President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and National Peoples Power (NPP) to turn Sri Lanka into a developed nation and pledged to revive SJB Leader’s UNP membership if the former decides to support him.

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has strongly warned senior police officers, including Western Province (South) Deputy Inspector General of Police Gayantha Marapana, for interrogating the owner of a tattoo studio in front of the media.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday expressed his shock on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday and said he was relieved to learn that he is safe. “The President stated that Sri Lankans have been at the receiv

The Excise Department had failed to collect the total tax amount of Rs. 1.8 billion in arrears up to June 15, 2024, from last year from the relevant liquor manufacturers despite recommendations from the Committee on Ways and Means, Committee Chairm

As many as 45 Sri Lankan criminals –red noticed by Interpol are stationed overseas - mostly in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - and carry organised criminal activities in Sri Lanka, a top police source said.

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader MP Rauff Hakeem who launched a scathing attack on the eVisa system said a significant drop in tourist arrivals is reported because of its introduction, and urged the government to take immediate corrective a

Claiming that people continue to go to court at their whims and fancies to prevent the Presidential Election, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe yesterday requested people and lawyers not to make a mockery of the judiciary.

Director of Environment Protection of Hong Kong Dr. Samuel CHUI highlighted that Sri Lanka, as a developing country, is facing increasingly serious air pollution issues.

​A dozen MPs who are members of the Committee on Public Finance distanced themselves from the report submitted by its chairman Dr. Harsha de Silva saying it was false and unacceptable. The MPs who dissociated themselves from the report are Shehan

Calls for forensic audit and possible abrogation or amendment

The kapuwa (lay priest) of Paththini Devale in the Lunugala area of the Badulla District who allegedly impregnated a 14-year-old schoolgirl by raping her under the pretext of performing rites to dispel the malefic effects of a ghost haunting her w

A lawyer has filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the Presidential Election should not be held without a referendum on the 19th amendment to the Constitution.

A significant number of MPs from the opposition have requested the Election Commission to expedite the forthcoming Presidential Election, citing concerns over potential attempts to delay the polls

Providing legal provision for work from home or ‘work from a remote location’ under the new labour law that is being drafted at the moment, Parliament was informed yesterday.

Hideaki Mizukoshi, Ambassador of Japan To Sri Lanka, will deliver the second lecture in the Japan Lecture Series initiated by the Lanka-Japan Friendship Society in 2023.

A delegation of mosque administrators from Sri Lanka will depart for Malaysia on Monday (15) for a two-week training session in mosque administration.

Following discussions with Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardana, the Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) has decided to call off their ongoing train strike from last night.

Claiming that President Ranil Wickremesinghe is not a ‘game man’ or crafty man like former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday all plans by Ranil Wickremesinghe so far had be

Amidst concerns raised by various parties about the Election Commission’s ability to conduct the impending Presidential election due to legal and financial obstacles, Election Commission chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake has emphasized that currently th

MPs of both sides in Parliament yesterday questioned the airing of the video clip on the confession made by the tattoo shop owner who is held in connection with the killing of ‘Club Wasantha’ in Athurugiriya on Tuesday.

Special checkpoints have been established across Mannar in response to intelligence reports that suspects involved in the Athurugiriya shooting may attempt to escape to India via fishing boats.

The National Police Commission yesterday ordered the police to conduct an investigation into the leaking of the confession made by the Athurugiriya shooting suspect to the media and submit a report within two weeks .

Despite 12 train services with fuel carriages not operating between Kolonnawa and Bandaranaike International Airport, CEYPETCO Aviation unit assured it had sufficient JET A-1 fuel for daily flights.

State Minister of Transport, Lasantha Alagiyawanna announced that a gazette with the necessary regulations on speed limits, aimed at reducing road accidents, will be issued within the next two weeks.

Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon’s attention has been drawn to a video of a confession made by a suspect in the Athurugiriya shooting in which two persons including ‘Club Wasantha’ was killed, being released to the media.

Airport and Aviation Services Ltd which is plagued with corruption has now come to light on how the substantially responsive and lowest evaluated bidder in the tender to construct a new building to enhance capacity for the benefit of departing passen

Opposition MP Dayasiri Jayasekara revealed yesterday that more than Rs.300 million had been circulated among some MPs in the process of issuing licenses for 1,028 wine stores throughout the country.

Change of laws pertaining to crimes are on the cards with the Legislative Standing Committee which is duty bound to consider the Bills/Proposed Statutes referred to it by Parliament approving the decriminalization of homosexuality and while the Code

The Cabinet of Ministers has greenlit a resolution to amend key articles pertaining to the terms of office for the President and Parliament. The decision addresses articles 30 (2), 62 (2), and 83 (b) of the Constitution.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) factions were engaged in a verbal battle in Parliament yesterday with members of both factions blaming each other for destroying the party. The verbal battle broke out when former President Maithripala Sirisena accused