Category: Local News

  Former Minister and Opposition Leader of the Colombo Municipal Council, Mohamed Mahroof has passed away at a private hospital in Colombo this morning. […]

The Judiciary cannot issue writs or notices against Parliament, said former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva. According to Section 3 of the Constitution, the sovereignty lies in the people and Parliament is answerable to them. The judicial power of the people is exercised by Parliament through Courts, he said. […]

Three people are believed to be buried following an earthslip in Jayawadanagama, Battaramulla which occurred a short while ago. Our reporter said that Rescue operations are currently underway. […]

The proposal to extend the time period of leadership by 6 years has been approved at the UNP convention today. However MP Sajith Premadasa objected this proposal. […]

Asgiriya Chapter Maha Nayake Thera the Venerable Udugama Sri Buddharakkita Thera yesterday underlined the statement made by the Mahanayake Theras against the impeachment motion on the Chief Justice. He said if there was a law in the country it should be applied equally to all. […]

Prime Minister, D.M. Jayaratne, who is currently on medical leave, has requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa to appoint his son, Anuradha Jayaratne, for Parliament in his place, sources said. […]

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa yesterday declared in Parliament that notices served on him and members of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the charges mentioned in the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake were a nullity and entailed no legal […]

By Shenali Waduge An institute to be held in esteem must function and follow the principles of ethics and the fundamentals of integrity of their profession. Members of the Judiciary, the Legislature or even the Executive to be regarded as icons of integrity must function with integrity, ethics and high moral standards. When they do […]

By Shenali Waduge Interview with Fr. Emmanuel by Sri Lankan Guardian/Nov 2012 The man who rechristened Prabakaran “anna” as “Jesus Christ”, the LTTE as “soldiers of Christ” and LTTE suicide bombers as “martyrs” is none other than President of the Global Tamil Forum – Father S J Emmanuel now self-exiled in Germany and not the […]

Ratnapura District Senior Superintendent Vass Gunawardena assured the residents of Kotakethana that he would take steps to stop the killings and the panic and terrorthat are spreading in the area. For a start, he said he would reside at Kotakethana and rebuild the people’s confidence in security, law and order. Since 2008 some 15 women […]

The petitions against the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to probe the impeachment charges against the Chief Justice is in violation of the parliamentary privileges of the MPs, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva told the Parliament Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa today (November 29). […]

The new visa regulations introduced by the Australian High Commission in Colombo have inconvenienced Sri Lankan cricketers scheduled to leave for Australia on Dec. 02 for an eight-week-long tour consisting of three Tests, five ODIs and two T-20s. […]

The Government Analyst Department has launched investigations into the fire that erupted at the Colombo Kachcheri on Monday night. Colombo District Secretary Mr. Kamal Padmasiri said all information and the keys of the building have been handed over to the Government Analyst. […]

At least six persons, including two children were killed when a three-wheeler collided with the ‘Yal Devi’ train at the railway crossing at Getawa, Ambanpola around 9.30 this morning, police said. […]

Sanjeewa Samarasinghe, media co-ordinator of the former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka had been taken in for questioning by the CID yesterday. […]

Private Bus Operators Association said that private buses in the Western Province mainly on the High Level road and some 50 more sub routes have launched a strike over issuing route permits. […]