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FIFA president Gianni Infantino is set to serve a second term after world football's governing body said on Wednesday he would be …

President Maithripala Sirisena said today he opposed to forming a new national government with a party that has only one seat in P…

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday commended Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa for his commitment and said he had a…

Sri Lanka’s traditional apparel export markets such as US and EU becoming stagnant Apparel exporters stress need to penetra…

President Maithripala Sirisena, who was on a five-day official visit to Philippines, was warmly welcomed by Philippines President …

Former Secretary of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he was prepared to contest the Presidential Election, if the people are read…

Former Minister and Senior Vice President of the SLFP, Nimal Siripala De Silva reiterated that the Presidential candidate of the S…

The brother of President Maithripala Sirisena and Araliya Group of Companies Chairman Dudley Sirisena yesterday announced his plan…

A leading politico who had to suffer a sudden fall from power visited a highly venerated sacred shrine in the country following re…

President Maithripala Sirisena instructed officials to prepare development plans in New Year with a view to eliminating the povert…

A group of former SLFP ministers are expected to meet party leader and President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday to discuss their f…

Responding to the remarks made by Minister Navin Dissanayake, the others ministers are reported to have resolutely opposed the hol…

Three Non-Cabinet Ministers, 17 State Ministers and seven Deputy Ministers were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at …

Home Affairs Minister Varija Abeywardene said yesterday a dispute arose as to how Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka as a retired milita…

The new Cabinet of Ministers took their oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s office this morning. &nb…

President Maithripala Sirisena is expected to swear in 28 members of the Cabinet today, government sources said yesterday. It was…

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the UNF parliamentary group that the Cabinet will have to be limited to 30 minist…

The finals of the Dialog President’s Gold Cup Volleyball Tournament (two categories – men and women) will take place on Decemb…

A fuller Bench of seven Supreme Court (SC) Justices today unanimously ruled that President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to di…

Discussions are underway among political parties to approve a resolution in Parliament with two-thirds majority calling for its di…

Nimal Siripala appeals to SC to give decision soon  Says only way to move from current crisis  Samarasinghe says Presiden…

The ongoing political crisis has come in the way of opening of a series of development projects in the North Central province, the…

A woman named Thakshila Lakmali Jayawardena filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal (CA) today seeking an order directing the…

President Maithripala Sirisena said that he will honourably accept whatever ruling given by the Supreme Court on the petitions fil…

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday stressed the need to establish a new Parliament, scrapping the Executive Presidency thro…