State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said the verification of 1.1 million welfare benefit applications that were received from 334 Divisional Secretariats across the island has been completed.

The father of Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne alias “Harak Kata ’’ today filed a writ petition in Court of Appeal seeking an order directing the authorities to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of the detainee in accordance with th

Two persons were killed and another injured when a car collided with a train at a railway crossing located between the Koggala and Habaraduwa Railway Stations, the Police said.

The Supreme Court today issued a stay order against the holding of Local Authority Elections in respect of the Kalutara Pradeshiya Sabha.

An Army Sergeant and a former army soldier have been arrested for stealing a T56 firearm and 90 rounds of ammunition from the Panagoda Army camp sentry.

Health workers including, doctors who reported for duty despite trade union action yesterday would be appreciated, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

It was highly unlikely that the Local Government election would be conducted on April 25 as announced by the Elections Commissions, the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFEREL) said.

BOC General Manager Russel Fonseka confirmed that 265 Bank Of Ceylon (BOC) branches including the Head Office and all divisions are operating, as usual, to serve the public with banking services despite the ongoing strike, the President’s Media Div

Air traffic controllers have decided to launch a work-to-rule campaign from noon today, Sri Lanka Air Traffic Controllers Association Secretary Rajitha Senviratne said.

More than 300 loads of 6,600 litres of petrol and diesel have been processed so far to maintain normal operations, President’s Media Division (PMD) said citing CPC Chairman M.U. Mohamed.

Claiming that the postponement of Local Government elections had created unrest among the people, the Mahanayake Thera of the Malwattu and Asgiri Chapters said that it was the responsibility of the Government to conduct the LG polls as scheduled.

Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has requested Sri Lanka Insurance to inquire into the fate of a complaint made to CID on fake insurance brokers in 2009 after it was revealed that nothing has been done about it, the Parliament media unit said t

Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa thrashed SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa calling him a broiler chicken who was pumped up without any experience or political knowledge.

The Western Provincial Education Zone has taken steps to postpone the third-term tests, which were scheduled to be held tomorrow.

NPP member K. D. Lalkantha has understood the reality and is correct in opposing continuous strikes, Presidential Advisor and UNP MP Vajira Abeywardene said today.

The main objective of the strike launched by a cross-section of trade unions is not to win demands but to sabotage the program to obtain an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of US$ 2.9 billion from the IMF, cabinet Spokesman, Media, Transport and Highways

The National People’s Power (NPP) today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Court seeking an order directing the authorities to hold a free and fair Local Government Election.

The Child Protection Authority has proposed to establish Infant Receiving Centres in Hospitals in all nine provinces where parents could hand over their new born infants without claiming their identity, Chairman of the National Child Protection Autho

The government was planning to establish a special centre to safeguard and take care of the destitute children, State Minister of Women and Child Affairs Geetha Kumarasinghe said today.

Government MPs should resign and create an opportunity for the people to elect a new government, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today.

The appreciation of the rupee against the US Dollar was an artificial situation that has been created with a political agenda, former JVP MP Sunil Handunnetti said today.

The song Naatu Naatu from the hit Telugu-language film RRR has made history by becoming the first Indian film song to win an Oscar.

A highly disappointed chairman of the Election Commission (EC) Nimal G. Punchihewa yesterday lamented that it is unlikely that the Finance Ministry would release sufficient funds to the EC to conduct Local Council (LC) polls as ordered by the highest

Personal assets of those who strike if they commit an offence will be confiscated under the Essential Services Act No 61 of 1979, a Member of Parliament said yesterday.

While urging Sri Lanka’s legal community to be a strong and steady force for the rule of law and justice for all, US Ambassador Julie Chung yesterday said that the Local Government elections are so ‘critical’ for Sri Lanka.

Claiming that the country could not be developed only through the appreciation of the rupee against the US Dollar, National People’s Power MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday an overall transformation was needed to develop the country.

The Sri Lanka Navy seized two Indian trawlers with 16 Indian nationals poaching in Sri Lankan waters northeast of Vetrilaikkerni and off the Analaitivu Island this morning, the Navy said.

Refuting media reports that former JVP MPs have obtained pensions amounting to Rs.240 million for the past 13 years, former JVP MP Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today pension of 11 former JVP MPs were credited to party’s Common Fund.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank (WB), USAID and JICA have assured their assistance for the restructuring process of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has urged the government to refrain from undermining the independence of the judiciary in Sri Lanka.