Higher Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe today said the presenting of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution on abolishing the executive presidency at a time such as this could pose a major problem.

The United Postal Trade Union’s Front commenced an indefinite strike from 4 pm today over the government’s alleged silence towards the unresolved issues of the Postal employees and the Department with regard to the recruitment procedure.

UPFA MP Dayasiri Jayasekara,who was questioned by the CID today, said that the list of 118 was first mentioned by the CaFFE.The MP told Daily Mirror the CID had questioned him about the cheque and about the list of 118 individuals who had received fu

The annual performance report of the Justice Ministry for the year 2017 which was presented to Parliament last week said 705,075 cases have been pending in the year 2017.The report said 4,033 cases were pending in the Supreme Court, 4,932 in the Cour

The Ravana Balaya (RB) Organisation today lodged a complaint with the Bribery Commission requesting it to conduct an investigation into parliamentarians and state officials who received funds from the Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) and its affili

Former UPFA Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago to give a statement over accepting funds from a company affiliated to the Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) owned by Arjun Aloysius.

Medical specialists have threatened to abstain from private practice from June 18 if the authorities failed to restructure the tax policy on medical specialists, Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) said.

While reiterating that local and foreign elements attempted to drive a wedge between the Rajapaksa government and the Muslims, former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said that he agrees that they could have done certain things differently witho

Holding elections on time is vital to protect democracy, franchise and people’s sovereignty in a country and delay in holding elections had resulted in destruction, the Chairman of Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said.

Kalutara District JVP Parliamentarian Dr Nalinda Jayatissa says he would take legal action against Maithri Gunarathna, who had stated that he had obtained money from Perpetual Treasuries Ltd, Arjun Alloysius through Mr Mahesh Senanayaka.

All the necessary information about the accomplices of underworld leaders now living in foreign counties have been collected, Minister of Law and Order Ranjith Maddumabandra said.

17,687 Policemen, under the supervision of Provincial DIGs and guidance of IGP Pujith Jayasundara, engaged in an islandwide raid from 9pm yesterday to 8am today and arrested 3,666 alleged suspects, Police Media Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.

Responding to a claim by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa that he would reduce taxes by 20 percent after regaining power, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe challenged him on Saturday to reveal the country how the latter is going to repay the huge

At least 1,500 people belong to 366 families in four districts have been affected by strong winds over the weekend, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.

Two fishermen, who went missing off Weerawila, were rescued by SLN with the assistance of SLAF, at about 4 p.m. Air Force Group Captain Gihan Seneviratne said a while ago.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touched down in Singapore on Sunday (Jun 10), two days before a planned summit with US President Donald Trump.

A Superintendent of Police (SP) and five Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)s have been transferred with immediate effect by the National Police Commission, the Police said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe left for Doha, Qatar on a visit this morning.

Former SAITM CEO Dr. Sameera Senaratne was remanded till June 14 by the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court yesterday over the shooting which took place in Malabe last year.

The Government and the Opposition MPs vehemently opposed the sealing of TNL Transmission Tower in Polgahawela last morning, questioning as to whether it was a beginning of a dangerous trend of suppressing media.

Joint Opposition MPs yesterday complained that State TV station SLRC had violated their Parliamentary Privileges by opposing them at a programme, which was telecasted last morning.

Two leading members of the underworld leader Madush’s faction were shot dead during a shooting between the underworld gang and Special Task Force personnel in Wattegema, Kandy this morning, police said.

MP Seeni Mohammed Ismail, who was sworn in as an MP yesterday had been served a charge-sheet with regard to alleged corruptive deals during his tenure at Oluvil University as the Vice Chancellor, Minister of Higher Education Dr Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

Veteran teledrama, film script writer, novelist and journalist, Somaweera Senanayake has passed away at a private hospital in Colombo at the age of 74.

The Tamil National Alliance MP Charles Nirmalanathan yesterday alleged that Chiefs of Security Forces in the North and East were refusing to meet them and said they had no one to discuss issues of their people.

Patients having symptoms similar to seasonal influenza spreading in the Southern Province have also been found in Embilipitiya, Director of Embilipitiya District General Hospital Dr. N.H. Dharmathilake yesterday said.

Australia is to provide renewed support for the humanitarian de-mining efforts in Sri Lanka committing $A700,000 in assistance over the next two years through a partnership with the Mine Action Group (MAG) and Sri Lankan organisation, Devlon Assistan

Chairman of the Karandeniya Pradeshiya Sabha Donald Sampath (SLPP) was shot dead at Korakena in Uragasmanhandiya on Friday evening, Police said.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today told Parliament that leaders of political parties representing Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) should decide on its members in the said committee, who had allegedly held transactions with Perpetual Treasuries Chie

Irrigation and Water Resources Management Ministry Secretary J.M.Kapila Jayasekara had informed the Police that the double cab bearing license plate number WP PH 0147 that met with the accident belonged to its ministry.