The Joint Opposition today said that the written assurance given by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) was misleading and the government would go ahead with the proposed agreement to be signed with India reg

There is no risk of explosions caused by methane gas in the Meethotamulla garbage dump, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka assured today.

Renewable Energy Consultant W.B Ganegala was appointed the acting Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) with immediate effect by Power and Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya a short while ago, the Ministry said.

A total of 2,000 buses had been reserved to transport Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) supporters to the party’s May Day rally scheduled to be held at Getambe, in Kandy, the SLFP announced today.

The strike launched by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Trade Unions Collective was only called off temporary and would be launched again if the Government attempted to sell the CPC resources under-hand, CPC Trade Unions’ Collective said

The Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Anura Wijayapala tendered his resignation to Power and Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya this evening, the Ministry said.

Indian Minister of Highways and Shipping tweeted today that he held talks with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe about road linkage between India and Sri Lanka.  

Though the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) had removed former Minister and SLFP Senior Vice President Janaka Bandara Tennakoon from the Dambulla Electoral Organiser post, he was a forward player, who supported to bring President Maithripala Sirisena i

President Maithripala Sirisena today appointed a one-member committee comprising former Judge Chandradasa Nanayakkara to inquire into the causes that led to the Meethotamulla tragedy.

Cabinet Spokesman Minister Rajitha Senaratne said today the President Maithripala Sirisena requested Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka to quit the ministerial portfolio and take up the post of army commander or overall commander for two years to

Because of an experimental flight to be launched by India and the closure of the Indian airspace for this purpose on April 27, the scheduled arrival and departure times of SriLankan airline flights to and from Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok and Jak

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held talks on bilateral issues with his visiting Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe in New Delhi.

About 450,000 pieces of counterfeit articles seized after being imported from China and India since January, had been destroyed at the Rank Container Terminal (RCT) Container Yard Orugodawatte today, customs Spokesman Dharmasena Kahandawa said.

The Cabinet had approved a proposal to construct a sanitary waste dump in a land of five acres at Muthurajawela in Wattala to dispose of waste in Colombo Municipal Council (CMC).

The Hemmathagama Police arrested a 38-year-old suspect, in connection with the killing of his mother and father at Thalgahapitiya in Aranayake this morning.

Heavy traffic was reported in Lotus Road, Ceramic Junction and NSA Roundabout due to a protest march, Police said.

An extraordinary gazette has been issued by order of President Maithripala Sirisena, to summon the Parliament on April 28.

The Minister of Health Rajitha Senarathne said a referendum would be held this year in order to obtain approval for a new Constitution. Accordingly, the yahapalanaya government would face this year (2017) its first election which will be a referendum

The Cabinet is reported to have approved the Counter Terrorism Bill to be enacted in place of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have proposed a special subcommittee headed by Minister Sarath Fonseka to make recommendations on how best to deal with emergency situations triggered by incidents such as disruption of the power supply,

Former minister and SLFP Senior Vice President Janaka Bandara Tennakoon said yesterday his removal as the Dambulla electoral organiser would mark the end of the journey of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

National Freedom Front (NFF) Media Spokesperson Mohammed Muzammil claimed today that they are in doubt whether the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to hand over the China Bay Oil Tank Farm in Trincomalee to India would be signed during the Prime Min

The Tamil People’s Council (TPC) led by Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran has decided to stage a hartal in the Northern and the Eastern Provinces to compel the government to resolve the concerns raised by the relatives of those

Schools should limit assigning students for outdoor activities in the severe med-day heat that is currently prevailing in the country, Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam told school principals today when addressing a meeting at the Education