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"says no-faith motion is illegal; Sirisena has no power to remove PM" The UNP yesterday warned President Maithripala Sirisena and …

In a major and contentious move, the President Maithripala Sirisena, issuing an Extraordinary Gazette notification last evening, r…

Members of parliament have been offered as much as Rs. 100 mn each to oppose the no-confidence motion (NCM) moved against Prime Mi…

The government will speed up creating three new Board of Investment (BOI) zones at Bingiriya, Mawathagama, Milleniya and Charlimou…

Government in talks with private sector regarding amendments to Inland Revenue Act Prime Minister proposes Sri Lanka join …

With Joint Opposition members being busy, mustering support from all parties to win the no-confidence motion moved against Prime M…

The Cabinet of Ministers last week approved the Cabinet Paper on the abolition of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Management (CC…

FIVE SLPP MEMBERS AMONG 314 ARRESTED: As investigations into the riots in Kandy continue, co-cabinet spokesperson Minister Raj…

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa sat on the seat reserved for the Opposition Leader of Parliament by mistake yesterday.Former Pr…

Several high ranking Cabinet Ministers urged the President and Prime Minister to work together and iron out their differences if a…

The tax revenue from Tobacco to the government coffers have dropped by Rs 3 billion and this is expect to continue, said Founder R…

An Investment Forum was held at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, today (13) under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena to…

Measures will be taken to lift the temporary ban imposed on several social media including Viber and WhatsApp soon, President Mait…

President Maithripala Sirisena will take a decision today on whether to unblock Social Media, official sources from the Presidenti…

Regional Development Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka today said he was against the appointment of Minister Ranjith Madduma B…

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday requested religious leaders of all faiths to play a pivotal role in maintaining peace and…

- AFP UN political chief Jeffrey Feltman will visit Sri Lanka this week, the UN spokesman said Tuesday, after anti-Muslim riots …

Former President and MP Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday rejected the reports of Digana violence stemming from a political conspiracy a…

The SAITM controversy was a result of arbitrary political decisions therefore it can be resolved only through a political solution…

The latest Cabinet reshuffle was a disappointment. Even some UNP parliamentarians have gone on record calling it a ‘joke’, oth…

An ambitious plan to establish the Sri Lanka Natural Gas Company (SLNGC) Ltd under the Petroleum Resources Development Ministry to…

History is full of examples of the disastrous consequences that came upon such nations that changed their constitutions by giving …

The first draft of National Sustainability Dialogue was presented to President Maithripala Sirisena today (Feb 20) at the Presiden…

Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne yesterday requested the Managements of Private hospitals …

The United National Party (UNP) MPs yesterday (18) said that they would protect President Maithripala Sirisena and prevent the Joi…