Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday he would come up with a new proposal shortly to include provisions in the Constitution that would prohibit Governments from interfering with internal matters of three main Buddhist Chapters.

Sealing the tills of temples was nothing new as it had happened to sacred temples in Anuradhapura as well in the 1970s, the chief incumbent of the Atamastana, Venerable Pallegama Sirinivasa Thera said over the weekend.

Southern Expressway between Kaduwela and Kadawatha has been closed due to the falling of a high tension cable, the Road Development Authority said.

Power interruption has been reported in Panadura,Kalutara, Mathugama, Horana, Ambalangoda and Galle areas this evening due to the tripping of Biyagama- Pannipitiya line.

IGP Pujith Jayasundara had ordered a Special Investigation Unit (SIU) led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to be sent to Jaffna from Police Headquarters, Colombo to investigate the shooting incident that took place in the Point Pedro ar

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The new Constitution would finally need to be approved by the Venerable Mahanayake Theras and the people, the United National Party (UNP) said today.

Police Media Division announced that the Police would conduct an islandwide special traffic operation in future to maintain road discipline.

An individual had died when an illegal sand transporting vehicle was shot at by the Police in Point Pedro this evening, the police sources said.

Sri Lanka’s first heart transplant surgery had been successfully performed at the Kandy General Hospital, the Health Ministry said today.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) warned stern trade union action tomorrow onwards if Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne appoints Prof. Colvin Gunaratne as the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) Chairman violating the Medical Ord

Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne instructed officials to investigate the prices of lab tests of private hospitals and laboratories, which violated price ceiling for full blood count and antigen tests.

A 48-year-old Sri Lankan man was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranayaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle foreign currency worth Rs.2.5 million to Bangkok this morning.

Expressing Shock at the Sri Lankan Parliament passing a new Bill to prevent Tamil Nadu fishermen from fishing in their traditional waters in Palk Bay, the chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said the new legislation was a severe setback to the dipl

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam’s logic to wear long sleeved clothes to protect school children from dengue was hilarious and worthless, Education Trade Unions claimed yesterday.

The National Movement for Consumer Right’s Protection (NMCRP) yesterday handed over a complaint to IGP Pujith Jayasundara over an alleged bogus lottery scam in the market.

Bank of China, one of the largest State-owned financial institutions in China is expected to open a branch in Colombo this year, its first in South Asia, a spokesman said yesterday.

Higher Education Minister Lakshman Kiriella said yesterday the government had not taken any decision to divest the Colombo and Peradeniya universities from the purview of the University Grant Commission (UGC).

Minister Mahinda Amaraweera ruled out the possibility of abandoning the Uma Oya Project because 70 per cent work had been completed already.

The Attorney General yesterday informed the Colombo High Court that Colombo's former Chief JMO Ananda Samarasekera was found accountable in the investigations carried out by the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) into the misplacing of Wasim Thajud

The GMOA said today it had for the first time got the opportunity to reveal the true facts about SAITM in the Supreme Court, which had allowed the GMOA to intervene in the appeal filed by the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC).

Perpetual Treasuries Ltd owner Arjun Aloysius had interfered with the witness who was supposed to testify at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on behalf of Pan Asia Bank, it was revealed today .

Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara has said that not only President Maithripala Sirisena but everyone else was talking about the Police.

Law enforcement authorities had been delegated full authority to act independently without any political interference, Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayake said yesterday.

The Government today sought Parliamentary approval for a supplementary estimate to cover Rs. 148.8 million for purchase of vehicles for a Minister, Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Law and Order Ministry and a Provincial Governor.

Tamil Nadu fishermen have stoutly opposed a Fisheries amendment bill reportedly tabled in Sri Lankan Parliament in Colombo on Thursday that unbearably hikes fines on foreign fishing vessels “breaching” into Sri Lanka’s territorial s

The Executive Presidency was used to put an end to the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) and the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Convener of the Voice against Corruption Movement (VAC) Wasa

Leader of the House and Minister Lakshman Kiriella said yesterday the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Bill will be taken up for debate at a future date.

The Joint Opposition is contemplating to quit the constitution-making process until the government declares elections due at the moment, officials said yesterday.

Former Development Lotteries Board Chairman Sarana Gupta Gunawardane yesterday pleaded guilty for failing to declare his assets and liabilities from 2005 to 2007.