President Mahinda Rajapaksa has accepted the resignation letter tendered by Minister Mervyn Silva from the post of chief organizer of Kelaniya electorate, the Government Information Department reported today. […]

The impeachment motion was passed a few minutes ago with 155 votes for the motion and 49 against it. Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa said that motion against the Chief Justice was passed in parliament. […]

The Lawyers’ Collective has requested that the judges of the Supreme Court refuse to accept an appointment of a chief justice, refuse to recognise any person appointed to the office of the chief justice and refuse to sit with a person appointed as the chief justice. […]

By Shenali Waduge The growing controversy surrounding the Law College Entrance exam results is a serious issue that cannot be thrown under the carpet any longer. It revolves around the selection of 78 Muslim students, 3 of whom have topped the batch, 6 of whom are Muslim students within the first 10, and 28 of […]

By Walter Jayawardhana The ancient city of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka has created history as the place where a meteorite that fell there was found with fossilized life coming from outer space – for the first time in the history.  […]

By Shenali Waduge Yes, the Sinhalese Buddhists are concerned. Do they have reason to be? Yet the concerns of Buddhists are never given an unbiased voice in the mainstream media and instead Sinhalese Buddhists are labeled as “racist”, “extremist” and even “militant”. Their version also needs to be heard. […]

On the request of Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa,   the King of Saudi Arabia made every effort to save the life of Riza Nafeek and the Saudi Arabian King was even prepared to pay 3 million Saudi Riyals as blood money to the parents of the dead child without causing any cost to Sri Lanka. […]

Distraught family members of a Sri Lankan maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia have asked for her remains to be flown home, a family friend said today, amid growing anger at the execution. […]

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan lawyers boycotted courts on Thursday in protest at government attempts to fire the country’s most senior judge, which they branded an attack on judicial independence. […]

Sri Lanka has recalled its Ambassador in Saudi Arabia with immediate effect to express the country’s displeasure over the execution of Sri Lankan house maid Rizana Nafeek. […]

Sri Lanka parliament will commence the two day debate on  the impeachment motion against the country’s first female Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake Thursday. […]

A tense situation prevailed at Hulftsdorp today, as a group of people obstructed the road when the protect of the pro-CJ lawyers Collective was marching towards the parliament […]

Washington: The US on Thursday expressed serious concern over the impeachment proceedings against Sri Lanka’s first woman Chief Justice, saying the issue raised serious questions about the process and government pressure on the judiciary. […]

His Excellency the president Mahinda Rajapaksa graced the ‘Ranaviru Abiman’ ceremony, the national conference of the Ranaviru Sansada officers as the chief guest at Temple Trees today (09th January). Secretary Defence and Urban Development Mr. Gotabaya Rayapaksa and chairperson of the MOD Seva Vanitha Unit Mrs. Ioma Rajapaksa were also present at the occasion. […]

In the wake of last Friday’s killing of Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha member Hasitha Madawela, police yesterday raided the main SLFP political office in Kelaniya A special police team, deployed by the Western Province (North) Crime Division, recovered two swords and a hand grenade from a house adjacent to the SLFP Kelaniya branch office. […]

It has been confirmed that Miss RizanaNafeek was beheaded by Saudi authorities this morning at Dawadmy, Saudi Arabia. The Sri Lankan housemaid was employed for less than 6 weeks in 2005 when she was charged by her Saudi employer for allegedly killing their infant while she was bottle feeding and thereafter sentenced to death in […]