The train services on up-country railway track had been disrupted last evening due to the earth slip between Bandarawela  and Ella, the Railway Control Room said.  

Heavy showers exceeding 100mm are forecasted in the coming days as a result of a low pressure area which is likely to develop over Bay of Bengal, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.

UNP MP Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said today he met with President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday on an invitation extended by him.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake today met Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader and Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan at his office in Colombo and discussed how they could work in tandem to defeat the current politica

Kamer Nizamdeen, the Sydney university student who faced terrorism charges over an alleged plot to kill several Australian Government members arrived at the Katunayake International Airport this afternoon.

President Maithripala Sirisena said today that he offered the premiership to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya first and then to UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa before considering former President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the post of Prime Minister.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today welcomed the statement made by the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya that he would have to recognize the previous status quo in Parliament until a clear majority was shown and said it was a brave decision taken by Parl

UNP MPs Palitha Thewarapperuma and Hesha Vithana, who were arrested over an alleged attack on Major (Rtd) Ajith Prasanna during a protest at Temple Trees, were released on bail by Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake today.

While condemning the statement issued by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya stating that he would have to continue with the previous statuses in Parliament until a clear majority was shown in Parliament, the Government today requested the Speaker to withdraw it

The Road Development Authority (RDA) requested motorists arriving from Matara to Colombo on the Southern Expressway to use Athurugiriya, Kothalawala and Kaduwela exits due to heavy traffic congestion at the Kottawa exit because of the vehicles coming

Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Dinesh Gunawardena assumed the Office of Leader of the House in Parliament a short while ago, he tweeted.

Raising a preliminary objection, the Attorney General today told Supreme Court that the Court had no Jurisdiction to inquire the Fundamental Rights petition filed against the Parliament prorogation proclamation of the President as it was inconsistent

UNP MPs Palitha Thewarapperuma and Hesha Vithana had been arrested after they surrendered to the Kollupitiya Police Station this morning over an alleged attack on Major (Rtd) Ajith Prasanna, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said he would have to continue with the previous statuses in Parliament until a clear majority was shown in Parliament as a majority of the MPs had requested him to accept the previous composition.

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned that the time is running out to avert a "bloodbath" while voicing hope that Parliament will resolve a damaging constitutional crisis in the coming days.

A majority of 118 members of Parliament still oppose the appointment of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new Prime Minister despite the crossing over of UNP MP Asoka Priyantha, UNP Spokesman Harin Fernando said yesterday.

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Leader Rauff Hakeem and All Ceylon Makkal Congress(ACMC) ) leader Rishad Badthiudeen said yesterday that there is no change in their stance with regard to the appointment of a Prime Minister who does not command the s

Police media spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said that steps had been taken to strengthen security around the parliamentary complex by deploying 1,500 police officers in view of the mass rally scheduled to be held by the parties supporting the new gove

United National Party (UNP) today said they would bring in an amendment to the Constitution to provide provisions for President to seek Speaker's approval for proroguing Parliament.

Responding to several social media claims, Minister of Tourism and Wildlife Wasantha Senanayake today strongly denied the allegation that he had sold his portfolio for Rs.500 million.

President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to reconvene the Parliament on November 14.

The government today disputed the No-confidence motion handed over by the United National Party (UNP) against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and said it could not be taken up for debate on November 16 when Parliament meets.

The person injured in shooting incident in Kebeliyapola has succumbed to his injuries, Police said.

One person was injured when a group of gunmen arrived in a van and a motorcycle, opened fire in Kabiliyapola, Hakmana this evening, police said.

UNP cannot give its support for the dissolution of Parliament till the mistake of appointing former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister is rectified by the President, UNP MP Vajira Abeywardene said today.

Batticaloa District UNP MP R.D. Ashoka Priyantha has been appointed as Deputy Minister of Cultural and Internal Affairs, and Regional Development (Wayamba).

MP Dinesh Gunawardena has been appointed as the Minister of Megapolis and Western Development and MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara appointed as Minister of National Integration, Reconciliation, and Official Languages.

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjih said over the weekend that the present political crisis should be resolved amicably with the cooperation of all parties.

Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera said today that he had decided to extend support to President Maithripala Sirisena and newly appointed Government.

A Sri Lankan man has stabbed her wife and jumped from his ninth-floor apartment in Hawally in Kuwait to his death yesterday.