The Bribery Commission should probe the allegations made by MP Sivashakthi Anandan that 15 Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MPs had been bribed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's Ministry of National Policy and Economic Affairs, the Joint Oppo

Australian and Sri Lankan authorities are working closely together to shut down people smuggling syndicates operating in the region, Australian High Commissioner (HC) Bryce Hutchesson said today.

Political party leaders today decided to hold the debate on the bond commission and the PRECIFAC reports on February 20 and 21, Parliamentary sources said.

UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake in a statement today thanked President Maithripala Sirisena for appointing the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the bond issue after the formation of the good governance government and through its final report for absolv

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court and the Gangodawila Magistrate’s Court today issued stay orders preventing a protest march organised by the Inter University Student’s Federation (IUSF) which was scheduled for tomorrow, the Polic

Sri Lanka hoped to remain proactively engaged within the Conference on Disarmament (CD) to help achieve its objectives, Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha said on Tuesday on the occasion of Sri

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya denied a request made by MP Ravi Karunanayake to make a special statement in Parliament today. The Speaker said Mr. Karunanayake cannot be allowed to make a statement as it does not fall in line with a privilege issue.

A tense situation prevailed outside the polling centre of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC), where its election is being held a short while ago, Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) President Dr. Anurudda Padeniya said.

President Maithripala Sirisena would opt for a Cabinet reshuffle soon after the February 10 Local Government (LG) polls aimed at accelerating the economic progress, State Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane said today.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived in Sri Lanka a short while ago, with a delegation of 50 members, on a two-day official visit.

The final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) to investigate and inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC) has been published online on the President’s offic

Seven train services have been canceled this morning due to an ongoing strike launched by the Locomotive Engineering Operators' Union (LEOU), the Railway Control Room said.

Nine women and a man were arrested last night for allegedly operating a brothel under the guise of an Ayurvedic massage parlour at Mount Lavinia, the Police said.

Vehicle movement will be restricted in several roads between Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Colombo today due to the departure of Singaporean Prime Minister from Sri Lanka and the arrival of Indonesian President today, police said.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday dismissed a claim made by UNP MP Ravi Karunayake that he had obtained a copy of the report and confirmed that the Bond Commission report was only forwarded to the president's office, Parliament, the Attorney Gene

Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC) which had held former President Mahind Rajapaksa responsible for allegedly causing a fi

Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayaka is reported to have taken Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara to task in connection with the incident where a youth was allegedly shot dead by a police constable in Kataragama.

Former COPE chairman D.E.W. Gunasekera said today MP Ravi Karunanayake should be prepared to go to jail and wear the jumper, for giving false evidence at the Bond Commission inquiry.

The Joint Opposition (JO) today rejected remarks made by President Maithripala Sirisena that former president Mahinda Rajapaksa had abstained from voting for a no-faith motion against MP Ravi Karunanayake and said the President had been mislead.

The US government partial shutdown has come to an end after Republicans and Democrats voted for a temporary funding bill, the BBC reported today.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said today the date of the debate on the PCoI and PRECIFA reports would be decided at tomorrow's party leaders meeting.

The American Center in Colombo, which remained closed, has been re-opened to the public, the US Embassy said today.

Uva Province Chief Minister Chamara Sampath Dassanayake who surrendered to the Badulla Police this morning, was granted bail by the Badulla Magistrate’s Court a short while ago.

The reports of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into Central Bank Bond Issuance and the PCoI into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC) were tabled in Parliament a short while ago

The Sri Lankan Government today signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore at the Presidential Secretariat today.

Five new Ambassadors including the new Ambassador of China presented their credentials to President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s House in Colombo, today.