The Special High Court today fixed for January 22, 2019 the trial on former defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on alleged misappropriation of Rs 49 million to establish D.A. Rajapaksa Memorial Museum.

The hearing into the Fundamental Right petitions filed in the Supreme Court challenging the dissolution of Parliament resumed a short while ago.

The brother of Australian international cricketer Usman Khawaja has been arrested as part of an investigation into a terror plot.

Another former LTTE member was arrested yesterday at Kannankuda in Batticaloa in connection with the murder of the two police constables in Vavunathivu, the Police said.

Consequent to the Appeal Court restraining the Prime Minister and the Cabinet from functioning, President Maithripala Sirisena, who met the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said yesterday he would defer taking a decision on the LTTE suspects held under

An election may be a way out of the current political deadlock only if a legal government is appointed and the President's authority to dissolve Parliament is clarified, UNF member and Tamil Progressive Front (TPF) Leader Mano Ganesan said yester

President Maithripala Sirisena would take future steps after seeking necessary legal opinion since the Cabinet has been suspended, UPFA MP Susil Premajayantha said yesterday.

The status quo that existed before October 26 can be restored now following the interim order given by the Appeal Court as it is given against an individual and not against a post, UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

The Police today released a photograph of 40-year-old Damitha Sagara Chandrasiri, the missing editor and scriptwriter of the ‘Koombiyo’ teledrama and sought public assistance to locate him.

The discussion held between President Maithripala Sirisena and the United National Front (UNF) representatives came to an end without agreement, UNP MP Lakshman Kiriella said. He also said the President had reiterated that UNP Leader R

Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that they do not agree with the interim order which was issued by Court of Appeal today and that they would file an appeal before Supreme Court against the order by tomorrow.

Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) Leader and Parliamentarian Arumugam Thondaman today requested all plantation workers to join in an indefinite strike from tomorrow.

The Supreme Court today issued notices on UNP Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake and the Attorney General to appear in court on December 7 over an incident of contempt of court.

The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order restraining the functioning of the respondents as Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Cabinet ministers, deputy ministers and state ministers.  

Ven. Dambara Amila Thera responding to reports of him receiving an allowance from the Litro Gas Company said that he requested for the allowance for his Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects. 

Police used tear- gas and water cannon to disperse the protesting unemployed graduates near the Lotus Roundabout a short while ago, Police said.

President's Counsel Kushan de Alwis, Ali Sabri and Romesh de Silva -- appearing for the respondents in the Quo Warranto writ petition filed by 122 MPs questioning the legitimacy of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his government to hold offic

Special Commodity Levy on imported onions and potatoes has been reduced by Rs 20 per kg from midnight today, the Finance Ministry said.

The United National Front (UNF) said today that they would remain unanimous in their support for UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Prime Minister.

The Court of Appeal (CA) today concluded all submissions with regard to the writ Petition filed against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa holding office of Prime Minister and expected to deliver its ruling at 3.00 P.M today.  

Sri Lankan rupee has appreciated to Rs.180.90 against the US Dollar when compared with the previous selling rate of Rs. 182.27, the Central Bank said.

The Sir chittampalam A gardiner Mawatha has been temporarily closed from the Regal cinema to the Slave Island Police Station due to a protest carried out by a group of employees of the National Housing Development Authority.   

The Court of Appeal (CA) resumed hearing the writ Petition filed against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa holding office of Prime Minister a short while ago.

After the lapse of five long years, one dual power-set and a locomotive have been added to the railway service, Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said today.

The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), which is an ally of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), has resolved that any form of support given to the United National Party (UNP) to form a government should be based on a written agreement to addre

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) which pledged its support to the United National Party (UNP) to form a government has, however, assured President Maithripala Sirisena that it will not support any motion to impeach him, it is learnt.

Former Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran said yesterday that the current political crisis could be resolved by forming a national government with the involvement of President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and

UNP MP Wasantha Senanayake has rejected reports that he had once again joined with the Mahinda Rajapaksa led government. 

The meeting between President Maithripala Sirisena and the United National Front (UNF) party representatives which was scheduled to be held this evening (2), has been postponed 8 pm, tomorrow (03), MP Mano Ganesan said  

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a special statement today said that ‘only way to restore stability to a destabilized democracy will be through a general election.’