Category: Local News

Former General Secretary of the United National Party Thissa Attanayake, who  crossed over to the Government, sworn in as the Minister of Health a short while ago at the president’s House in Kandy […]

Indian Bharatiya Janata Party leader L. Ganesan said that the refusal to meet and talk to the Sri Lankan President and at the same time, demanding a resolution of the Tamils’ issue was similar to asking a doctor to cure sick persons without seeing them. […]

Opposition Presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena yesterday said that no computer jilmaart (fraud) had taken place at the 2010 presidential election and there was no room for a fraud at future elections as well. […]

Former Deputy Minister V. Radhakrishnan and P. Digambarams to support Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena […]

The former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed made a call on to Secretary Defence and Urban Development Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (10th December). […]

Deputy Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation V.Radhakrishnan has tendered his resignation a short while ago. […]

Deputy Minister of National Languages and Social Integration P. Digambaram has tendered his resignation. […]

The National Democratic Alliance government should be given full credit for ensuring the commutation of the death sentence given to five Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan government and their repatriation to India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. […]

The Sri Lankan navy on Tuesday evening apprehended 43 fishermen who ventured into the sea from Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Karaikal in the Union territory of Puducherry. […]

Minister of Co-operatives and Internal trade, Johnston Fernando stated that Sathosa achieved 18 million of profit, by its latest project to deliver house hold grocery items door by door. […]

Popular Film Director Somaratne Dissanayake  has stated that he will be rendering his support to the Common Opposition Candidate, Maithripala Sirisena. […]

Bus drivers and conductors attached to Private bus service in route number 240 from Negombo-Colombo staged a protest today regarding their grievences. […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that, following remedial work and a re-test, the bowling actions of Sri Lanka’s Sachithra Senanayake is legal and he can now resume bowling in international cricket. […]

They were coming be patient, the Joint Opposition Fronts (JOF) Presidential candidate Maithripala Srisena said yesterday, in reference to his claim that more government MPs would back his candidature.Responding to questions at news conference held by the JOF at the Opposition Leaders office in Colombo, he said, “Be patient, more government MP’s and local councilors […]

UPFA Western Provincial councilor Hirunika Premachandra says will support opposition’s common candidate Maithripala Sirisena. […]

United National Party (UNP) MP Kabir Hashim has been named as the party’s  general secretary, UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told a news conference today. […]