The Election Commission (EC) could carry through the provisions of the just passed Election Expenditure Act only if it permits to do so within the already decided timeframe of the local government polls, Chairman of the EC Nimal Punchihewa said yeste

Claiming that the Treasury Secretary submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court detailing the cash flow management of the government, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said yesterday it was up to the Supreme Court to take a decision

The Keselwatta Police has filed a B report before Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court against a group of lawyers who organised a protes on 18th of January, condemning the Attorney General’s alleged interference with the judiciary.

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake yesterday alleged that the country’s political authorities have influenced three commission members to revise the earlier unanimous decision to reject the interim and retros

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has issued a gazette notification imposing maximum retail price for eggs with effect from today.

An accident has been reported on the Nanuoya road in Nuwera Eliya between a bus, three wheeler and a van and seven bodies have been recovered while several people have been reported injured. The bus had been carrying students from Thurstan College in

The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has moved towards preventing Colombo Port City to prepare new legislation pertaining to the casinos within the offshore city which is being set up on reclaimed land from the sea.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said that the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) should quickly give a decision on the proposal to increase electricity charges brought in by the CEB along with the approval of the Cabinet.

Lancashire Police are ’’looking into’’ Rishi Sunak after he was filmed not wearing a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana today announced the appointment of a special select committee to probe actions of a media institution which is the first of its kind during recent times.

SJB MP Mujibur Rahman informed Parliament that he was resigning today as an MP to contest for the Local Government election.

An investigation should be held to ascertain as to how the statement given by the university student, who killed another fellow female student of the Colombo university recently, was released to media, SJB MP Rohana Bandara said today.

The Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill was passed in Parliament with a majority of 61 votes.

SLFP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara raised objections to the attire of State Minister Suren Raghavan, who had worn a bow-tie suit to Parliamentary sessions today.

If the government attempts to postpone the Local Government election, it would stir serious repercussions just as what happened in the past, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Claiming that the main purpose of the Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill is not to cut down on election expenditure, but to postpone the Local Government election, Parliamentarian Prof. G.L Peiris said it was not an easy task to postpone the LG

Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa has requested the Judicial Service Commission to investigate the action of Colombo Additional Magistrate Tharanga Mahawatte who had offered food to a suspect.

Veteran filmmaker and spouse of late Lester James Peries Kala Keerthi Sumithra Peries passed away this morning.

Refuting allegations that the Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill was brought in to suppress Aragalaya members, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe today said drafting of the Bill commenced in 2004 even before some of the Aragalaya people were born.

The Business Committee of Parliament has decided to take up the Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill for debate tomorrow.

Samagi Jana Balawegya (SJB) MP Sarath Fonseka and Former President Maithripala Sirisena were engaged in a verbal battle in Parliament today on defence issues and the latter’s appointment as Field Marshal.

Justifying the spending on the Independence Day celebrations amidst the crisis situation, the government including the President and the Prime Minister said it is an investment for the future and an event to showcase the traditional values of the cou

Some 400 foriegn dignitaries, including the Commonwealth Secretary General have been invited to attend the 75th Independence Day Celebrations, State Minister Ashoka Priyantha said today.

President Ranil Wickremesighe’s decision to summon a meeting of party leaders today to discuss the Election Expenditure Bill in Parliament which came under fire from the opposition with Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB)

The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms has decided to postpone the second reading debate of the Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill by one months’ time on a request made by Members of Parli

Former President Maithripala Sirisena said today he has had to pay a compensation of Rs. 100 million to victims of Easter Sunday attacks not because of his fault but because the officials appointed by him had not carried out their responsibility prop

Sri Lanka is facing a daunting task of settling an outstanding bill of Rs. 50 billion for pharmaceuticals this year, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today.

Contradicting Public Administration Ministry Secretary Neil Bandara Hapuhinne, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said Cabinet never took a decision to halt accepting deposits from candidates for the Local Government election.

State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe expressed hope that Sri Lanka woud be able to get the staff level approval of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the first quarter of this year.

The Supreme Court determined that Regulations of Election Expenditure Bill is consistent with the Constitution and can be passed with a simple majority in Parliament, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene announced today.