The GMOA says Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne should inform the Supreme Court the Government’s decision on abolishing SAITM when the court takes up the case tomorrow.

The Bribery Commission (BC) received more than 506 complaints during the first quarter of 2017 and has forwarded them for investigations, it revealed in its annual performance report presented in Parliament.

An officer attached to the Excise Department office in Vavuniya was arrested on charges of possessing Kerala Ganja during a raid in Kaththankudi yesterday.

The Parliament complex is likely to inundated if the Ambatale Dam is not renovated and in such a situation a flood hits the Colombo District again, Megapolis Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said yesterday.

Exposing another instance of blatant waste and corruption, JVP MP Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday revealed that the still-to-be-occupied Agricultural Ministry building in Rajagiriya had incurred Rs.4.9 million as electricity tariffs for just thirteen mon

JVP MP Sunil Hadunnetti said yesterday that beer consumption had been promoted with the Budget reducing taxes on beer and by removing the production tax on a can of beer.

The Court of Appeal Bench comprising Justices L.T.B. Dehideniya (President/CA) and A.L.S. Gooneratne yesterday fixed December 6 to deliver its ruling on GMOA President Anuruddha Padeniya who is facing charges of contempt of court .

If there are any parliamentarians who are dual citizens, they should not only be barred from Parliament, stripped of their parliamentary privileges and asked to pay compensation but should also be sent to jail, Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Sam

The latest Budget proposals might trigger price increases of some motor vehicles including Aqua, Axio, Premio, Allion, Prado, Toyota Prius (Hybrid) while the prices of some might decrease, Sri Lanka Vehicle Importers’ Association President Indi

The Government hopes to operate the national carrier SriLankan on a public-private-partnership and is currently discussing this matter with several business entities including Qatar Airways, Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera told a

The Vavuniya Division Anti-Vice Squad said 2.266 Kg of heroin worth more than Rs.30 million has been taken into custody on Thursday when it was on the verge of being transported to Colombo from Jaffna.

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Parliamentarian Vijitha Herath today charged that there was no point in allocating Rs 270 million through the 2018 budget for the National Economic Council (NEC) as the country’s economic reforms were being handl

Several international and local media movements had condemned the government’s decision to ban the news portal Lanka e News (LeN) stating the action a threat to sustaining media freedom.

The GMOA yesterday threatened to resort to trade union action if the government would not reveal its stance on SAITM to the Supreme Court through the Attorney-General's Department before Monday.

The Deputy Commissioner of Examinations, who served as the Head of the Confidential and Institutional Examination Division has been interdicted with effect from today over allegations of neglect of work and misconduct, the Education Ministry said.

Queen Elizabeth had officially reopened the Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China and South Asia at the British Museum in London which displays a wide range of objects related to the history of Sri Lanka and several other countries since 5000BC, the Sin

The training ship Qi Jiguang (Hull 83) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy arrived at Colombo Port today on a four-day goodwill visit.

Piyasena Gamage was sworn in place of former parliamentarian Geetha Kumarasinghe as a UPFA MP before Speaker Karu Jayasuriya this morning.

UNP Minister Eran Wickramaratne said the Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera had done a tremendous job by securing macroeconomic fundamentals and raising revenue so that more funds could be made available for essential services such as education, he

Joint Opposition (JO) MP Bandula Gunawardene said the budget was sure to fail as in it the government was trying to increase foreign investments by relaxing laws for foreigners and imposing excessive taxes on the people.

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Leader Minister Rauff Hakeem said this budget was a progressive one with a new approach.  

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the budget was yet another example of the failed economic path the government had taken since 1977.  

SLFP Minister Susil Premajayantha said more funds have been allocated to improve innovation and enterprises in the budget.  

In a move that will further deepen the prevailing fuel crisis, the Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) is reported to be planning to increase fuel prices within the next few weeks if the government fails to remove the special taxes imposed over the years

The United National Party ( UNP) back-benchers have decided to meet President Maithripala Sirisena to find out who had criticized him for appointing the commission to probe the CB bond issue .

Maldives MP Riyaz Rasheed has accused Sri Lanka of assisting alleged opposition efforts to overthrow the Maldivian government.

The government unveiled its Budget 2018 today outlining, among others, measures to liberalize Sri Lanka’s economy either with the amendment or the repeal of numerous existing laws and carry out what it termed a ‘Blue-Green Economy using o

Tax on all electric vehicles to be reduced by Rs.1 million and Rs.2.5 million import tax to be imposed on super luxury vehicles, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said.

By year 2025 all Government vehicles will be either Electric or Hybrid and by year 2040 all vehicles in Sri Lanka will be powered by renewable energy, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said in his Budget 2018 speech.

Chandika Hathurusingha's future with Bangladesh hangs in the balance after the coach tendered his resignation to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).