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President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that a crucial discussion between the Government of Sri Lanka and international sovereign…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that all political parties, except his own, are responsible for the current state of the cou…

Plans are underway to keep security beefed up islandwide following the post-election period in order to maintain law and order and…

The Election Commission has issued a directive for the immediate removal of election campaign stickers displayed on vehicles. …

The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE), ahead of the country’s upcoming presidential election, urged candidates to…

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa said that state-owned enterprises (SOE) can no more be a burd…

Japan is prepared to "do its part" over Sri Lanka's debt issue, but other creditors, such as China and India, should also be invol…

The swearing in of 37 State Ministers held before President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat this morning. Sri…

Along with the education reforms, the Education Ministry is planning to introduce the English medium in all schools from Grade 1 n…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe today denied reports which said a sum of Rs. 400 million has been allocated out of state funds to r…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that in the future war may occur not only on land, air and sea but also in cyberspace, a…

The Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera today said that 30,000MT of Super Diesel cargo is to be unloaded tomorrow. In a …

During a discussion this evening, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe to facilitat…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered public sector officials to strictly adhere to the circular issued by the Treasury earli…

The Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided to hold a four-day debate in the House on the Budget Amendment Bill 2022. Acco…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe states that he aims to prepare a governance structure with fair representation for each political p…

A petrol cargo weighing 35,000 metric tonnes is expected to arrive in Colombo tonight, Minister of Power & Energy says. Accord…

The ceremonial opening of the third session of the Ninth Parliament is scheduled for 10.30 a.m. tomorrow (August 03). According to…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday stated that his objective is to form an all-party Government by bringing together all p…

Basil Rajapaksa was finally spotted seated silently on his seat in Parliament today. Basil was under severe criticism for being ab…

Finance Minister Ali Sabry who was appointed to the portfolio yesterday has resigned from his position in less than 24 hours. In a…

Parliament was adjourned by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena till 10 a.m tomorrow.…

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa today called for urgent constitutional reforms under which he proposed the reduction of powe…

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa said he is ready to resign from his ministerial portfolio so as to reduce the number of ministers …

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reappointed Prof. G.L. Peiris as the Minister of Foreign Affairs with effect from today (23). Acc…