Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader R. Sampanthan said on Sunday that it was left to the Army Commander to decide on the security in the North and East if something untoward happens there and as such there was no point in him (Sampanthan) commenting

Referring to Minister Mangala Samaraweera’s statement that Sri Lanka was not a Sinhala Buddhist country, National Integration, Official Languages, Social Progress and Hindu Religious Affairs Minister Mano Ganesan said yesterday that Sri Lanka was a

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Leader and Minister Rauff Hakeem yesterday called on the Prime Minister and tri-forces commanders to control the violent incidents in the country in the absence of the President. In a statement, the minister reques

By Sandun A. Jayasekera Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will act in the same way he acted on April 21st, to bring the country back to normalcy if there was any untoward incident at a time when the country is without a political authority to give

By Kelum Bandara The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said yesterday the government should stop politically influencing security authorities in dealing with suspects of National Tawheed Jamaat (NTJ) who were arrested in connection with the serial

By Yohan Perera Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday people should follow the instructions given by the Venerable Mahanayake Theras on the celebration of Vesak. Earlier, the Mahanayake Theras requested Buddhists to confine the celebra

By Augustine Fernando A trader who was arrested for publishing a social media post arousing communal hatred was remanded till May 24 by Chilaw Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake yesterday. The suspect had been identified as Abdul Hameed Mohammed Azwer, a

Milinda Moragoda has been invited to serve on the Advisory Network of the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (HLP). The advisory network is comprised of leaders from non-governmental and inter-governmental organisations, and global comp

By Sandun A. Jayasekera Kandy Development Minister Lakshman Kiriella yesterday threw an open challenge to opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa to tell the country at next week’s parliamentary debate on the state of emergency as to why he was opposed

If Sri Lanka is to wipe out Muslim fundamentalism from Sri Lanka, we must not only annihilate Muslim extremist terrorists but also the Jihad ideology once and for all because jihadists keep the Muslim spiritual struggle alive and assist to destroy al

The progress review meeting on the renovation of the churches which were damaged due to the terror attacks, was held between the Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcom Ranjith and Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa at th

President Maithripala Sirisena said that he was not affected by terrorism and that he would fulfill the responsibility of building a peaceful country after eradicating terrorism. The President said that the law will be enforced against anyone who

Two people possessing 79.3 kg of Kerala Cannabis were arrested during a patrol carried out by the Naval personnel in Northern seas on Saturday.

By Dayaseeli Liyanage A conference of the professionals named “People’s movement for protecting and re-building the country” will be held tomorrow at 3.30 p.m at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) for the buildin

Two people were killed and three others were injured when a Jeep and a bus collided head-on at Mahalwarawa in Kottawa on the High Level Road yesterday morning, police said. They said five people h

The Hilton, Colombo was seen cordoned off with buses last morning as President Maithripala Sirisena’s son Daham’s wedding got underway.

President Maithripala Sirisena leaves after meeting the Catholic Bishops at Sri Lanka Catholic Bishop”s Conference head-quarters in Rajagiriya yesterday.

Actor Ryan Van Rooyan, who was in remand custody over a month on charges of possessing cannabis, was released from the case after being imposed a fine of Rs.4,000 yesterday by the Matara Magistrate.

All of us are aware that on Easter Sunday events of April 21, 2019 when the suicide bombers caused havoc. We are also aware that intelligence information on the impending attacks were available and not acted upon and thus no action was taken to preve

Power, Energy and Business Development Minister Ravi Karunanayaka yesterday said he would initiate an inquiry on the controversial purchase of 50 generators by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) from India at a cost of

The petition filed in the Colombo High Court by Civil Rights activist lawyer Nagananda Kodituwakku was dismissed by the Court without taking it into inquiry. The petition was filed by Mr. Kodituwakku for the recovery of Rs. 100 million as damages f

None of the Muslim political leaders had informed about the Muslim extremist groups in black and white to the relevant authorities, ‘Yuthukama Sanwada Kawaya’ President Gevindu Kumaratunga said yesterday. Addressing a news br

President Maithirpala Sirisena yesterday met the members of the Catholic Bishops Conference at their headquarters in Rajagiriya y

A group of Sri Lankans living in USA on Monday donated 15 metal detectors to Sri Lanka Navy to strengthen its detection capabilities. Following the series of terror attacks on Easter Sunday, Sri Lankans living in USA began a fundraiser to strength

A shrewd individual had felled valuable trees in a large area of the Sigiriya Sanctuary, as the Security Establishment of the country were busy elsewhere, residents and environmentalists said. “The individual had wantonly destroyed a vast area of t

While saying that they would not attempt to topple the Government or sabotage its affairs at this stage, Opposition assured that they were ready to render any support the Government needs in a bid to recover from the prevailing uncertainties created

Rear Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne was appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy by President Maithripala Sirisena. Navy Commander, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva presented the letter of appointment of the new position to Rear Admiral

Muslims should take a voluntary decision to refrain from wearing the face veil and to do away with the Islamic law, MP Dilan Perera said yesterday during an adjournment debate in Parliament on Easter Sunday attacks. “It is better if Islamic religi

The recent despicable terror attacks in Kenya, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, among others, are tragic reminders of the scourge of terrorism and underscore the need to work closely with partners across the UN system and beyond, UN Secretary-General Antó

A suspect wanted in connection with the series of robberies in Kohuwala and Dehiwala areas was arrested and two stolen trishaws and other articles recovered by Kohuwala police during a search operation carried out at Kadawata in Dehiwala. Motor vehi