Former MP Sajin De Vass Gunawardena was remanded till March 12 by the Colombo High Court today on charges of intimidating witnesses of a court case.

UPFA MP Namal Rajapaksa in a twitter post said that the Government must conduct an immediate inquiry into the incident that occurred at the Sooriyawewa Cricket Stadium between cricket fans and the security personnel.

The voices of two individuals, who had been arrested over making controversial statements on ’white van abduction’ at a media briefing conducted by former minister Rajitha Senaratne, matched with the unedited video clips provided by the televisio

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will neither form any joint-governments with the UNP nor support Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa’s Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), SLFP General Secretary and State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said.

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa today said he had invited UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to join the Samagi Jana Balawegaya together with his party.

While claiming that shifting of presidency from Maithripala Sirisena to Gotabaya Rajapaksa had made no change in the governance or the economy in the country, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today the government has neither fulfilled any of

Newly appointed UNF MP Saman Ratnapriya said on Tuesday that he would accept a duty-free vehicle with the sole objective of working for the people.

MP Ranjan Ramanayake might get the ticket to contest the general election under the Samagi Jana Balawegaya as he has not done anything wrong other than recording phone conversations unethically, MP Hirunika Premachandra said today.

Former Sri Lanka Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, was further remanded until March 11 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court today.

MP Ranjan Ramanayake who was in remand custody in connection with controversial audio clips, was granted bail by the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court today.

Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena today informed the UN Human Rights Council of the new Government’s decision to withdraw from co-sponsoring the Resolution 30/1 terming it as ‘unconstitutional’ and said the government would set up a

The Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) today announced that it would support the Samagi Jana Balavegaya led by MP Sajith Premadasa at the forthcoming General Election, its leader Mano Ganesan said.

Heavy traffic is reported in front of the Education Ministry, Isurupaya, Battaramulla due to a protest held by the teachers and Principals, the Police said.

The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) said tomorrow its members would launch a countrywide work stoppage today as a protest against the absence of a favourable reply from the President and his failure to take action to pay an interim allowances until the s

A 16-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries after falling from the Central Bank building this afternoon, police said.

Price of a 450g loaf of bread would be reduced by Rs.5.00 with effect from tomorrow midnight (26), All Ceylon Bakery Owner’s Association (ACBOA) announced a short while ago.

The Sri Lanka Air Force had deployed a Bell-212 helicopter to douse a fire that has erupted on a block of marshy land close to Rajagiriya a short while ago.

A 32-year-old man was killed when he was shot at by two unidentified gunmen arrived on a motorcycle at Ilimba in Horana last night.

Refuting reports that claimed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) were exploring the possibility of forming an alliance to contest at the upcoming General Elections, Leader

The UNP-led alliance would settle issues this week pertaining to the symbol under which it would contest the upcoming General Elections, party General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasm said today.

The Galle Road, Colombo has been closed due to a protest carried out by the employees of the Housing Development Authority outside the Presidential Secretariat, police said.

The Colombo- Katunayake Expressway (E-03) has been closed until further notice due to a smoke emitting from a garbage dumping site at Seeduwa, Police said.

The Gazette notification to establish a separate Urban Council for Sainthamaruthu has become invalid following the Cabinet decision not to proceed with the Gazette right now, Co-Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said.

At the UNP Working Committee meeting held yesterday, MPs Daya Gamage and Navin Dissanayake insisted that they be granted permission to contest their respective districts under the elephant symbol while MP Ruwan Wijewardene empathised on contesting al

Investigations carried out by Police over the Easter Sunday attacks had revealed that certain persons on tourist visas pretending to be clerics, had propagated radicalised extremist ideology among innocent Muslim youth in rural areas, DIG (Traffic) A

UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake today said none of his phone recordings/conversations tabled contain unparliamentary language.

A pet dog that had been attacked with a machete in Kuliyapitiya had been treated and was discharged by the Kurunegala Veterinary Hospital after a four hour surgery today.

The Chinese woman who was hospitalised after being tested positive for the new coronavirus has left for China this evening after being discharged from the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Angoda.

The female Chinese Coronavirus patient, who has been receiving treatments at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Angoda was discharged a short while ago.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday suggested establishing a laboratory which has the capability to check the quality of the drugs imported into the country.