Parliament session was suspended till noon following a tense situation arose over the attempts to amend the Local Government Election (Amendment) Bill.  

The road stretch towards to Parliament from the Polduwa roundabout has been closed to traffic due to a protest, causing heavy traffic in the area. The protest had lasted for over three hours.  

President Maithripala Sirisena called upon the international community to seriously consider the tremendous progress made by the government towards reconciliation, restoration of democratic freedoms, human rights and the rule of law and extend the fu

Sri Lanka have qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 after the Windies lost the first ODI against England at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

Rescuers combed through rubble Tuesday after a powerful earthquake killed scores and collapsed buildings in Mexico City and surrounding states on the anniversary of a devastating earthquake decades ago.

Additional Solicitor General Yasantha Kodagoda yesterday said that according to the experts who conducted the extraction of data from Arjuna Mahendran’s mobile phone, data pertaining a considerable time period (approximately 11 months), which c

A special nocturnal zone would be opened at the Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens for three days from 22, September, Wildlife Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera said yesterday.

President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva yesterday reserved the right to make an application to withdraw from testifying before the Commission at any point if Arjuna Mahenran was not treated with dignity at the proceedings or being insulted by the o

Initiating his testimony before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI), Former CBSL Governor Arjuna Mahendran yesterday said he had never talked with his ‘son-in-law, Arjun Aloysius, or with anybody’ on matters with reference to th

The Local Government elections could only be held in January next year while the party leaders could decide on the Provincial Council polls later, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe informed Parliament today.

At the onset of the today’s proceedings, Deputy Solicitor General Milinda Gunatilleka played a new Voice recording, in which PTL CEO Kasun Palisena and Arjun Aloysius were part of.

Rejecting reports that Sri Lanka had suspended on arrival visas for Myanmar travellers, the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka said today that it would continue to issue visas for Myanmar nationals as usual, but not for Rohingya re

The Railway Operation Supervisory Officers Unions would launch a 48-hour token strike from Wednesday midnight demanding solutions to salary anomalies, the Railway Guards Union said.  

Former UPFA deputy minister Arundika Fernando sat in the Opposition in Parliament a short while ago after making a special statement. The MP’s ministerial portfolio was stripped off by President Maithripala Sirisena on September 12.  

IGP Pujith Jayasundara had ordered stern action against the OIC of the Pitigala Police Station and other officers following the death of a suspect in a remand cell at the Police station today, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.

The Supreme Court had ruled that some clauses of the 20th Amendment were inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore, it requires a referendum after gaining two-thirds majority in Parliament, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya told Parliament today.

The proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution which provides for elections to be held to the nine provincial councils on a single day was today approved by the Central Provincial Council with 40 councillors voting in favour and nine members against

Former Central Bank Governor Arjun Mahendran arrived at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) a short while ago to give a statement on the Central Bank Bond scam.

Asia would not have become a powerful region today and would not emerge as a stronger one in the future if President J R Jayewardene did not open up Sri Lanka’s economy and set the course for the region to become what it is today, Prime Ministe

Regional Development Minister Field Marshal Saratha Fonseka said on Monday that despite his name was included in the delegation travelling to the United States with President Maithripala Sirisena to participate at the UN Sessions in New York, he was

The government has decided not to take up the debate on the International Convention on the Protection of Persons from Enforced Disappearances on September 21, Parliamentary Affairs and Lands Minister Gayantha Karunathilake said on Monday.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Workers’ Union today said they would continue with their strike action as the latest discussions with the authorities ended unsuccessfully.

Joint Opposition Leader MP Dinesh Gunawardena today said the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances (ICPAPED) Bill should be withdrawn from Parliament order paper following the assurance given by the P

There may be strong winds and heavy rains during the next few days because of an atmospheric disturbance developing in the Bay of Bengal, the Disaster Mangement Centre (DMC) said today.

The joint opposition (JO) said today that after giving up on the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the government was attempting to forcibly pass another Bill in Parliament to postpone the Local Authorities elections.

While rejecting the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) claims, Deputy Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs Harsha De Silva who was also the Chairman of the Presidential committee on SAITM said there were no contradict

The Welikada Prison Hospital's acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Nirmali Thenuwara was today transferred to the Colombo National Hospital on a directive issued by Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said today it was not too optimistic about the Presidential Committee Report on SAITM on the basis that the report contradicted the committee’s recommendations.

‘SAITM Virodi Jana Pawra’ today warned it would carry out a countrywide strike with the participation of schoolteachers, principals, deans of the medical faculties and nurses associations on September 21.

Sri Lanka Police will not only to take legal action against drivers who violate traffic laws but also to encourage disciplined driving, Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara said today.