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.

Parliament is to take up the Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill, which provides provisions to rehabilitate Aragalaya members, this week.

The country would be divided within a short period of time once the pledge, which was given by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to the northern people that the government would fully implement the 13A, was made, National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wima

The Nava Lanka Freedom Party (NLFP) led by Parliamentarian Kumara Welgama and the 43rd Brigade led by Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka have entered into an agreement to contest the upcoming Local Government election.

Former Akuressa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Saruwa Liyanage Sunil who was acquitted and released from a case filed against him for raping an underage girl in 2012 has filed a lawsuit in the Colombo District Court claiming Rs.1 billion as damages from t

The Court of Appeal today issued notices on former Army Commander General Shavendra Silva, IGP Chandana Wickremaratne and several others returnable for February 24 in connection with a writ petition filed 22 government Parliamentarians representing

The government was expecting to fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

Senior Vice President of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Faiszer Musthapha PC has resigned from all the positions he holds within the SLFP.

The Indian Naval Ship (INS) ‘Delhi’ arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on a formal visit this morning (15), the Navy said.

Police used water cannons to disperse a group of university students from the Jaffna University and a group of parents of the disappeared, who staged a protest at Arasadi Junction in Jaffna today.

A safety monitoring system flagged that U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 shot could be linked to a type of brain stroke in older adults, according to preliminary data analyzed by U.S. health authoriti

President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the need of working within one policy framework by all while facing the economic difficulties the country is confronted with, President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Contradicting the statement issued by the Sri Lanka Tourism declaring new guidelines for inbound tourists, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said Sri Lanka entry status quo remains unchanged.

Sri Lankan migrant workers’ foreign remittances have increased to US$ 475.6 million in December 2022 from US$ 325.2 million in December 2021, Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said.

Chen Zhou, Vice Minister of the International Department, the Communist Party of the China Central Committee arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said.

A system should be set up properly to charge taxes for non-cash benefits starting from the President, extending to all officials, Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) Dr. Harsha De Silva said.

A group of the Vedda Community under its leader Uruvarigelage Wannila Aththo has decided to contest the upcoming local election for the first time.

Sri Lanka Tourism has issued new ’Covid 19’ Protocol and Procedures for all inbound tourists.

Public Administration Ministry Secretary Neil Bandara Hapuhinne apologized to the Election Commission for issuing a letter to the Returning Officers asking them not to accept deposits from candidates for the Local Government Election.

Refuting claims made by the government that the Local Government elections could not be held due to the shortage of funds, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said it was totally unacceptable as only a day’s government revenue was required for the

Conducting coaching classes or tuition classes targeting the 2022 (2023) GCE Advanced Level (A/L) Examination will be prohibited from January 17 midnight, the Department of Examinations said.

While completing 70 percent of the total school uniform fabric requirement for the year 2023, the Chinese government today handed over a donation of 8,862,990 meters of cloth to Education Minister Susil Premajayantha.

The Director of the Special Investigation Unit of the Police Department SSP Wickramasinghe today informed court that he was threatened by Senior DIG Deshbandu Tennakoon for reporting facts to the court regarding the investigations into the money reco

Chairman of the Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha Samantha Steevan was arrested by the Bribery Commission officers today while accepting a bribe of Rs. 2 million.

While highlighting that a criminal case should be filed against former President Maithripala Sirisena and others for failing to prevent the Easter Sunday attacks based on the Supreme Court ruling, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today their

Dudley Sirisena, brother of former President Maithripala Sirisena said today the Supreme Court had not ordered him to pay compensation to Easter Sunday victims but it was his brother Maithripala who had to pay the compensation.

Sri Lankan Ambassador in Beijing Dr. Palitha Kohona asked the authorities concerned to step up measures to attract Chinese tourists for the infusion of foreign exchange since China relaxed travel restrictions.

Treasury officials have informed the Commission of Elections that it can only release funds for the local government election in installments, an official from the Finance Ministry on conditions of anonymity said today.