocated 8.5 million euros to support Sri Lankan efforts to prevent violent extremism, build community resilience, and promote peace and tolerance.

Mahanayake of the Malwatte Chapter, Most Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera said Gotabaya Rajapaksa has the potential and experience to tackle the prevailing national security issues in the country.

An investigation had been launched in connection with a complaint lodged by Ven. Magalkande Sudatta Thera alleging that several police officers were maintaining links with notorious underworld figure Mohammed Najeem Mohammed Imran alias Kanjipaanai I

In a survey carried out by the ’Travel and Leisure’ Website, Sri Lanka has emerged as the world’s best island to travel in 2019. According to ’Travel and Leisure’, this was the first time Sri Lanka made it to the list and straight to the to

Amidst the brewing political crisis over presidential candidacy, the UNP leaders including Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Minister Sajith Premadasa had an urgent meeting yesterday to discuss the way out, the Daily Mirror learns.

A survivor of domestic violence whose husband repeatedly strangled her in front of their young son has been granted refugee status, the Stuff reported.

A 27-year-old soldier who was on duty at the Army Headquarters in Colombo died after he allegedly shot himself early this morning.

Adding a new chapter to the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, an agreement to merge together the Sri Lanka Amarapura and Ramanna Nikayas would be signed on Friday at 02.30 pm at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute in Colombo.

The Cabinet is reported to have approved a request by the government yesterday to present a vote on account (VoA) to allocate state expenditure during the first quarter of next year because it will be unrealistic to present a fully-fledged budget in

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said Sri Lanka’s focus is not to get into a military alliance with anyone but to go for economic, cultural and political cooperation with every country. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe made this remark at

President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have rescheduled the weekly Cabinet meetings for 8.30 a.m. from next Tuesday onwards since the attendance had been low when it was convened at 7.30 a.m.

Flying kites within a radius of five kilometres from any international airport were illegal and a punishable offence and people were requested to refrain from such acts, Airport Manager H.S. Hettiarachchi said.

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said yesterday he was willing to be the presidential candidate if his name was proposed by the United National Party (UNP) led alliance.

President Maithripala Sirisena’s application seeking a Supreme Court (SC) ruling on the possibility of holding elections to the provincial councils in the absence of the delimitation report, is to be taken up for hearing on August 23 at 10 a.m.

Parliamentary Select Committee probing the Easter Sunday bomb attacks had given dates to President Maithripala Sirisena to come and testify before the committee and he could decide on the date he wishes to come, Parliamentary Select Committee Member

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) today warned it would launch a countrywide work stoppage against the failure to legalise the minimum standards of medical education.

The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, will carry out an official visit to Sri Lanka from August 15 to 26, the UN Office in Sri Lanka said today.

The prices of fuel would be increased with effect from midnight today, the Finance Ministry said.

The water levels, in the Kelani Ganga, Kalu Ganga and Gin Ganga, are rising as a result of heavy rains in the catchment areas, the Disaster Management Centre said (DMC) today.

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said yesterday the ranks bestowed on two senior military officers such as the rank of Admiral of the Fleet awarded to former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda was an insult to the security forces.

One of nine Chinese-made S14 power-sets which were specially designed to operate in the hill country arrived from China last morning, the Transport Ministry said today.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) today once again urged the government and all political leaders to ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into the Easter Sunday attack as a matter of utmost urgency.

The price formula committee is scheduled to meet this evening for the monthly fuel price revision, the Finance Ministry said.