The Constitutional Council has again rejected President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s proposal to extend Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam’s term by six months.

Fireworks were heard in Colombo as President Ranil Wickremesinghe began his address to the nation a short while ago.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his televised address to the nation, said International confidence in the country is reaffirmed as bilateral creditors have reached an agreement serving as a kind of international endorsement.

The United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie J. Chung, has expressed support for the final agreement on debt restructuring between Sri Lanka and its creditor nations.

Mahela Jayawardena, who held the position of ’Consultant Coach’ at SLC, has resigned with immediate effect, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced today.

We will be happy if President Ranil Wickremesinghe announces something good during his address to the nation, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Ajith Mannaperuma said today.

Sri Lanka has signed debt treatment agreements with China Exim Bank to restructure USD 4.2 billion of debt.

Two Supreme Court judges today recused themselves from hearing a contempt of court application filed against former State Minister Diana Gamage, who lost her parliamentary seat for not being a citizen of Sri Lanka.

Against the use of tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protestors, the Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) has decided to continue their sick leave campaign for the second day tomorrow, CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin said.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized excessive addiction to the Internet or computer games as a mental illness or as Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), consultant psychiatrist at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, Dr. Rumi Ruben said.

Issuing tickets at the Athurugiriya interchange of the Southern Expressway has been suspended today due to an allegation of financial fraud, an official of the Road Development Authority (RDA) said.

Sri Lanka has reached a final restructuring agreement for $5.8 billion of debt with its bilateral lenders’ Official Creditor Committee in Paris.

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Japan from July 1, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) gears up for its fifth season with the release of its match schedule.

Police fired tear gas and used water cannons at the teachers’ and principals’ union members who staged a protest near the Lotus roundabout, Colombo.

Lotus Road has been temporarily closed due to a protest by teachers’ unions.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has issued a restraining order preventing the General Secretary of Ceylon Teachers’ Union, Joseph Stalin, Ven. Ulapane Sumangala Thero, and eight others from organizing a demonstration today that could cause in

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has cracked down on a large-scale online financial fraud network operating from Negombo, targeting multiple foreign countries and local residents.

A 61-year-old Malaysian national died last evening while swimming in the sea off the Unawatuna beach, police said.

Under the restructuring plan of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), the CPC-owned refinery will be established as a separate government-owned and operated entity, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.

All Sri Lankans living in Kenya are safe, with the Sri Lankan High Commission in Nairobi closely monitoring the situation, an official said.

A fatal accident on Tuesday night resulted in the deaths of three people and left two others injured when a lorry collided with a parked bus on the A9 road in Mankulam, according to police.

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry is experiencing a downturn, with the export performance in the recent months not being at the expected levels.

Teachers, principals, teacher instructors, and Piriven teachers are set to stage a one-day sick leave campaign today (26th) to protest against unresolved salary discrepancies and other demands.

Sri Lanka is likely to secure a grace period to settle its debts to bilateral creditors - India and China and the Paris Club of Nations - when signing the restructuring agreements with them today, an informed source said.

The party formed by ex-LTTE militants is in the political amalgam that seeks to field a common Tamil presidential candidate at the upcoming elections, Daily Mirror learns.

A sailor sustained fatal wounds and a Navy Dora damaged due to the aggressive maneuvering of a poaching Indian bottom trawler during a pre-dawn operation by the Sri Lanka Navy to seize the intruding vessel in the seas off Delft Island in Jaffna yeste

The government has not decided to grant permission to the state officials or any other individuals to import vehicles tax-free or allocate foreign exchange for them, Cabinet spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

The Indian High Commission facilitated a two-week training programme on Media Management for Sri Lankan journalists and media professionals in Hyderabad, India together with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

Two Intervenient-Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking an order to rescind the interim order issued by the Supreme Court preventing the President from submitting any other nomination to fill the vacancies in the SC other than th