Next year's Budget will be presented in Parliament on November 8, House Leader Lakshman Kiriella said yesterday.

In its first interim report, the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) recommended the government to suspend state officials including members of the armed forces and police who were named as suspects or accused in criminal actions relating to abductions a

Prof Channa Jayasumana of Faculty of Medicine, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka has published a chapter named Chronic Interstitial Nephritis in Agricultural Communities-CINAC in the 4th edition of “Oxford textbook of Clinical Nephrology”

The service rendered by retired military officers as Sri Lanka’s envoys abroad was more immense and better than that of the others, former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said today.  

While claiming that political parties had a right to organise street protests, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today that the Janabalaya protest march organized by the joint opposition had undermined the peoples’ genuine protest agains

United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa said today he would undertake the task of strengthening the party and bring 100,000 people to Galle Face Green for a rally if Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe approved of such a move.

State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs, Harsha de Silva said today a participant at the 'janabalaya' protest was admitted to the National Hospital by a ‘Suwasariya’ ambulance today.

A pregnant lady doctor was killed and her husband and 5-year-old child were injured when a fire broke out at a house at Vihara Mawatha in Bellanvila, Boralesgamuwa this afternoon, Police said.

While stating that the Janabalaya Kolambata was the most successful protest campaign ever in the political history of Sri Lanka, the Joint Opposition challenged the Government to go for a General Election if they claimed that the protest was unsucces

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera was transferred to the Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital from the Prisons Hospital yesterday to undergo medical tests.

The Supreme Court read down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, decriminalising consensual gay sex on Thursday.

The United National Party (UNP) was the only party in the country which had held a secret ballot to elect its office bearers, UNP National Organizer Navin Dissanayake, speaking during the UNP 72nd Anniversary said today.

UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said it was high time UNP worked towards winning the State leader's post.

We need to build up the UNP first in order to build up the nation while safeguarding the government. I have started to groom new generation of leaders who will take over the leadership in the future.We have to think about 2030, UNP Leader Premier Ran

A stock of more than 15 million high-dose Tramadol pills was nabbed yesterday at the Sri Lanka harbour by the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) Officers, Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Parliament has been adjourned till tomorrow morning (07) due to the lack of quorum.

One person died and sixteen people were admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, during the ‘Jana Balaya Kolambata’ protest campaign yesterday, hospital sources said.

The ‘Jana Balaya Kolambata’ protest, which was an attempt made by the joint opposition to certifying its next political leader, was a total failure State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

It was because of what I achieved in the North that President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe now have the opportunity to insult me when they go to the North, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

The Joint Opposition (JO) has launched a Sathyagraha with the participation of Buddhist monks, Members of Parliament and people at the Lotus Roundabout in Colombo this evening. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa also joined the Sathyagraha.

The World Health Organization (WHO) today declared Sri Lanka as a Rubella-free-country, the Health Ministry said.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who joined the Janabalaya Kolambata protest, said that it was a huge success and would go on till dawn.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today rejected claims that he met with former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran in Singapore.

It was the general public who should react if any violence broke out as the Joint Opposition protest progressed, UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said at a news briefing early today.

Deputy Minister of Law and Order Nalin Bandara Jayamaha said strict action would be taken against those who cause the public any hindrance and damage to public property and institutions during the Joint Opposition protest today.

The 72nd anniversary of the United National Party (UNP) is set be celebrated tomorrow at Sirikotha.

The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) handed over an interim report containing interim recommendations to President Maithripala Sirisena and the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Parliament today. In a tweet, OMP Chairman Saliya Pieris said the i

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said they have given freedom to protesters to come to Colombo and that they have only instructed that the public should not be hindered by the protest.

Draft Bill of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution was presented in Parliament today by Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MP Vijitha Herath.

Joint Opposition MP Namal Rajapaksa said participants from all around Sri Lanka continued to make their way toward Colombo to join the Jana Balaya Kolombata protest despite hindrances.