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At a special cabinet meeting held with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today evening, it was decided the government will settle an ou…

Foreign Minister Prof G.L. Peiris will lead the Sri Lanka Delegation to the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the gover…

Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris will leave for India on February 6 for a two-day visit, an informed source said. The source sai…

Sri Lanka's programme to empower human rights is making great strides, United Kingdom's State Minister for South Asia, United Nati…

Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva requested World Bank's assistance to formulate a social security and pension scheme for th…

If late President Ranasinghe Premadasa was in power today, he would have invited world-renowned business tycoon Elon Musk to set u…

Sri Lanka urgently needs change of government, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said today. Premadasa who celebrates his 55th…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday challenged the other parties in the opposition to perform like him, delivering to the…

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for an Adjournment Debate following President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s address…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is likely to appoint a Cabinet-level negotiation committee to hold discussions with ‘friendly coun…

Says has already submitted Cabinet memo in this regard As Sri Lankan migrant workers flock to informal remittance channels with t…

New Year must be transformed to achieve the feeling of a new beginning by thinking with determination of all people, Leader of Opp…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been bestowed with the honorary title of “Sri Lankadheeshwara Padma Vibhushana” by the Kotte …

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on January 08 for an official visit, a spokesman of the For…

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to reimburse USD 85 million spent for the purchase of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines, State M…

The Chinese government donated Rs.19.6 million to Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) medical equipment donation programme ‘Husmak�…

A discussion between the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union and State Minister of Transport, Dilum Amunugama is scheduled …

The government should stop making false allegations against rating agencies and should seek assistance from international financia…

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa yesterday questioned the rationale behind the decision to unload consignments of gas from th…

Gas companies should pay compensation to all those affected by gas-related explosions, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera sai…

Chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka, Sanjaya Mohottala, has reiterated his intention to step down from his post…

Sri Lanka will make the COVID vaccination card mandatory for people to visit public places, a press release issued by the Presiden…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has refused to accept the resignations of the Chairman and Board members of the Board of Investment (…

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday expressed shock at the brutal Sialkot lynching of a Sri Lankan national, b…

Appoints committee to look into incidents Bandula Gunawardena says incidents may be a result of some manipulation Police say 19 …