The United National Party warns that Sri Lanka will face a serious challenge at the international Human Rights Summit. […]

Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that probed the charges against the incumbent Chief Justice, Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa yesterday lodged a complaint with the Colombo Crime Division over a threatening call he got from a person who identified himself as ‘Prasanthan.’ […]

Secretary Defence and Urban Development Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated that the global community should realize that the contentious issue of child soldiers could never have been resolved if the LTTE had retained its fighting capability. […]

The Court of Appeal read out the determination of the Supreme Court a short while ago in relation to several matters which had been referred to the Supreme Court by the Court of Appeal on the interpretation of the constitution. […]

Sri Lanka announced yesterday its plans to reduce the deployment of housemaids in the Middle East, including in the Kingdom.

FILE PHOTO Hambantota district parliamentarian and Tharunyata Hetak Organization chairman Namal Rajapaksa yesterday said that youth should not feel constrained to forge links with their counterparts in other communities. […]

UNP MP Wijedasa Rajapakshe has decided not to contest for a second term as President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka when his term ends in March, Secretary of the BASL stated. […]

By Shenali Waduge The logic of declaring anything “independent” must be based on an unwavering commitment to unbiased, devoid of discrimination and ethical judgment in all cases whether they are associated with the 3 pillars of governance or in private/public sector as well as in the daily affairs personal or otherwise of the public. It […]

GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations expert on Monday criticized Sri Lanka’s move to impeach its chief justice, saying it was part of a pattern of attacks on lawyers and a bid to stop judges carrying out their work independently of politicians. […]

Establishing a Buddhist marriage system in the country will help build family cohesion and trust, Kelaniya University Sanskrit Department Prof Ven Induragare Dhammarathana Thera said. […]

Join in unity to realise goals – President We step into this New Year as a country that has gained immense progress in freedom, democracy and the tasks of development, and one that has successfully faced up to many challenges before it, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in a New Year message. […]

Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has offered Sri Lanka’s help to train Indian army personnel in counter-insurgency warfare. […]

The whereabouts of assassinated UNP Jaffna District parliamentarian Thiagarajah Maheswaran’s brother, who was the victim of an acid attack, remained a mystery as at yesterday. […]