Category: Local News

Holding that there was no change in India’s stand on the issue of reconciliation and devolution of political powers to ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has informed Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa that New Delhi will work towards ensuring that Tamils are “masters of their own destiny within framework of a united […]

Outgoing MP Dayasiri Jayasekara yesterday said the government would continue to win all elections for more than 10 years without any challenge. He revealed that resisting sexual harassment was the main reason that forced him to leave the UNP. (Please see box story). […]

UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara said that he would be making a special statement in parliament today at 2. 00 PM and inform of his resignation from parliament and thereafter will contest for the Chief Ministerial Post on the UPFA ticket. […]

The husband of the Navodya Maha Vidyalaya teacher — who was allegedly asked to kneel in the presence of former provincial councillor Ananda Sarath Kumara — had in a police complaint said Mr. Kumara had threatened him and his wife. […]

A number of vehicles have been damaged as a result of trees toppling over due to strong winds that were experienced in the areas surrounding the Colombo National Hospital, CR & FC, De Saram Mawatha and Stafford Mawatha in Kirulapone at around 7 this morning (23), Deputy Media Director of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) […]

An electoral organizer of the United National Party, Thushara Hemachandra who reportedly assaulted and bit the nose of an individual during a wedding reception in Attanagalla is to be presented to court today (July 22). […]

UNP Kurunegala District MP Dayasiri Jayasekera, who has fallen out with the party leadership yesterday said he would never leave the UNP to join the government. […]

Casting fresh light on the Indo-Lanka Accord of 1987 which gave birth to the 13th Amendment to Sri Lanka’s Constitution, Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa told The Hindu newspaper in India that devolving Police powers would actually amount to going against the Accord. He pointed to section 2.10 of the Accord which calls for the […]

A group of priests from the Diocese of Mannar, along with several local politicians from the region, met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning. […]

Ramith Rambukwella of the Sri Lanka A team will be fined 50 per cent of his tour fee for bad behaviour in the British Airways flight during his return from West Indies two weeks ago and will be severely warned, Sri Lanka Cricket said. […]

Disciplinary hearings of UNP MPs Dayasiri Jayasekera and Buddhika Pathirana have ended conditionally, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake stated. […]

JVP MP Sunil Handunnetti strongly condemns the statement made by SLFP MP Arundika Fernando that Mr. Handunnetti too has seen the missing Journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda alive in Belgium. […]

Three petitions filed challenging the appointment of incumbent Chief Justice Mohan Peiris was dismissed by a five Judge Bench of the Supreme Court yesterday. […]

In a meeting with the World Bank’s Executive Director for Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Bhutan Mr. Mukesh Prasad yesterday (July 15), President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged the Bank to focus more on large core projects rather than smaller projects that have a lesser impact. […]

The Grade Six Sinhala examination paper for the North Central Province has been postponed today on an order of the Provincial Educational secretary, the Sri Lanka Teachers union said. […]

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress has decided to contest alone for the upcoming Provincial Council elections, the SLMC said today. Accordingly the SLMC will contest for the North, Central and North Western PC polls alone. […]