Visiting US Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Alice Wells said that the US highly appreciates the "ambitious reforms agenda and historic steps towards reconciliation boldly under taken by President Maithripala Sirisena"

The Local Government Elections (Amendment) Bill came into effect today with Speaker Karu Jayasuriya placing his endorsement.

It was better to have the Local Government (LG) Election after completing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s (SLFP) 66th Anniversary, UPFA General Secretary and Minister, Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Gampaha High Court Judge Priyantha Fernando today set bail conditions for Brigadier Anura Deshapriya Gunawardena and Sergeant Lalith Gray, two personnel who were part of the Rathupaswala incident in 2013.

Heavy traffic congestion was reported along Parliament Road and surrounding areas due to a protest carried out by the Samurdhi officers, Police said.

Additional Solicitor General Dappaula de Livera yesterday told the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) that Perpetual Treasuries Ltd's IT executive Sachith Devathantri had admitted to the CID yesterday that he had lied when making the previ

An organisation calling itself Anti-SAITM people’s Front launched protest vigil last night demanding the immediate closure of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM).

Rains exceeding 100 mm accompanied by strong winds and lightning are expected in the next few days especially in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Uva and Southern Provinces, Department of Meteorology said yesterday.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) would be re-organised after the 66th Anniversary celebration, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary Minister Duminda Dissanayake said today.

Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake said today he would make statement in Parliament next week regarding the statement made by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) that it will take legal action against him.

Security will be strengthened for the fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and India to be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium tomorrow, Police Media Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said today.

Western Province Chief Minister Isuru Dewapriya said today President Maithripala Sirisena had assured he would inform him about the amendments to be made to the 20th Amendment before the council sessions on Monday.

Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Chairman and MP, Sunil Handunnetti yesterday revealed that losses amounting to more than Rs.36 billion had been incurred in Extension of the Southern Expressway Project (ESEP).

Military Spokesman Roshan Seneviratne today rejected the war crime charges levelled against former General Jagath Jayasuriya who served as the Ambassador to Brazil.

Indian Foreign Secretary Dr. S. Jaishankar and a delegation of three otherofficials arrived in Sri Lanka from the Bandaranaike International Airport a short while ago.

President Maitripala Sirisena while expressing “confidence” that the consensual government would remain in office till 2020, said today whoever who wants could leave but he would carry on with the government that is there.

The Police have recovered several posters alleged to have been left behind by an organized group identifying itself as an intelligence unit of the LTTE in Vavuniya.  

The Finance Ministry today announced a three months grace period from September 1 for the payment tax imposed on luxury, semi-luxury and dual-purpose motor vehicles.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry today rejected reports that Sri Lankan Ambassador to Brazil, Jagath Jayasuriya fled that country following war crime charges.

National newspaper circulation in Sri Lanka continued to grow, reaching higher levels than previously seen in 2016, with a greater preference shown towards daily English and Sinhala newspapers, official government data showed.

The next round of talks on the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) is to be held in New Delhi in October.

Abortion cannot be considered as a human right as claimed by some, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said over the weekend.

A heated argument had erupted between Petroleum Industry Minister Arjuna Ranatunga and Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara over cricket at the weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, it is learnt.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday assured that the government will come up with some tax concessions next month.

While claiming that the President had not issued any statement mentioning the stance of the government on South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM), the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said that they would launch

Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake today said only the corrupted law enforcement officers start panicking when one talks about corruption in the judiciary.

In the wake of the policy decision to lease the Mattala airport to an Indian company, the government is in contact with India to work out modalities on how best to develop it.

Former Minister and UPFA National List MP A.H.M. Azwer passed away at the age of 80 at a private hospital in Colombo today.

Responding to allegations that a cash strapped government was attempting to bring in Rs. 400 million (QR 9 million) from a Sri Lankan school in Qatar to be used for its own expenses, Ambassador to Qatar A. S. P Liyanage assured that not a single cent

The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill (IRB) which is to be tabled in Parliament next week weighted in favour of foreigners and a disadvantage to Sri Lankans, MP Bandula Gunawardane said today.