LNP - NPP rules out joining opposition parties to form councils: Tilvin

2025-05-07   |   Politics

The National People’s Power (NPP) will not join hands with opposition parties rejected by the people to establish councils, JVP General Secretary Ti...

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LNP - Sajith comes out with picture of chessboard in his FB page

2025-05-07   |   Politics

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has come up with a picture of a chess board in his Facebook account, indicating that there could be discussions or ...

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LNP - NPP leads LG polls with 43% vote share

2025-05-07   |   Politics

The National People’s Power (NPP) is leading decisively in the Local Government elections with 43.44% of the votes and with 3,412,883 votes counted ...

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LNP - Prime Minister under probe over alleged election law violation

2025-05-05   |   Politics

Sri Lanka’s main election monitoring body, the People’s Action for Free and Fair Election (PAFFREL), has requested the Election Commission to inqu...

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LNP - No data access in Starlink deal raises security concerns: President

2025-05-03   |   Politics

There is a weakness in the initial agreement we made with Starlink, as it does not grant us access to its data systems in the event of a national secu...

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LNP - Electricity tariffs will be increased in June: President

2025-05-03   |   Politics

The electricity tariffs will be increased in the next tariff revision in June, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. While participating in a telev...

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LNP - President Dissanayake to leave for Vietnam today

2025-05-03   |   Politics

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to depart for Vietnam today (May 3), on a state visit at the invitation of the President of Vietnam, L...

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LNP - Parliament to convene on May 8, 9 to debate key motions and resolutions

2025-05-02   |   Politics

The Secretary General of Parliament, Kushani Rohanadeera, stated that Parliament is scheduled to convene on May 8 and 9. She further stated that the p...

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LNP - Dy Finance Minister hints Sri Lanka may opt to purchase more energy products from US

2025-04-30   |   Politics

Sri Lanka has made significant progress in discussions with United States trade authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with both engag...

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LNP - President to visit Vietnam in May

2025-04-29   |   Politics

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake an official visit to Vietnam from May 3 to 6, Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa said today. He sai...

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LNP - Australia’s ruling party to hike student visa fees again in pre-election pledge

2025-04-28   |   Politics

Australia’s ruling Labor Party said on Monday it would raise visa fees for international students to A$2,000 ($1,279) if reelected, the latest measu...

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LNP - SriLankan Airlines CEO Richard Nuttall named as next president of Philippine Airlines

2025-04-25   |   Politics

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has named Richard Nuttall, the current CEO of SriLankan Airlines, as its new President, effective May 29, 2025.  Nuttall wi...

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LNP - ‘Opposition frightened by the thought of becoming irrelevant’ - PM Harini

2025-04-25   |   Politics

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the opposition is frightened by the possibility of losing its relevance, and that if one wishes to s...

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LNP - Ex-President Ranil to appear before Bribery Commission on Monday

2025-04-25   |   Politics

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appear before the Bribery Commission on Monday (28 April) over the statement he had made on MP Chamara Samp...

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LNP - ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’: Newly arriving devotees not allowed to join queues

2025-04-25   |   Politics

Sri Lanka Police have announced that newly arriving devotees will not be permitted to join the queues for the ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’ special expo...

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LNP - Devotees continue to queue up on day 6 of ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’

2025-04-23   |   Politics

The special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’, commenced today for the sixth consecutive day at the Temple of the Sacr...

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LNP - President Dissanayake inaugurates “Siri Dalada Vandanawa” in Kandy

2025-04-18   |   Politics

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in Kandy this afternoon (18) to attend the inauguration of the “Siri Dalada Vandanawa” at the Temple of...

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LNP - 400,000 more families to get Aswesuma benefits from June – President

2025-04-17   |   Politics

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced in Mannar that the government will extend the ‘Aswesuma’ welfare benefits program to an additional 40...

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LNP - Government scraps SriLankan Airlines privatization plan

2025-04-09   |   Politics

The current government has decided to reverse the previous administration's decision to privatize the airline, the President’s Media Division said. ...

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LNP - President Dissanayake has written to Donald Trump on US tariffs issue - Minister

2025-04-08   |   Politics

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has personally written to United States President Donald Trump on ways to mitigate the impact and reduce the tariff...

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LNP - ‘If we fail to negotiate on US tariffs, we have other options’: Minister on Sri Lanka’s stance

2025-04-03   |   Politics

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando says that Sri Lanka will hold talks and negoti...

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LNP - President appoints expert panel to evaluate US tariff impact, propose solutions

2025-04-03   |   Politics

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a high-level committee to analyze the potential economic impact of the newly imposed reciprocal tarif...

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LNP - Ex-chief minister SM Ranjith sentenced to 16 years RI

2025-04-02   |   Politics

The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Chief Minister of the North Central Province S.M. Ranjith and his Private Secretary Shanthi Chandrasena to...

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LNP - Shammi Silva re-elected as SLC President

2025-03-31   |   Politics

Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket for the 2025–2027 term. SLC said that he was re-elected uncontested during th...

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LNP - President hints at significant breakthrough in Easter attack probe

2025-03-31   |   Politics

The investigations into the Easter Sunday bombings are progressing rapidly with several responsible individuals set to be exposed before Easter this y...

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