Candidates contesting future elections must be asked to submit Police reports to ensure criminals do not become lawmakers, a leading Buddhist monk said.

MP Tissa Attanayake cast doubt over the local government elections to be held on April 25, stating that the government does not appear to have made any progress in this regard.

ITAK MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam lashed out at successive Governments for failing to include all communities as Sri Lankans.

Tear gas and water cannons were fired at a student protest near the Kelaniya University last night. Protestors demanded the release of detained student activists.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament that he received the financial assurance letter from the Exim Bank of China last night and he and the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka signed the letter and sent it to the IMF.

The Police fired tear gas and water cannons on Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) protestors who were protesting between the Colombo University and the Thummulla Junction.

Sri Lanka has signed a Letter of Intent covering the deal with the International Monetary Fund to be submitted to its Executive Board for approval, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament.

MP Prof. Channa Jayasumana said that the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) had no right to make statements on the removal of the Party Chairman.

A farmer in Welimada decided to distribute some 20,000 kilos of cabbage as he has not been able to sell this season’s harvest.

Protesters protected NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka during the Police crackdown on the protest staged in Colombo.

The SJB says the Government has sufficient funds to pay for the LG polls and is ready to prove the President wrong, SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella said.

The Police fired tear gas and water cannons on the NPP protest in Colombo.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa feels the LG polls must be held, saying it will test the pulse of the people on the Government

“I told Mujibur Rahuman not to resign, because he will be sacrificed,” President Ranil Wickremesinghe said addressing Parliament.

’’I begin my maiden political journey in Polonnaruwa,’’ Actress Damitha Abeyratne said addressing a Samagi Jana Balawegaya political rally in Polonnaruwa.

Shut up and sit down! I brought you into politics,’’ President Ranil Wickremeisinghe said as opposition MPs raised their voices in protest when the President addressed Parliament today.

Three suspects have been arrested for attempting to defraud a woman of Rs. 800,000 in promise of employment in Israel.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe told students of Royal College in Colombo today that he learnt to do what is correct and do what is good for the country.

Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakse reprimanded MP S.M. Marikkar for his behaviour in Parliament today. ’’Thuggery must be kept out of Parliament,’’ Rajapakse said.

MP Wimal Weerawansa charged that the recent visits of top United States (US) delegations including the visit of the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland were part of a greater scheme to intervene in matters of national se

A heated exchange took place in Parliament today over moves to remove street food stalls in Kimbulawala.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena adjourned Parliament sittings after the opposition disrupted sittings by protesting and demanding Local Government polls.

Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa said that the “shock treatment” to the public by increasing the electricity tariffs is being used as a cover to help the US work behind the scenes in Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawarena requested the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to resume work on all the projects that are temporarily halted due to financial issues.

The Police fired tear gas and water cannons on a protest march staged by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya in Maradana.

The Rajapaksas stole and stole when they were in power and forced the country to now become beggars, former President Chandrika Kumaratunga alleged.

The Rugby World Cup 2023 continued its tour of Colombo today and was placed on display at the HNB Towers.

Traders operating popular street food stalls in Kimbulawala have been ordered to vacate the area by Friday 24th February.

NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka challenged SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa to a debate to discuss how they will face the current crisis.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe told a group of young people to ensure a situation like what the country is experiencing today does not happen again during their lifetime.