The Meteorology Department today said showers or thundershowers could be expected at few places in Western, North-western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Southern provinces and Galle and Matara districts in the evening.

The Megapolis and Western Development Ministry is planning to introduce a rapid bus service within the Colombo city limits in line with its new initiative the light railway service.

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child would review children’s rights in Sri Lanka on January 15 and 16 in Geneva, the Office of the UN Human Rights High Commissioner said today.

Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) of Police S.M. Wickremesinghe of the Special Protection Division and two others have been transferred with immediate effect due to service requirements, police said today.

Parliament was engulfed in turmoil today with the members of the United National Party (UNP) and the joint opposition trading blows and exchanging unsavoury words over differences with regard to the tabling of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (

Parliament was suspended for ten minutes a short while ago for a party leaders meeting, following a tense situation after joint opposition Parliamentarians staged a protest in the middle of the chamber during Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe&rsquo

President Maithripala Sirisena has informed Speaker Karu Jayasuriya that report of the Bond Commission would be presented in Parliament next week, the Speaker informed Parliament a short while ago.

Construction of the connecting pipeline of the US$ 80 million LPG import-export terminal of Laugfs Gas PLC in the Hambantota port has been unofficially halted without further explanation, according to the company’s head.

Two bodies of fishermen were recovered after multi-day fishing trawler crashed with a ship carrying cars in the seas off Dondra last night, the Navy said.

Four people died in a collision between a van and a parked lorry in Mankulam yesterday night, the Police said.

President Maithripala Sirisena has sought a determination from the Supreme Court as to when his term will expire, an official said yesterday.

Parliamentary debate on the bond commission report is on the balance as some of the parties representing the House have stated that it is not possible to hold it today without knowing the information in the report.

SriLankan Airlines Chairman Ajith Dias has said that he was no longer interested to be the Chairman of Sri Lankan Airline.

Allies in the National Government should work together in overcoming obstacles it faces when delivering what it pledged to deliver, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

The traffic exit from Colombo-Katunayake Expressway (E03) to Colombo-Kandy Road at new Kelani Bridge towards Kelaniya and Wattala would be closed from Wednesday (10) due to the commencement of construction of the proposed new bridge, the Road Develop

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) today warned of a possible blood shortage in the coming months and requested well-wishers to donate blood to avoid such a situation.

The priority bus lane will be in force from Borella to Maradana from tomorrow, the Megapolis and Western Development Ministry said today.

The joint opposition (JO) today requested President Maithripala Sirisena to remove Prime Minister Ranil Wikcremesinghe so as to ensure a free and fair trial on the Central Bank bond scam.

Veteran singer Victor Ratnayake’s wife Hashini Amendra was remanded till January 17 by the Tangalle Magistrate today.

National Freedom Front (NFF) MP Jayantha Samaraweera asked how the parliamentarians could debate on the bond commission report without knowing its contents because none of them were given copies of the report.

Hashini Amendra, the wife of veteran singer Victor Ratnayake, was arrested by the Tangalle Police this morning for the alleged misappropriation of Rs. 1.28 million worth of jewelry belonging to a state bank.

Former navy spokesman D.K.P. Dassanayake and five others, held in remand custody, were granted bail by the High Court today.

The Elections Commission to issue a gazette seeking an alternative to distribute postal voting ballot papers if the Postal employees decided to go ahead with the scheduled strike tomorrow, Additional Election Commissioner M.M. Mohomad said today.

Angelo Mathews has been appointed as the ODI and T20 captain of the Sri Lanka national team, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced short while ago.

A man was arrested by the Jaffna Police in connection with assaulting former LTTE media spokesman Daya Master in Jaffna yesterday.

Central Bank’s former governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said yesterday he would gladly go before a presidential commission if such a commission was set up to probe alleged bond irregularities from 2008 to 2014.

In a statement on the third anniversary of the yahapalana government, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa said the Moragahakanda project was planned, funds allocated and construction work launched under his government in 2007 under the 2005 Mahinda Ch

UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake yesterday denied the claims made by Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Minister Mano Ganesan that underworld figures had been nominated for the upcoming local government (LG) elections to represent the Colombo North.

The prices of the packeted lunch sold within the Colombo City limits have shot up at least by 20 to 30 rupees from today following the increase of the lunch sheets and polythene bags from the beginning of the year.

The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) today requested the Prime Minister's Secretary not to allow Temple Trees to be used for election propaganda work.