The Parliament of Sri Lanka has been adjourned until 09.30 a.m. on December 03, 2024 by the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (2:06 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared that will be no room for racial politics of religious extremism hereafter in the country. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (1:53 PM)
Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (1:19 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who arrived in the Parliament a short while ago, commenced delivering the government s policy statement to the House after the first session of the Tenth Parliament was inaugurated this morning (21). MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (1:02 PM)
Former Ministers Ramesh Pathirana, Roshan Ranasinghe and Prasanna Ranatunga have arrived at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) this morning (21), in order to provide statements pertaining to the alleged importation of substandard human immunoglobulin vials. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (12:49 PM)
The Speaker of Parliament Asoka Ranwala announced today (21) that President Anura Kumara Dissanayke has officially recognised Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Sajith Premadasa as the Leader of the Opposition. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (12:12 PM)
The National People s Power (NPP) Colombo District Member of Parliament, Dr. Rizvie Salih has been unanimously elected as the new Deputy Speaker of Parliament. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (12:09 PM)
The newly elected Members of Parliament were sworn in following the election of the Speaker during the inaugural session of the new Parliament this morning. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (11:52 AM)
National People s Power (NPP) Gampaha District Member of Parliament Asoka Sapumal Ranwala has been unanimously appointed as the new Speaker of Parliament. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (11:40 AM)
Gautam Adani, the billionaire chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world s richest people, has been indicted in New York over his role in a $265 million bribery scheme, according to U.S. prosecutors. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (11:30 AM)
The ceremonial opening of the First Session of the Tenth Parliament commenced a short while ago. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (11:27 AM)
The representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), currently on a visit to Sri Lanka, are scheduled to meet with officials from the Ministry of Energy and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) for a discussion. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (10:32 AM)
The National People s Power (NPP) has reportedly decided to appoint MP Ashoka Ranwala, a long-time stalwart of the JVP, as the Speaker of the new Parliament. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (10:12 AM)
The ceremonial opening of the first session of the Tenth Parliament is scheduled for today (21), during which President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will present the Government s Policy Statement. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (9:33 AM)
Ten persons have been arrested along with 160 kg of ICE narcotics (crystal methamphetamine) and 60 kg of heroin in Gandara, Matara by the Matara Divisional Crimes Detective Bureau (DCDB). MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (9:07 AM)
A person has been reported dead following a shooting incident at Walasgala in Dikwella, police said. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (8:54 AM)
A low-pressure area is likely to form over southeast Bay of Bengal around 23 November and thereafter, it is likely to intensify into a depression over southwest Bay of Bengal during subsequent two days, says the Met. Department. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (8:51 AM)
The stunning electoral sweep of the National People s Power (NPP) led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is "an earthquake in Sri Lankan politics", says Erik Solheim, the former Norwegian peace facilitator in the island nation. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (11:45 PM)
The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education has confirmed that the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A'L) examination will commence as planned on November 25, and continue until December 20, 2024. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (10:30 PM)
Palestinians are "facing diminishing conditions for survival" in parts of northern Gaza under siege by Israeli forces because virtually no aid has been delivered in 40 days, the UN has warned. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (8:50 PM)