Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa who met at Temple Trees last night had agreed to meet the constituent parties of the UNF and discuss about the candidature of t

During a discussion with a group of MPs in his party, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has underscored the need to maintain unity of the party at this crucial moment.

Development and investment can be fast tracked by picking the right team to deliver the promises of a new Government, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate nominee Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yesterday.

The Colombo High Court yesterday served indictments on former Parliamentarian Sajin Vaas Gunawardena on alleged money laundering charges amounting to some Rs. 306 million during his tenure as a Parliamentarian.

Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said that it would consider the extradition request for Singapore national of Sri Lankan origin and former Sri Lanka Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran once the necessary supporting information and documents

Attorneys for Ahimsa Wickrematunge have filed papers opposing the attempt by SLPP presidential hopeful Gotabaya Rajapaksa to halt the case filed against him in California on the alleged extra-judicial killing of her father, The Sunday Leader founding

President Maithripala Sirisena said a person larger than Arjuna Mahendran will stand in the bond scam witness box in the coming days now that the legal documents to bring back the prime suspect of the Central Bank bomb scam had been completed.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe with the Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih at Velana International Airport in Malé.

Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is sharing a light moment with Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratne and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at a rally held in Kuliyapitiya Town yesterday.

In the backdrop of a brewing political crisis, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held talks with Minister Sajith Premadasa for one and half hours at Temple Trees on Thursday evening to find a way out, a party official said.

Archbishop of Canterbury Rev. Justin Welby who is currently visiting Sri Lanka yesterday called for an honest dialogue between the religious groups and peace among all people in the country.

The United National Party (UNP) has decided to institute disciplinary action against two of its MPs – Non-Cabinet Minister of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology Ajith Perera and Non-Cabinet Minister of Science, Technology and Researc

The work on the Muttur Batticaloa Road got off the ground ceremoniously with the participation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday. Minister of Highways Kabir Hashim and TNA members of Parliament participated in the event.

President Maithripala Sirisena discontinued the state of emergency as he did not issue the proclamation under the Public Security Ordinance, Daily Mirror learns.

“What should I do next?” is perhaps the thought running across the mind of President Maithripala Sirisena who is encountering an intense tussle between three main camps struggling to elect his successor next January.

Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka is pictured posing a victory sign at his fellow minister and UNP deputy leader Sajith Premadasa who is presently in the presidential electi

The appointment of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva as Army Commander is a sovereign decision by the Head of State and the comments made by foreign entities over the appointment are ‘unwarranted and unacceptable’, the Sri Lankan Government said

Army Chief of Staff Major General Shavendra Silva has been appointed as the Commander of Sri Lanka Army by President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday.

JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who was announced as the presidential candidate of the National People’s Power headed by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, said yesterday no extremist or racist could ensure public security and said it could be ens

An agreement was signed yesterday combining the Amarapura and Ramanya Buddhist chapters and it will be known as the ‘Sri Lanka Amarapura-Ramanya Samagri Maha Sangha Sabhawa’. The agreement was signed by the Mahanayake of Sri Lanka Amarapura sect

Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya has decided to hear the application filed by President Maithripala Sirisena seeking Supreme Court opinion on the possibility of holding the Provincial Council election in the absence of the delimitation report, befor

The final Randoli Perahera of historic Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy paraded the streets last night. Picture shows Chief tusker Wasana of Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya carrying the golden casket of the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha.

Ahead of the national elections scheduled to be held by end of this year, the Election Commission (EC) is reportedly hoping to initiate discussions with representatives of Facebook to work out a mechanism to contain unlawful election propaganda.

While assuring that he would not compromise the sovereignty of the nation before any other country, Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday pledged that he would take the responsibility of the security of all the citizens.

President Maithripala Sirisena who is on a state visit to Cambodia participated in several Buddhist religious observances in Cambodia yesterday with the objective of further strengthening the religious ties between Sri Lanka and Cambodia.

The Attorney General has indicted former parliamentarian Sajin de Vass Gunawardane under the Money Laundering Act for alleged suspicious deposits of money worth of Rs. 306 million through several of his companies.

President Maitripala Sirisena and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa held a crucial discussion on Monday night regarding the formation of an alliance in view of the upcoming presidential election, informed sources said.

State Minister of Highways and Road Development, Ranjan Ramanayake, sat for the Advanced Level Examination which began yesterday. The State Minister was seen outside his examination centre at the Ananda Balika Vidyalaya, Kotte this morning. Pic by Pr

President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday that the Attorney General had informed him that the Private Member Bill presented in parliament to abolish the death penalty was illegal.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and a few other ministers will testify before the Parliamentary Select Committee probing the Easter Sunday carnage.