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Ven. Athuraliye RathanaThera today resigned from the post of Divulapitiya Divisional Development Committee (DDDC) Chairman and returned the vehicle that was provided to him by the Economic Development Ministry to carry out the work of the Committee. […]

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) said a final decision on whether to remain in the coalition government or not would be taken today (17) at its Central Working Committee meeting. […]

Hambantota District United National Party MP Sajith Premadasa has finally admitted that he has an issue with the party’s Leadership Council Chairman and Gampaha District MP Karu Jayasuriya. The Nation learns that MP had openly told Ven Maduluwawe Sobhitha Thera that he had an issue to sort out with MP Jayasuriya, when he visited the […]

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), the National Paper Company Limited (NPCL) and SriLankan Airlines Limited had suffered a loss of Rs. 40 billion last year, according to the Second Interim Report released to Parliament by the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) yesterday. […]

“I have no intention to be the Opposition’s common candidate,” said SLFP general secretary and Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena at a media briefing at SLFP headquarters on Darley Road on Wednesday. […]

Over 100,000 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees are still in Tamil Nadu and many more are believed to be residing in the State without registering themselves with the police. The Government of India has so far spent about Rs. 667 crore for the relief of the refugees and the expenses continue in the form of cash […]

UNP media coordinator, Mangala Samaraweera, who is currently in Singapore, has informed government high rankers that he is willing to join them unconditionally. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is eligible to contest a third term, according to the Supreme Court, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said in the Parliament short while ago. […]

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today once against rejected the bail plea by Minister Mervyn Silva’s son Malaka Silva, who was arrested on charges of assaulting a foreign couple. He was ordered further remanded until November 17 by the Colombo Additional Magistrate Mohammed Sahabdeen. […]

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has rejected an invitation, from several United National Party (UNP) MPs to contest the coming presidential election, as the Common Opposition Candidate. […]

The Supreme Court determination on incumbent President’s third term has been delivered to Temple Trees a short while ago, the President’s spokesman said. Action will be made public later today, he added. […]

BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit today hit out at MDMK chief Vaiko for making sentencing to death of five fishermen in Sri Lanka a political issue when the Centre was taking legal steps to get them released. […]

Former UNP Deputy Leader and MP Karu Jayasuriya has received the backing of many political parties and groups looking for a common candidate at the forthcoming presidential election, but some influential players are of the view that twice-president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga will be a better candidate. […]

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned 20 lakh for providing legal aid for the five fishermen from the state who have been sentenced to death by a Sri Lankan court for allegedly peddling narcotics. The money would be used to meet their legal expenses when their appeals are heard by a higher court, said […]