MPs Dullas Alahapperuma, Bandula Gunawardane, Gamini Lokuge, Jayantha Ketagoda and Sarath Weerasekara, WPC Chief Minister Prasanna Ranatunga, Provincial Councillor Udaya Gammanpila and 27 others have been ordered to appear before the Court by the Col

A complaint has been lodged at the Bribery Commission against former President Mahinda Rajapakse on charges of misappropriating Rs. 82 billion from tsunami funds in 2004 by Deputy Minister of Social Services Ranjan Ramanayake.

National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Leader Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera said today parliament should be dissolved and the general election held after enacting the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday the Rajapaksas were not thieves and said they had taken only political decisions.

UPFA MP Dullas Alahapperuma today apologised for using a lion’s flag without the two coloured strips -- reprsenting the minorities -- at the protest held outside the Bribery Commission yesterday.

A meeting scheduled between President Maithripala Sirisena and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been cancelled because of Mr. Rajapaksa’s busy schedule, UPFA MP Kumara Welgama told a news conference held in parliament.

In the wake of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Central Committee (CC) deciding to support the 19th Amendment on a matter of principle, the party said it would support the enactment of the constitutional amendment subject to the incorporation of ce

UPFA MP Bandula Gunawardena said today a motion signed by opposition members would be handed over to the Speaker calling for the removal of Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran.  

The Indian government did not get any complaint against Sri Lankan navy hurling petrol bombs at Indian fishermen, External Affairs State Minister V. K. Singh had informed the Rajya Sabha, the New Indian Express said.

Sri Lanka had been ranked 132 at the 2015 World’s Happiness Report compiled by a group of international academics on the people’s wellbeing, GDP, Per Capita and healthy life expectancy in 158 countries.

Chief minister of Sri Lanka's Tamil-majority Northern Province C V Wigneswaran has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release three life convicts in the sensational Swamy Premananda case.

US Secretary of State John Kerry was amazed after seeing the work done by Sri Lanka during the 100-day programme, claiming that even a US President could not fulfil such a large number of promises in such a short period, Minister Rajitha Senaratne sa

President Maithripala Sirisenatoday urged all parliamentarians to ensure freedom for the people by voting in favour of the 19th Amendment and to be contributors to this act of ensuring democracy in this country.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who sounded aggressive in expressing his desire to get the 19th Amendment passed yesterday said that all those who were involved in conspiracies to stop it from being enacted, including the Rajapaksa, would be swep

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party Central Committee that met this evening, has decided to support the 19th amendment to the constitution, a party spokesman said.  

The National Freedom Front (NFF) today accused the government of misusing the Bribery Commission (BC) to witch-hunt its political opponents and to tarnish the image of the former President.

Jail terms should not be taken seriously as such experience was natural for them, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in Matale.  

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) said today it would urge the government not to harm former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa because he was a conscientious government servant who risked his life to bring peace to the country.

Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa was admitted to the Out Patient Department (OPD) of the Colombo National Hospital a short while ago, hospital sources said.   

Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran has resumed duties after a more than five-week voluntary leave of absence after being cleared by a panel investigating a controversial government bond auction, the Reuters said today.

Making a review of the first 100 days of the present government, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today said there were many aspirations of the people that had not been fulfilled during this period.

Police investigation has been launched to the incident where Uva Province Chief Minister Harin Fernando and his cousin Mahil Fernando were admitted to hospital following a clash between them at the Colombo Swimming Club in Kollupitiya yesterday eveni

The Cabinet gave the nod for the electoral reforms that would elect 238 members at the forthcoming Parliamentary polls, with an increase of 13 members to the current 225 member Parliament, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Rajitha Senaratne said today.

Former minister Basil Rajapaksa, who was remanded and later transferred to the Prison Hospital, has requested the authorities to admit him to a paying ward at the Colombo National Hospital (CNH).

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Ukrainian Ambassador Oleksandr Shevchenko had discussed the possibility of sending a team to Ukraine next month to inquire into allegations levelled against former Ambassador Udayanga Weeratunaga.