Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran said yesterday that there was no possibility of them supporting the draft 20th Amendment to the Constitution outright.

The SAITM today said that they would not enroll students for the upcoming intakes until the Higher Education Ministry would provides them with directives on new student admissions.  

Leaders of political parties representing Parliament have decided to take up the vote on the Local Government Elections Amendment Bill today.

The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) today alleged that Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne was giving all assistance to Dr. Nevil Fernando to recruit 300 more students to the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM)

The Immigration Controller has informed the election observer PAFFREL today that Parliamentarian Geetha Kumarasinghe was the only MP who holds a dual-citizenship.  

State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne today said that no taxes would be imposed with regard to any place of religious worship under the proposed Inland Revenue Bill.

Joint Opposition stalwart Prof. G. L. Peiris today filed a petition at the Supreme Court against the draft 20th Amendment to the Constitution.  

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has decided to file contempt charges against Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake, BASL President U.R.De Silva said said adding that the decision was made by the executive committee of the Bar on Wednesday.

The Defamation case filed by Minister Thilanga Sumathipala in 2005 against Minister Arjuna Ranatunga, claiming Rs. 500 million was dismissed, after a long hearing in the Nugegoda District Court today.

A no-confidence motion signed by 39 Joint Opposition (JO) MPs against Health Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha Senaratne was handed over to Speaker a short while ago, MP Udaya Gammanpila said.

A Sri Lankan man accused of threatening to detonate a bomb on a Melbourne -Kuala Lumpur flight has again faced court.

The Uva Provincial Council (UPC) today defeated the draft 20th Amendment to the Constitution with five members voting for, 12 voting against it and eight members abstaining.

Sleuths of the Hyderabad Central Crime Station are yet to interrogate the Sri Lankan nephrologist Doctor, who was accused of doing 58 kidney transplantations with paid donors coming from Hyderabad, Nalgonda and Guntur districts, and other parts of In

Eight women, a manager and two pimps had been arrested yesterday on charges of running a brothel under the guise of an Ayurvedic massage parlour at Piliyandala and Kelaniya, the Police said.

More than 1,300,025 individuals of 377,123 families had been affected due to the prevailing drought, Assistant Director of the Disaster Management Centre Pradeep Kodippili said yesterday.

The Cabinet on Tuesday has decided to appoint a committee to revisit the implementation of the earlier envisaged September 1 ban on the import, production, sale and use of polythene, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister, Gayantha Karunatilaka said yesterda

Highways and Higher Education Minister Lakshman Kiriella said the government received ‘unsolicited proposals’ from some Chinese and European companies to manage three of out expressways but this matter was still to be considered by the Ca

Responding to a statement made by former Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe about his removal, Deputy Minister Ajith P. Perera said it was debatable as to if the former minister would have the temerity to remain in the post held by him if he had not been

Chief Opposition Whip Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday claimed that Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne had been granted Rs.10 million from the President’s Fund for the operation he underwent in Singapore while the common man needed to go throu

Navy Commander Travis Sinniah said today wearing a uniform does not give anyone sanction to rob, murder or torture another.

The joint opposition today refuted the allegation that former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe would contest the general election as the common candidate of the JO.

The first land auction at the Port City would be held next year, Megapolis and Western Development Miniser Patali Champika Ranawaka said today.

On a Presidential Directive the Service Providers had been asked to register their subscribers properly to curb SIM based frauds and crimes, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister, Gayantha Karunathilaka said today.

The Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) would issue a new ‘Smart ID’ within the coming two months, after the introduction of the present NICs some 45 years ago, Department’s Commissioner General Viyani Gunathilaka said toda

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said today a crucial discussion  would be held with President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday on the SAITM controversy.

Former Justice and Buddha Sasana Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said today he didn’t resign from any portfolio but was removed in an attempt to sweep the bond scam under the carpet.

The government today presented the 20th Amendment to the Constitution to Parliament providing for a change in the provincial council electoral system and conducting elections to the nine provincial councils on a single day.

An Advanced Level student had been arrested by the CID in connection with the incident of leaking the A/L Chemistry paper, the Police said.

President Maithripala Sirisena today approved the request made by the UNP to remove Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe from his ministerial portfolio.

Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal arrived at the Bribery Commission a short while ago to give a statement over an ongoing investigation, a commission official said.