UPFA MP Dullas Alahapperuma today charged that there was a move by the government to forcibly obtain the consent of 23 UPFA MPs of the joint Opposition for the 2016 Budget.

A 35-year-old man was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today on charges of killing a 48-year-old woman of Opathawatta in Kahawatta, Police said.

US State Department Counselor Ambassador Thomas Shannon is expected to visit Sri Lanka between December 14 and 16, the US Embassy in Colombo said and added that he would also be visiting Bangladesh from December 13 to 14.

Former minister Johnston Fernando today alleged that the current government had sold the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) which was worth about Rs. 10 billion for a mere Rs.400 million without calling for tenders or without Cabin

President Maithripala Sirisena had telephoned cricketer Kusal Janith Perera who is suspended by the International Cricket Council over dope charges, and had encouraged him to stay strong and face the future with courage.

Parliamentary sessions were thrown into chaos and on the verge of fisticuffs with some opposition MPs attempting to assault government MP Mujibur Rahaman when he made a statement on the killing of rugby player Waseem Thajudeen.

Sri Lanka were drawn in Group A for the World T20 2016 alongside England, West Indies, South Africa and a fifth team which will be determined in the first round of the tournament., the ICC announced today.

Sri Lankan government has cleared the decks for the controversial Colombo Port City project to resume, Finance Minister has told the South China Morning Post.

Frontline Socialist Party's polit-bureau member Kumar Gunaratnam was further remanded till December 18 by the Kegalle Magistrate’s Court today.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando and former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal were summoned to the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) this morning to record statements on two different cases.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today assured Parliament that elections for Local Government bodies would be held before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.

Parliament today approved three months leave for Lands Minister M.K.D.S. Gunawardane who is undergoing treatment in Singapore. Leave will come into effect from today.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has agreed to suspend the emission test fee which was increased from the budget on buses, Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) president Gemunu Wijeratne said.

Former Narahenpita OIC who was arrested in connection with a bribe of Rs.2.5 million said to have been accepted by the Crimes OIC was released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapititya today.

A retail price mechanism for fuel will be introduced during the first quarter of 2016, Petroleum Minister Chandima Weerakkody told Parliament yesterday.

Legislation will be introduced soon to make the private sector salary increment compulsory, Labour Relations Minister W. D. J. Seneviratne told Parliament yesterday.

Two Sri Lankans, and one Indian were arrested this morning at Netaji Subhas Chandra (NSC) Bose International airport, Kolkata in India for allegedly trying to leave the country with fake Indian passport.

Stating that the government had taken a decision to stop providing army security to individuals, State Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardane today said that the army was not there to protect Parliamentarians, but to protect the nation.

Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) officials today visited the D. A. Rajapaksa Museum in Weeraketiya to investigate the misuse of state funds amounting to Rs.90 million for setting up the museum.

The Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekera conducted an inquiry today into some of the objections made against candidates contesting the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) elections next month.

One person was killed and 27 others sustained injuries when a CTB bus collided head on with a lorry near the Gal Odaya Bridge on Mahaoya Road in Padiyathalawa a short while ago, Police said.

Sri Lanka has signed the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances, the Foreign Ministry said.

An Inspector attached to the Kirulapone Police Station who was found guilty for baton charging a female HNDA student at a protest held in Town Hall on October 29th was interdicted with immediate effect.

The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) today condemned the statement made by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in parliament about the GMOA and its president Dr. Anurudda Padeniya and said a decision would be taken at Sunday's

Parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake would reveal the list of persons, who had accepted money from the Avant Garde Security Service Company soon, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Rajitha Senaratne said.

The Mumbai High Court has overturned Bollywood star Salman Khan's conviction for a 2002 hit-and-run case, BBC news reported.