Kumar Sangakkara passes 12,000 Test runs

Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has become the fastest player to reach 12,000 runs in Test cricket – and only the fifth to reach the landmark. The 37-year-old achieved the feat in his 224th Test innings, during his side’s second Test in New Zealand. […]







We will support MR if they reduce powers of PCs : Patali

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday said that his party would consider supporting the incumbent president if he brings amendments to the 13th Amendment to reduce powers of the Provincial Councils before the presidential elections. […]



Army will not be withdrawn from Jaffna – Sirisena

The National Democratic Front’s (NDF) Presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday that he would ensure maximum security to ensure the territorial integrity of the country including Jaffna, if he secured the presidency on Jan. 8. […]





Kumar Gunaratnam arrives in country

Frontline Socialists Party (FSP) central committee member Premakumar Gunaratnam has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. Gunaratnam is a former JVP leader and political activist in Sri Lanka who later became an Australian citizen. […]






Supporters of Dayasiri, Johnston crossover

A total of 21 Pradeshiya Sabha members and organisers, who supported UNP defectors Dayasiri Jayasekara and Johnston Fernando today pledged to support Maithripala Sirisena together with three other SLFP Pradeshiya Saba members. […]



Deputy Minister Faizer Mustapha supports Maithripala

Investment Promotion Deputy Minister and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Colombo Central Organizer Faizer Mustapha today quitted the government and pledged to support Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the forthcoming Presidential election. […]