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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…

Party leaders from the Joint Opposition (JO) are now at a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s Officia…

Sri Lanka's trade union leaders yesterday (14), threatened to stage crippling countrywide strikes if the Government does not disso…

But differs on period at issue, and lending sources Close on the heels of President Maithripala Sirisena’s controversial claim t…

President Maithripala Sirisena said that he was willing to establish a government led by Sri Lanka Freedom Party, if all 96 United…

President Maithripala Sirisena will not be able to punish culprits of the bond scam and other alleged individuals as far as he is …

Sri Lanka seeks to develop a policy framework for beauty culture industry, in order to ensure the expansion, development and furth…

Chairman of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday demaded that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe step …

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said yesterday its members would contest the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC…

Postal voting for the upcoming Local Government elections commenced today(January 22) at 9 am in Election Offices, District Secret…