Amid some 17 UPFA members in the North-Central Provincial Council (NCPC) supporting the joint opposition, it yesterday urged the government to resolve the crisis by holding immediate elections and replace Chief Minister Peshala Jayaratne with one who

Minister John Amaratunga has said that disgruntled ministers and deputy ministers should be given the 'smoke treatment' meant for dengue mosquitoes and they would be all right after that.

In the wake of a petition submitted by the next of kin of those gone missing, MP M.A. Sumanthiran said today said his party would continue to urge the operation of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) Act without further delay.

Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran had appealed to the people to treat today (18) as ‘A Day of Mourning’ and observe three minutes silence in memory of those who lost their lives during the final stages of the war.

Seven university students and a student monk who were alleged to have behaved in an unruly manner violating the interim order during the protest organised by the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) were taken into custody today, Police said.

The transfer of medical specialists including the Epidemiology Unit Chief under the five-year transfer scheme was unjustifiable in the wake of the dengue outbreak, former MP Tissa Vitharana said today.

Twenty one students of the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) who were injured during a protest at Viharamahadevi Park had been hospitalised, the Colombo National Hospital, sources said.

North Central Provincial Council’s (NCPC) Agriculture Minister R.M.P.B. Ratnayaka was replaced by Councillor Sampath Sri Nilanga today.

The Police used tear gas to disperse IUSF members who were staging a protest march at the Town Hall a short while ago.

Sri Lanka, which attended the recently concluded Belt and Road Forum in China, has backed India's concern over the Kashmir issue saying it is difficult for New Delhi to accept the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as it goes through the &qu

Colombo Additional Magistrate Chandima Wijebandra refused to issue an order to halt a protest by the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) against the South Asian Institute of Management and Medicine (SAITM).

Heavy traffic was reported along the Olcott Mawatha and Ceramic Junction in Colombo Fort due to a protest march organised by the university students urging the government to abolish the SAITM in Malabe.

The recent worldwide cyber attack ‘ransomware’ virus, known as WannaCry, has been detected in Sri Lanka, Computer Emergency Readiness Team | Co-ordination Center (CERT|CC) said.

The cabinet had approved to provide ten million LED bulbs to 3.8million consumers under low income category, Power and Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

North Central Province (NCP) Irrigation, Land, Rural Development Minister H.B. Semasinghe was removed from his post today with immediate effect.

A 39-year-old man was arrested with one kilogram of heroin by the Mundalama police last night, Police said.

The latest Central Bank (CB) report for the year 2016 clearly indicates that current economic crisis was not a result of the action of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa or his government, the Joint opposition claimed yesterday.

Nearly 20,000 motorists were arrested on charges of violating traffic laws on the Southern (E01) and the Katunayake (E03) expressways during the period January to April this year, Police Spokesman Priyantha Jayakody said yesterday.

The Joint Opposition said yesterday no money should be spent on luxury vehicle by the government for the ministers’ use till the Meethotamulla victims are fully compensated.

The Power and Renewable Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya today said that Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had introduced a new payment system for consumers to pay their electricity bill according to their daily usage but will not affect the ongo

The Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) convener Lahiru weerasekara said they had not been informed of a court order against tomorrow’s protest march and said they would launch the protest march as scheduled.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today issued a stay order preventing the IUSF protest march scheduled for tomorrow, police said.

The CPC trade unions threatened to resume their strike from Monday if their demands were not met by the Government, Ceylon Petroleum Common Workers Union Secretary D.J. Rajakaruna said today.

The Power and Renewable Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya today said there is no intention of increasing electricity charges under any circumstances.

Violating the government’s ruling on the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) that was recently announced by the Presidential Secretariat, the SAITM has enrolled students for a new academic year, GMOA revealed today.