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Attempts by lawyers to file motions in the Supreme Court contending that President Mahinda Rajapaksa was not eligible to seek a third term had been thwarted by the Registrar, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) said yesterday. […]

UNP’s Karu Jayasuriya is tipped to be the Common Opposition Presidential Candidate at the forthcoming presidential election, informed sources said. […]

The JHU yesterday condemned the SLMC over its suggestion that the districts be divided on ethnic and religious lines. SLMC had suggested to government that they establish a separate Muslim administration in the Ampara District, as the majority in that district are Muslims. […]

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) is to move the Supreme Court today, in respect of President Mahinda Rajapaksa seeking a ruling on his third term bid. […]

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked the Supreme Court to determine if there is any constitutional obstacle to his becoming president for a third term, something the top lawyers’ association says he can not do. […]

Strike by SLFP trade union at BIA called off after discussions with the authorities. Airport to resume operations shortly. […]

A group of Chinese entrepreneurs handed over a monetary donation to Chamal Rajapaksa, MP, Speaker, as a contribution towards the emergency relief efforts in landslide affected areas in Koslanda. […]

At a meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees this morning, New Zealand’s Minister of Primary Industries and Racing Mr. Nathan Guy, on behalf of his Government, offered support to Sri Lanka for relief efforts following the landslide in Koslanda last week. […]

Susai Vaz, a country boat fisherman in Pamban, India says smugglers are constantly on the prowl along the coast looking for prospective fishermen to ferry gold or narcotics across the water. “But they know that I am not the one they want,” says Vaz. […]

In spite of the UNP on behalf of the Opposition urging the government to conduct the presidential election after the scheduled papal visit, the Catholic Church is strongly opposed to such a move. […]

COLOMBO: Heavy rain slowed the search on Sunday for victims of a major mudslide on a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka that police say left 38 people missing and presumed dead, officials said. […]

Sri Lanka has allowed a Chinese submarine and a warship to dock at its port in the capital Colombo, officials said on Sunday, despite concerns raised by India about China’s warming relations with the Indian Ocean island nation. […]

Minister Mervyn Silva’s son Malaka, who allegedly harassed and assaulted a foreign couple at a night club on Duplication Road, Kollupitiya, in the early hours of yesterday, was remanded until next Tuesday, police said. […]

At least 14 navy personnel were wounded and hospitalised after a bus, transporting Sri Lanka Navy personnel attached to the Welisara camp, veered off the road in the Meegahatenna area in Horawala today. […]