Category: Local News

Malaka Silva, the son of Minister Mervyn Silva, and six other suspects who were arrested on charges of assaulting a foreign couple at a nightclub, has been released on bail by the Colombo Magistrate Court. […]

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday said that his party would take its final decision within next few days as they were still having discussions with Opposition common candidate Maithripala Sirisena. […]

Many of the leaders President Mahinda Rajapaksa met for bilateral discussions on the sidelines of the 18th SAARC Summit offered their best wishes for his re-election bid at the forthcoming presidential election and expressed confidence on his victory. […]

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) PM Suresh Premachandran stated that TNA would support any candidate in forthcoming Presidential Election who would listen and be sensitive to the problems of Tamil people. […]

The 2015 Budget of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) administered Mihintale Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) was defeated by a majority of one vote. […]

Opposition Common Presidential Candidate Maithripala Sirisena received a rousing welcome when he arrived at the UNP headquarters, Sirikotha, yesterday. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called on all SAARC countries to join forces against external threats. “While SAARC practice has been to abstain from involvement in bilateral issues of a political nature, we must resist external manipulations,” President Rajapaksa said. “It would be morally in keeping with the SAARC spirit to join forces against external threats […]

UPFA Vanni district MP Hunais Farook has joined the UNP, sources said. […]

Two persons were killed when they were attacked by a wild elephant, which stormed Uda Maluwa in Anuradhapura Sri Maha Bodhi this morning, Police said. […]

RAMANATHAPURAM: The Q Branch of the Tamil Nadu police arrested four men in Ramanathapuram district for trying to smuggle 250kg of ganja to Sri Lanka through sea route in the wee hours of Tuesday. […]

Sri Lanka’s elections chief and pro-democracy activists on Tuesday urged police to stem a spate of campaign-related violence that has flared since President Mahinda Rajapakse declared his re-election bid. […]

Soon after arriving in Nepal, President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Lumbini – the birthplace of the Lord Buddha – one of the most sacred places for Buddhists. […]

A Sri Lankan worker, who was under the influence of alcohol when he bit his co-worker’s finger following a heated argument, has been jailed for one year by a Dubai court. […]

UPFA Nuwara-Eliya district Parliamentarian Perumal Rajadurai said that he will join the UNP. He made the observation at a press conference in Colombo, a short while ago. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, this morning, left for Kathmandu, Nepal, to attend the 18th SAARC Summit, taking place Nov. 25-27. […]

The 2015 Budget was passed in parliament a short while ago, with a majority of   95 votes. […]