Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said he had to come to parliament on a motorbike in the rain yesterday afternoon due to the heavy traffic along Parliament Road.

The Department Heads of the Rajarata University’s Medical Faculty have submitted their resignation as a protest against the decision by the Vice Chancellor to stop the retention allowance paid to university teachers, an official said yesterday.

The joint opposition (JO) yesterday said it would request the government to release the report on the Sri Lanka and Singapore Foreign Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) compiled by a committee of experts.  

The Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said yesterday that even he cannot comprehend what this pricing formula was.

House Leader and Minister, Lakshman Kiriella said today there would be no change in the government as claimed by the opposition and that the good governance government or the United National Front had a clear mandate to govern the country.

Government MP Hirunika Premachandra told Parliament today that she did not make a confession on the case of abduction case in which her supporters were alleged to have been involved.

It was reported before the Colombo Chief Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake today, that a sum amounting to Rs. 20 million had been spent through an account belonging to the Welfare Society of the Maga Neguma Construction Equipment company to fund the polit

The Government Analyst’s report states that the voice samples provided by DIG Nalaka de Silva and Namal Kumara have tallied with those in the tape, the CID said.

State Minister of Tourism, Ranjith Aluvihare said today the conditions prevailing in the holiday resorts, circuit bungalows and hotels operated by the Sri Lanka Tourism Board were not up to the required standard and should be refurbished.  

President Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, has resigned, ahead of what Mr. Trump promised on Twitter on Tuesday was a “big announcement” with Ms. Haley at the White House.

The National Police Commission (NPC) said today the age factor of its members had no bearing whatsoever on fulfilling its mandate.It said this in response to the recent remarks made by Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe who described the NPC as a home fo

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has empowered Provincial and Zonal Education Directors to make a decision on whether to keep open schools in areas affected by the prevailing adverse weather conditions.

Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera said today he would not have given the concessions given in January 2015 if it was he who had been finance minister at that time.

The government today presented the 2019 Appropriation Bill amid questions being asked on the procedures that had been adopted for its presentation and the date for the budget speech.

The doctor, who was involved in the Boralesgamuwa accident in which a Police Inspector was killed, was re-remanded till October 16 by the Gangodawila Magistrate today.    

Deputy Speaker J. M. Ananda Kumarasiri informed the Parliament today that Supreme Court had determined that some clauses in 20th Amendment needs a two-thirds majority in Parliament as well as a referendum.  

Heavy traffic was reported along the Sri Jayewardenepura Road and in Battaramulla due to a protest by a group of pensioners at the Polduwa Junction, police said.

The Government would institute legal action against parents who did not send their children to school, Justice Minister Thalatha Atukorale said yesterday.

A soldier and an Army deserter had been arrested with a T56 assault rifle and a T-56 magazine believed to be stolen from the Ambepussa Army Camp last month.

The Special High Court today decided to hear the case against former defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa daily from December 4, 2018 on alleged misappropriation of Rs 49 million to establish D.A. Rajapaksa Memorial Museum.

The Sri Lankan government has yet to fully restore civilian ownership of land and property nearly a decade since the end of the civil war in 2009, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released today.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday clarified its position regarding national selection committee Chairman Graeme Labrooy and his dual role as a selector and international match referee.   

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSRD) today said the water supply to all areas in Colombo Municipality will be at low pressure due to an essential maintenance work at the Ambatale water purification plant.

The Meteorology Department said today the prevailing rainy condition would be enhanced over the island today and tomorrow as the depression in the Bay of Bengal was concentrated into a deep depression and located 950km away from Trincomalee.

President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have instructed the top officials in Polonnaruwa to invite Speaker Karu Jayasuriya for official functions, it is learnt.

Former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa arrived at the Special High Court a short while ago for the case on alleged misappropriation of Rs 49 million to establish D.A. Rajapaksa Memorial Museum.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has advised UNP seniors to initiate a dialogue with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to clarify its stance on holding provincial council elections.

Within the period from 2012 to 2014, the then SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe had allocated Rs.2.4 million for an apartment for a female Sales Support Officer in Dubai but previously it was claimed as an accommodation for executi

The Department of Postal Services installed a postbox on the top of Pidurutalagala (Mount Pedro) which is the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka, a statement said yesterday.

The United National Party (UNP) will field a candidate, who could command the support of civil society groups and the majority and minority communities, as its nominee for the 2020 presidential election, Deputy Minister Nalin Bandara Jayamaha said to