Principals and teachers unions yesterday confirmed that they would go ahead with the island-wide one-day token strike today against making appointments of principals and teachers for political victimization, the Ceylon Teachers' Union said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is to make a statement on State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran, who is at the centre of a controversy after allegedly calling for the resurgence of the LTTE, today (4), sources close to Prime Minister said last nig

Responding to a remark by State Minister Vijayakala Maheshwaran stating that LTTE organization should return to govern the North, State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene, making a special statement, said that he abhors her view on the matter and

State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran said she had not made any statement with the intention of bringing the LTTE back to life and said that it was a slip of the tongue.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today said that ‘their' people were unhappy and that while they had contributed substantially to bring this government to power the government has shown very little progress in the past.

Referring to the statement made by State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran in Jaffna, where she said there was a need for the reorganization of the LTTE in the North and East, the organization of ‘Women for Justice’ demanded

The government has created an environment, which is used by people to make various statements similar to the one made by State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran, who had called for the re-organization of the LTTE, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) sai

The Joint Opposition (JO) today said the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed with Singapore had enabled the import of waste materials released by municipal councils and medical facilities of other countries to Sri Lanka.

UNP back benchers today urged the party leadership to suspend State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran from her portfolio and suspend her from the party.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has asked the Attorney General whether State Minister Vijayakala Mahsewaran’s controversial statement calling for the resurgence of the LTTE violates the Constitution or any other laws of the country and if so to ta

The United National Party (UNP) rejected the statement made by Deputy Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran who had called for the reorganization of the LTTE, UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam told Parliament today

Joint opposition MP Namal Rajapaksa today asked New York Times (NYT) International Editor Michael Slackman to specify which Sri Lankan MP they accused of having intimidated journalists.

The price of a 5kg domestic gas cylinder had been reduced by Rs. 55 while the price of a 2.3kg cylinder had been reduced by Rs. 25, effective June 29, Industry and Commerce Ministry announced today.

Aaron Finch has smashed his own record for the highest Twenty20 international score, blasting an astonishing 172 in Australia's tri-series match against Zimbabwe.

Parliament session, which was briefly suspended earlier today, has been adjourned till tomorrow following the tense situation erupted over the statement made by State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran with regard to the LTTE.

The New York Times newspaper today said it has encouraged former president Mahinda Rajapaksa to contact senior editors at New York Times if he takes issue with Times reporting. “If Mr. Rajapaksa takes issue with Times reporting, we have encour

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested by anti-corruption investigators on Tuesday afternoon in a development likely to lead to the former leader's charging with corruption offences.

Parliament session was suspended briefly owing to a tense situation erupted over the statement made by Child Affairs State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran, with regard to the LTTE recently. At a State function held in Jaffna, Parliamentarian Mahe

Sri Lanka has come a long way since voters in 2015 rejected the corruption, strife and repression of the past and threw their support behind a reform, reconciliation and accountability agenda, incoming US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Alaina T

Police Narcotic Bureau Inspector Neomal Rangajeewa and Prisons Department Commissioner Emil Ranjan Lamahewa, who are in remand custody over the Welikada Prison riots in 2012, were further remanded till July 17 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyant

Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy by President Maithripala Sirisena with effect from yesterday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday requested that elections for Sri Lanka Cricket are held within six months and warned that failing to do so it would consider SLC’s membership status.

For a moment, it looked to be the greatest game in Japanese soccer history. Up 2-0 against Belgium, Japan was looking at a first ever trip to the World Cup quarterfinals.

Raising an unexpected legal argument, President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva said today the order given by the High Court Judge in the Avant Garde corruption case filed against former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and others could not stand

Petroleum Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said today his office was trying to make every possible effort to sort out the issue with SriLankan rather than stopping the supply of aviation fuel on credit.

It is seen that there is a huge need of reorganization of the LTTE in the North and East, State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran claimed today addressing the 'Janapathi Nila Mehewara' event at the Weerasingham Hall in Jaffna.

World Cup favourites Brazil have booked their place in the quarter-finals as Neymar scored and assisted in a 2-0 win over Mexico.

In response to threats by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to stop the supply of aviation fuel on credit to SriLankan Airlines, Public Enterprise Development Minister Lakshman Kiriella said the national carrier had agreed to settle all overdue

Rescuers searching for 12 missing boys and their football coach say they have all been found alive, officials in Thailand have said.

The investigations into the Thalawa state bank robbery had been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on IGP Pujith Jayasundara’s orders, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said today.