UNP leader Ranil Wckremesinghe in a letter to the President said he was the constitutionally appointed Prime Minister and continues in that office.

The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation transmission was taken off air, it was reported.

Minister Vasantha Senanayake said he would pledge his support to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and congratulated the president for his wisdom.

UNP MP Ananda Aluthgamage has joined the joint opposition.  

United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said it was up to parliament to decide the Premiership.

President Maithripala Sirisena has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in writing that he has been removed as the Prime Minister with immediate effect according to clause (42) 4 of the Constitution.  

Minister Mano Ganesan said in a twitter message that the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) was in a crisis meeting with their Six MPs.

United National Party (UNP) MPs are reported to have gathered at the Temple Tree to discuss the current situation.  

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he would continue to function as the Prime Minster claiming that the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa was unconstitutional.

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said in a twitter message that the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister was unconstitutional and illegal.

It is reported that a discussion is being held at the Presidential Secretariat attended by President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss about the future activities of the government including the appointment of the C

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sworn in as the Prime Minister before President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago.

The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) today withdrew from the government, UPFA General Secretary Mahinda Amaraweera said.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) yesterday categorically rejected allegations of being responsible in any manner for the UN request for the repatriation of Lt. Col. Kalana Amunupura, the Commander of the Sri Lankan Military Contingent

Ex-TID DIG Nalaka de Silva was arrested in connection with the alleged plot to kill ASP Prasanna Alwis and not in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate President Maithripala Sirisena and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara

Three gunmen had forcibly entered into a State bank in Mattegoda this afternoon and escaped with cash and jewellery, Police said.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security can be stepped up if threats to his life had increased, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.Responding to concerns raised by JO MP Dinesh Gunawardane, the premier went on to say that Mr.Rajapak

S.N. Roshan alias ‘Ali Roshan’ and six others were granted bail by the Colombo Special High Court today.The seven accused were summoned by the Court today over the charges of possessing four elephants without a valid license during the pe

Three persons including a manager of a private drone operating firm had been summoned by the Thalangama Police to record statements over the incident where a drone was found hovering over MP Ravi Karunanayake’s residence.

Two Pakistan nationals, a man and a woman, were arrested by the Police Narcotics Bureau at the BIA while arriving in Sri Lanka from Lahore after swallowing heroin capsules yesterday afternoon, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.

Several complaints have been received by the Colombo Municipality that stray dogs have invaded several public institutions including some leading schools and hospitals and is a nuisance and a danger to visitors, CMC Chief Veterinary Surgeon Dr. I.V.P

The government has decided to invite India to develop the West Container Terminal (WCT) in the Colombo Port as a joint venture with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said.

President Maithripala Sirisena should immediately dissolve the Cabinet and establish a caretaker government with the support of all political parties, Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera yesterday said.

The second interim report of the new constitution is to be presented to the Constitutional Assembly by the steering committee on Nov. 7, top government sources said yesterday.

If the Cabinet consists of four agents of the Indian spy agency RAW, what UPFA General Secretary and Minister Mahinda Amaraweera should do is to expose them and quit the government immediately, SLFP dissident Dilan Perera said yesterday.

The government should intervene in addressing the estate workers' demand for a daily wage of Rs.1000, if not he will have to reconsider his decision to be in the government, Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development Mini

Former DIG of the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) Nalaka de Silva was remanded till November 7 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today. He was arrested by the CID over the alleged assassination plot on several VIPs, Police S

The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court today refused to accept a secret document to be filed by the Attorney General in the Central Bank bond scam case. Magistrate Lanka Jayaratna said it should be filed in court as a public document.

The Durham Coroner's Court in England has opened an inquest into the deaths of two British rugby players who died while on tour in Sri Lanka, the Northern Echo News reported on Thursday. Thomas Andrew Howard and Thomas Reed Baty, both from Durham

Former DIG of the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) Nalaka de Silva was arrested by the CID a short while ago over the alleged assassination plot on several VIPs, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.