Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday stressed the need to speed up the process of finding a political solution to the national question and the development of the economy.

President Maithripala Sirisena has asked Foreign Affairs Minister and former finance minister Ravi Karunanayake to resign from his portfolio ....

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) yesterday considered giving certain appropriate orders pursuant to a few legal issues raised by lawyers appearing for Central Bank's former governor Arjun Mahendran, PTL owner Arjun Aloysius and PTL C

Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake's daughter Onella has made an impassioned plea on her Facebook page asking why it was only her father to blame “in such a huge Government?”.

Norwegian expert Bent Aagaard who inspected the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project that had caused many problems in the Bandarawela area has said that the machinery used for the Project had not been capable of proper strengthening of the tunnel

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is one of the few matured political leaders in the Asian region, Leader of the House and Minister Lakshman Kiriella told Parliament after moving the motion of felicitation to pay tribute to Mr Wickremesinghe who ma

The five-day protest march launched by the ‘SAITM Virodi Sisu-Jana Vyaaparaya’ demanding that the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) be abolished, reached Colombo today.

The Sri Lanka Navy yesterday facilitated the repatriation of 77 Indian fishermen, who were released from Sri Lankan custody after detaining them for poaching within the island’s territorial waters.

Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Limited's former chairman (Rtd) Major General Palitha Fernando and Avant Garde's former chairman (Rtd) Major Nissanka Senadhipathy were indicted on 47 counts by the Bribery Commission in the Colombo High Court today.

Following the PCoI directive, Perpetual Treasuries Ltd CEO Kasun Palisena has handed over his mobile device to the CID today, sources said.

There is a possibility of increased wind speeds over the island particularly in the central hills, Sabaragamuwa, North-Central, Central, Uva and Southern Provinces and the Batticaloa and Ampara districts, including the coastal areas of the Western an

President Maithripala Sirisena has called for an investigation into a statement issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry condemning the firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea.      

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered those who are protesting against the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) to refrain from entering any state institution or cause inconvenience to the public.

The National Police Commission (NPC) yesterday approved reinstatement of the widow of the Policeman, who had died following a shootout in Jaffna, to the Police Service Secretary of the Commission Ariyadasa Kure said.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill requires a referendum to be passed in parliament unless certain provisions are amended, as some sections of the Bill are not in accordance with the Constitution, Speaker Karu J

Heavy traffic was reported along the New Kelaniya Bridge after a large signboard fell down to the bridge this morning.

Tara Bolling, a name synonymous with Sri Lankan swimming after having carved out an illustrious career as a renowned swimmer and national coach, passed away yesterday.

A young man who abducted a woman was taken into custody by the Giriulla Police with the help of Police teams from three other Police Stations.

Leading election monitoring bodies and civil organizations in the country, who questioned the Government’s decision to rush in the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, threatened to take legal against any move to postpone the Provincial Council

The No-Confidence Motion against Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake should be taken seriously not only by Parliament but also by the government and the people of the country, Joint Opposition Leader MP Dinesh Gunawardane said.

Responding to the request made by Perpetual Treasuries Ltd. Lawyer, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry yesterday said that it would continue with the proceedings of the inquiry without having a vacation during the month of August.

Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Faizer Musthapha said he met elections monitoring watchdogs PAFFREL, CaFFE, CMEV and the Transparency International and they consented to conduct Provincial Council elections in a single day departing

The Justice Ministry was planning to work out legislation that, if enacted, would provide for selling off Court productions if cases were dragged on for months, Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said yesterday.

The Joint Opposition yesterday said that they would boycott the special Parliamentary debate scheduled to celebrate Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s 40-years in Parliament.

A special debate to felicitate Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who celebrates 40 years as a Parliamentarian, will be held in Parliament at 10.30am today (4).

President’s Counsel Kalinga Indatissa yesterday marked his appearance before the Commission on behalf of Perpetual Treasuries Ltd CEO Kasun Palisena, who will testify before the PCoI on August 8 (Tuesday).

The Government had sought to amend Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act, providing for recording of statements of evidence from a witness outside Sri Lanka but within the premises of the country’s diplomatic missio

President Maithripala Sirisena should decide on Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake in the face of corruption allegations against him, the Joint Opposition said today.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) today said that a Commission which was similar to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on the Bond issue should be established to investigate Minister Rajitha Senaratne over the SAITM

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s most advanced hospital ship 'Ark Peace' would arrive in Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit from August 6 to 9.