The Joint Opposition said today that the curtailing of the security provided to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was a well-planned conspiracy hatched by several national and international forces in an attempt to eliminate him from politics.

Parliament Secretary General Dammika Dissanayake said today his office would consult the Attorney General on the legality of MP Geetha Kumarasinghe's parliamentary seat once the Court of Appeal notified him of its ruling in this regard.

Deputy Solicitor General Dilan Ratnayake informed court today that the CID had recorded the statement of nine army officers of the Presidential Operatiosn Unit over the missing of pages in the entry book that recorded the movement of the army officer

The Dr. Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital (NFTH) in Malabe, which currently operates under the management of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) will open its Out Patient Department (OPD) to the general public, free of charg

While expressing its concern over Cabinet approval for a policy and legal framework relating to the proposed Counter-Terrorism Act, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today urged the Government to reconsider and urgently reformulate its proposals.

JVP MP Vijitha Herath said today the law with regard to dual citizenship should be equal to both government and opposition MPs.

A 88-year-old sculptor Esweda Naidelage Piyatillake of Dembemada in Rambukkana who turned out the first Mace of the Sri Lankan Parliament died today.

MP Geetha Kumarasinghe today informed Election Commission (EC) of her decision to appeal to the Supreme Court against Wednesday’s Appeal Court ruling.

A two and a half-year-old baby boy and his 23-year-old uncle had been abducted in Gampola on Wednesday by persons unknown, who had had demanded a ransom of Rs.3 million from the family to release them, the police said today.

The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) and the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Service today said they would not participate in tomorrow's trade union strike launched by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA).

Several trade unions attached to the health, education and railway services are to go ahead with the planned 24-hour countrywide strike tomorrow over the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) issue, the Government Medical Officers&

The Duke of Edinburgh is retiring from royal duties this autumn, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Ray Abeywardena has been appointed as the Chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) with effect from May 5, the CSE said.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said today that he was not informed of the court decision regarding Geetha Kumarasinghe's MP post.

Police will conduct a special traffic programme today with the support of the Ceylon Motor Trading Company to nab reckless and drivers who violate traffic and lane rules in the Colombo city, Police spokesman DIG Priyantha Jayakody said.

The ITAK is willing to absorb the rehabilitated former militants into mainstream politics, Leader of the ITAK and Parliamentarian Mavai Senathirajah said.

The British Parliament’s House of Commons was officially dissolved on Wednesday with all business coming to an end ahead of the June 8 snap general election announced by Prime Minister Theresa May.

Testifying before the Presidential Commission on on the Central Bank bond issue, JVP provincial councilor Wasantha Samarasinghe said yesterday Perpetual Treasuries (PT) had made a profit of Rs.14,845 million on the sale of bonds from February 27, 201

Former minister Piyasena Gamage said yesterday that if MP Geetha Kumarasinghe is forced to relinquish her seat in Parliament, it was he that should be appointed to fill the post from the Galle District.

Responding to Minister Sarath Fonseka’s statement that former president Mahinda Rajapaksa should be hung by his ‘saatakaya’, Mr. Rajapaksa’s son Namal said yesterday it would not be that easy as long as the former president&rs

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that he had informed Indian Minister of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari that Sri Lanka could hold a different view about the ‘Hanuman Bridge, proposed to be built between Sri Lanka and India and t

Forty two officers attached to former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security detail had been recalled to the Ministerial Security Division (MSD) today, Mr. Rajapaksa’s Private Secretary Udith Lokubandara said.

Some five Sri Lankan migrant workers have gone missing in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, their relatives told the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE).

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today the Cabinet had not taken any decision to set up a special army unit and that the President was the head of the security forces according to the law.

The Constitutional draft which is being made is sugar-coated poison and no one should fall for it, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) General Secretary MP Udaya Gammanpila said today.

The Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) today arrested a man with possession of 50 tablets (named ‘Underworld’) suspected to have been containing narcotics and valued at Rs. 3,500 each. Also he had in his possession 4.8 grams of heroin.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) today wrote to President Maithripala Sirisena informing him of their decision to resort to a 24-hour token strike on Friday on the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) issu

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said today the Court ruling unseating Geetha Kumarasinghe from her seat in Parliament could be a problem for several other MPs as well.

The Indian foreign and economic policies are dictatorial and overpowering in relation to neighbouring countries; however, Sri Lanka should not abandon her relations with India but should remain alert when dealing with it, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramun