Former Minister Mervyn Silva said yesterday that he would contest the General Elections under United National Party (UNP) and its elephant symbol.

It was people who had to suffer when leaders of the previous Government attempted to be eagles, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said during an event held at Kurunegala yesterday.

A video which shows a drunken local man verbally harassing a foreign couple during the cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, has gone viral on social media.

A 36-year-old man was killed after an unidentified gunman opened fire at him in Middeniya a short while ago, Police said.

The 20 students of Royal College in Colombo, who were taken into custody today for allegedly entering into two girls schools in the Kollupitiya area, were released after being reprimanded, police said.

All passengers arriving in Sri Lanka from Italy, South Korea and Iran will be quarantined for 14 days as a precautionary measure to prevent coronavirus spread, the Health Ministry said.

Addressing a press conference held today at the parliamentary complex, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa requested the UNP to lend the elephant symbol to contest the upcoming general election.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), which remains confident of mustering a two-thirds majority at the general election, said the parliamentary majority was needed not to enjoy privileges but to serve the public in an efficient manner including to

The pilot project to release Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes to the environment was launched today in Nugegoda.

State Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said today their allegiance to former President Maithripala Sirisena was limited to policies of the new alliance. He said this in response to a question raised at a news briefing held at the SLPP head office in

Former President Maithripala Sirisena said on Sunday that he would attack just like eagles do.

Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court today issued summons on interdicted Judge Gihan Pilapitiya to appear in the Court on April 02.

The United National Party (UNP) will contest the upcoming general election under the elephant symbol, UNP Assistant Leader MP Ravi Karunanayake said today.

Thirty-two suspects who were arrested in connection with vandalizing at least four Buddha statues in Mawanella, were remanded till March 16 by Mawanella Magistrate Upul Rajakaruna today.

One suspect had been arrested with over 10 kgs of heroin valued over Rs. 100 million at Wanawasala in Kelaniya this morning, the STF said.

Twenty-two university students including the convenor of the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) Ven. Rathkarawwe Jinarathana Thera were further remanded till March 16 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today.

At least four parked vehicles were damaged when a high-speed defender jeep, which took part in a school big-match vehicle parade in Colombo 4, met with an accident, this morning.

The Samagi Balawegaya should create two posts of general secretaries and appoint UNP general secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam and Samagi Jana Balawegaya General Secretary Ranjit Maduma Bandara to the posts, MP Ruwan Wijewardene said today.

Twenty-two university students including the convenor of the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) Ven. Rathkarawwe Jinarathana Thera were arrested for protesting outside the University Grants Commission (UGC), for violating a court order, t

UNP MP Harsha de Silva who expressed dissatisfaction over the UNP working committee’s failure to end all issues regarding the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, today said he was even contemplating bowing out of politics.

A video of a government teacher, who teaches mathematics to his students with some creative methods has gone viral on social media.

The UNP working committee meeting ended today without a decision on the symbol to be used by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to contest the upcoming general election but unanimously approved the alliance constitution subject to some amendments.

The Sri Lanka Air Force has deployed a Bell-212 helicopter to assist in dousing a fire that is spreading in Nallathanniya, Hatton.

A fire has broken out from a construction site of a hotel at Bambalapitiya a short while ago, Fire Brigade said. They said five fire trucks had been dispatched to the location to douse the fire.

The three students and the Buddhist student monk who were arrested for removing CCTV cameras at the Kelaniya University premises were remanded till March 3 by the Mahara Magistrate’s Court today.

The 25 undergraduates who were involved in the removal of newly installed CCTV cameras at the Kelaniya University premises were suspended for two years with effect from today, the Communication and Media Unit of the University said.

The former State Minister of Defence MP Ruwan Wijewardene said that the issue with regard to the symbol under which UNP led alliance would contest the general election, whether it would be the elephant or the swan would be resolved soon,

COPE Chairman and JVP MP Sunil Handunnetti today requested Power and Energy Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage not to resort to any emergency power purchases claiming that it was a huge loss to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).

The Meteorology Department today extended the heat weather advisory to ’ Extreme Caution’ level to be expected in most parts of the North-Western and Western Provinces in addition to Mannar, Galle and Matara Districts.

UNP MP Hirunika Premachandra said the only flaw MP Ranjan Ramanayake had done, was hiding that he was wearing a wig.