The joint opposition said yesterday it would consider the Office of Missing Persons Bill invalid because the due procedure was not followed in passing it and as such it would be nullified under a future government headed by it.

Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera MP expressed his displeasure yesterday over the passage of the amended draft Bill to set up an Office of Missing Persons (OMP).  

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, who is already in Sri Lanka on a private visit, will have an official Programme at the invitation of the Government on Friday and Saturday, The Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement today.   

Deputy Minister Ajith P. Perera said today no criminal liability would arise from the findings of the Office of Missing Persons to be set up under the legislation passed today..

In the wake of the Office of Missing Persons Bill being passed in Parliament, Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera said the Government would go ahead with the setting up of a judicial mechanism to hear accountability issues.

Special Assignment Minister Sarath Amunugama today justified the government’s decisions to purchase eight multirole fighter jets to upgrade the Sri Lanka Air Force fleet.

Mount Lavinia Additional Magistrate Sulochana Weerasinghe on Thursday allowed the CID to check the 63 bank accounts held by 60 Army Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers including that of Kandegedera Piyawansa who was remanded in connection with the killi

President Maithripala Sirisena has rubbished as "baseless" claims by supporters of predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa that Sri Lanka had agreed to an Indian proposal to build a bridge linking the island to India.

The amended draft Bill to set up an Office of Missing Persons (OMP) was passed in Parliament a short while ago without a vote being taken.

The former Eastern Province chief minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan was today further remanded till August 24 by Batticaloa Magistrate M. Ganesharaja.

Parliament proceedings were adjourned a short while ago after joint opposition MPs wearing black bands protested against the enactment of the Office of Missing Persons Bill.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today permitted former minister Johnston Fernando to travel to Singapore for medical treatment for his wife.

Spanish Civil Guards have arrested seven people for forming part of a network accused of distributing in the world over a million photos or videos containing pornographic images of children from several countries including Sri Lanka.

A 42-year-old mother of one child was killed by a wild elephant at Suriyawewa this morning. The victim was identified as H.E. Chandrani of Meegahathenna.

Veteran photo journalist Srilal Gomes passed away at the age of 61 this morning.

 The government, yesterday, decided to advance the date of enactment of the Office of Missing Persons Bill in Parliament to Friday, it is learnt.

Veteran Journalist Elmo Fernando passed away at the age of 75 at his residence, early this morning.

The Commerce Minister of India will arrive in the country soon to hold talks on the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Parliament today.

The Joint Opposition today urged President Maithripala Sirisena in a letter to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court (SC) over the constitutionality of the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) Bill before it is debated in Parliament.

A proposal made by the Finance Ministry to grant residency visas of 10 years for foreigners who remit 300,000 USDs was approved by Cabinet.

The bodies of a 36-year-old soldier and a woman were found at a house in Dedigama in Kegalle today, the Police said.

Daya Master was remanded till tomorrow by the Vavuniya High Court after he was produced in court by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID).

Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and indigenous Medicine, Anura Jayawickrama, today informed court that according to the inquiry conducted by the Ministry the former Chief Judicial Medical Officer Ananda Samarasekara had acted irrespons

The Kaduwela Magistrate today approved the transfer of Rs. 157.5 million from a bank account of a private company to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Over the inquiry into the murder of ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen, Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris today ordered prosecution to obtain a comprehensive report from Director of Colombo National Hospital and Prison Superintendent over the adm

Former South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Nic Pothas has been appointed Sri Lanka's fielding coach, and will begin the role from today, Chairman of Cricket Committee Aravinda De Silva said.