A Writ petition filed by a retired Army Colonel seeking an order quashing the decision of the Election Commission to hold the Local Government elections was today postponed for February 23 by the Supreme Court.

The SriLankan Airlines have to pay the lease for three Aircraft used by them, which have been grounded for some time due to an engine failure, Minister of Ports and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva told Parliament today.

The Supreme Court today observed that there is no necessity of issuing a writ of mandamus to hold the Local Government Election as the Election Commission has already given an undertaking to hold the Election in terms of the Laws.

Despite our stance that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wouldn’t perform, the Viyathmaga group and people brought him to office, Government MP Nimal Lanza said today.

The Heart to Heart International has obtained all necessary government approvals for the fourth in-kind donation of urgent medical aid, worth an approximate of Rs. 2.6 billion (USD 6.9 million), to the people of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Embassy in the U

Japanese giant Mitsubishi Corporation has decided to wind up operations in Sri Lanka next month after being an integral part of bilateral ties and some of the country’s key infrastructure projects for nearly 60 years.

The circular issued by the Inland Revenue Department exempting employees from paying PAYE tax on non-cash benefits would not benefit the government sector employees but would only benefit the Ministers and MPs who recieve a wide range of non-cash ben

The General Students’ Union of Colombo University staged a protest demanding the immediate payment of overdue Mahapola scholarship payment. Pix by Nisal Baduge

A group of 14 government MPs have submitted a letter to the Speaker of Parliament requesting him to appoint a Select Committee to investigate into incidents of infringement of privileges of MPs by the Election Commission.

The trade unions of the Sri Lanka Telecom organized a protest in front of the Telecom head office against the new taxes and increase in the cost of living. Pix by Nisal Baduge

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken a torch which is burning from both side by trying to fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Former President Maithripala Sirisena said today.

Claiming that the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has granted special electricity tariff reduction to Housing Apartment Complexes than normal domestic units, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said today that electricity c

A.H.M. Fowzie was sworn in as a MP of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) a short while ago.

Former Minister and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna National Organizer Basil Rajapaksa said that he is ready to give up his US citizenship if the dual citizenship was an obstacle to his future political activities.

The Military has been called in to Colombo Fort after a tense situation erupted due to the protest march organised by the trade unions against the government’s tax policy.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would appoint a Presidential Commission to look into the Political Parties of Sri Lanka and submit a report regarding the methodology which they should implement.

While saying he was not taking decisions seeking popularity, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he was ready to take unpopular decisions to recover the country from the economic crisis.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in Parliament a short while ago to inaugurate the 4th session of the 9th Parliament.

Former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra and her mother Sumana Premachandra through their lawyers yesterday urged Supreme Court to set aside the Presidential Pardon granted to former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva for not following the provisions

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has spoken to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a short while ago and extended his support for the people of Türkiye and offered assistance to the country.

Some allies of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) have decided to participate in the opening sessions of Parliament despite the decision of SJB higher-ups to boycott the sessions tomorrow.

Disclosing the expenses of the Independence Day celebration, the President’s Office said the government spent only Rs. 11 million on the 75th National Independence Day celebrations this year.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has accepted the letter of resignation tendered by Member of the Election Commission P.S.M. Charles, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The death toll from a strong earthquake in south-eastern Turkey, near Syria’s border, could rise eight-fold, the World Health Organisation has warned.

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry to investigate the findings of preceding Commissions and Committees has submitted a synopsis of the recommendations in the draft final report of the Commission to President Ranil Wickremesinghe today, President

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit Turkey and Syria a few hours ago leaving 912 people dead and several hundreds injured, according to Reuters. The death toll is still mounting. People are being pulled out from under dozens of buildings which co

LAUGFS Gas PLC has announced new prices for domestic Gas cylinders of 12.5Kg cylinder, 5Kg and 2Kg cylinder from today.

Social Media activist Darshana Handungoda was released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today.

Samagi Jana Blawegaya (SJB) is expected to boycott the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Wednesday (8).

China’s finance minister and its central bank governor will attend a roundtable with other creditors and some borrowing countries in February in India, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a CBS’ 60 Minutes interview on Sunday.