As a result of consultations held with President Maithripala Sirisena, a five-member delegation would leave for Geneva, Switzerland to represent Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the Foreign Affairs Ministry said today.

President Maithripala Sirisena left for Kenya this morning to participate in the United Nations Environment Assembly to be held in Nairobi, Kenya.

Former Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for the second day to give a statement over the abduction and killing of 11 youths in 2008-2009.

A 33-year-old Mohammad Zamoor Mohammad Shiyam alias ’Jee Bumma’ was arrested by the STF in Gampola this morning in connection with several shooting incidents, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday barred the Ministers of bringing their mobile phones to the weekly Cabinet meetings, it is learnt.

The Teachers’ and Principals’ Trade Union said yesterday its members would launch a 24-hour countrywide token strike today.

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday requested the Cabinet to reconsider the Budget proposal to do away with the international telecommunication levy as otherwise it would deprive the State of revenue amounting to Rs.6 billion.

President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa should get together to resolve the national issue, TNA Leader and MP R. Sampanthan told Parliament today.

JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake today alleged that the government had issued international sovereign bonds worth US$2.4 billion at high interest rates, similar to what happened during the Central Bank bond scam.

Non-Cabinet Minister Ajith P. Perera today shed light on the removal of Carbon tax.

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

The second reading of the Budget-2019 presented by the United National Party (UNP) Government was passed with a majority of 43 votes in parliament a short while ago.

Popular artiste Jananath Warakagoda was arrested and remanded today over an accident in which a 62-year-old woman was killed at Kirillawela.

Power, Energy and Business Development Minister Ravi Karunanayake today requested consumers to use electricity sparingly and help save electricity.

The Rijkmuseum in Amsterdam is starting talks with Sri Lanka and Indonesia about some 1,000 pieces in its collection that may have been stolen and become part of the Dutch ‘colonial heritage’, the Netherland Trouw reported.

A resolution on ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ was submitted to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday by six main sponsors including the UK and Canada. The main sponsors

The Central Bank has once again misled the government by making it go for a US $ 3.5 million International Sovereign Bonds (ISB) issue at 8.5 per cent, Minister Ravi Karunanayake told parliament today.

The governments of Sri Lanka and Kenya have agreed to collaborate in combatting terrorism, address the challenges of transnational crime and the importance of littoral countries addressing the issues concerning the Indian Ocean, the Foreign Affairs M

The Teachers and Principals Trade Union today said that it had confirmed on launching its 24-hour countrywide token strike tomorrow, Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) General Secretary Joseph Stalin said.

The deadline for accepting complaints into serious acts of fraud, corruption and abuse of power has been extended till March 19. The deadline was to end on March 14. President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed a Presidential

The Centre for Research and Development (CRD) of the Defence Ministry recently introduced Sri Lanka’s first digital close quarter combat theatre (MILO Range), thus making provision for live-fire training facilities, especially for commandos and spe

TNA MP Mavai Senathirajah said yesterday they would support Budget 2019 only if it resolved the issues pertaining to the development in the North and East.

The government will revoke the procedure followed when imposing an age limit for job recruitment, State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne told Parliament today.

SLFP MP Shantha Bandara told Parliament today that funds were allocated to the Presidential Secretariat (PS) not for the well-being of the President but to facilitate a number of projects launched for the well-being of the people.

The monthly fuel price revision would not come into effect midnight today, the Finance Ministry announced a short while ago.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today held a discussion with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on the 20th Amendment to the Constitution which aimed at abolishing the executive presidency.

The current spell of hot weather will last till the end of May and disappear with the onset of the southwest monsoon, Meteorology Department Forecasting Directress Anusha Warnasuriya said.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) recorded an eight-hour long statement from former Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda today. Admiral Karannagoda arrived at the CID

About 177 kgs of heroin worth over Rs.1,800 million, several firearms and a large stock of ammunition were seized from an alleged safe house of Makandure Madush at Rawathawatta in Moratuwa today.

A Sri Lankan crew member attached to foreign airline had been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning with Gold Bangles worth more than Rs.20 million while he was attempting to smuggle them into the country, Deputy Direc