The JVP dissident group says that the incumbent leader of the party, Somawansa Amarasinghe, General Secretary Tilvin Silva and its Parliamentary Group Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake have violated the party’s constitution and therefore a party convention must be summoned to take punitive action against them. […]

The JVP dissident group yesterday came out in the open for the first time and vowed to carry out its struggle for a national convention of the party so that the membership could get an opportunity to change its present policies and ideology. […]

An explosion took place in the ammunition dump of the Weerawila Army camp situated near the Weerawila Air Force Base last evening injuring a soldier. […]

Colombo Municipal Council UPFA candidate Mohamed Muzammil said it is only the UPFA that can overcome the challenges that confront the Colombo Municipal Council. “The main burning issue is lack of housing. Over 65,000 people living in Colombo do not have houses and even the families who have housing do not have proper houses with […]

The Sri Lankan government yesterday said that in spite of accusing its military of massacring as many as 40,000 civilians, the LTTE had had to depend on an LTTE cadre, Vatsala Devi to move the US judiciary against President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ambassador Shavendra Silva, former General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the celebrated 58 Division, […]

An unidentified gunman opened fire at a police constable (PC) and a woman police constable (WPC) on Main Street in Kurunegala today morning critically injuring the constable, Police media spokesman SSP Maxi Proctor said. […]

An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of the Police Special Task Force (STF) was shot to death by a STF Chief Inspector (CI) within the STF camp at 65 Junction in Maha-Oya, Ampara today (Sep. 25). […]

A suspect has been arrested for stealing an ATM card from a vehicle and withdrawing over Rs.40,000 from the bank account. Police state that the individual had worked as the driver of the vehicle from which the ATM card and pin number had been stolen. […]

File Photo The LTTE in the US has filed a case against President Mahinda Rajapaksa for killing ‘Colonel’ Thambirajah Ramesh during the final phase of Sri Lanka’s successful war against the LTTE. […]

“Whilst clash of ideas, opinions and values continue we have clearly to recognize that dialogue, deliberation and consensus offer the only viable means for resolving differences. The might of powerful nations cannot prevail against justice and fairplay,” said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the 66th Sessions of the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday. […]

Highest priority is given to fostering inclusiveness and removing remnants of bitterness from the hearts of our people, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said addressing the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly at New York today (September 23). […]

Election campaigns throughout the country has got intensified as there is only two more weeks for the local government elections to be conducted in 23 local government bodies […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa had bilateral talks with the Heads of State of Nepal, Colombia and Iran yesterday, states a Presidential Media Division press release. At these talks, President apprised these Heads of State about the progress achieved in the resettlement of displaced persons, demining work in the North and East, and reconstruction programmes and also […]

  Muslim nationals are entitled to obtain their National Identity Cards with their picture wearing the skull cap with effect from yesterday, Department of Registration of Persons Commissioner General Jagath P. Wijeweera said. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa in New York to attend the 66th UN General Assembly sessions explained to Heads of State of Slovenia, Kirghistan and Nigeria the progress achieved after the defeat of terrorism. […]