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Today, January 08th, marks the 4th year since President Maithripala Sirisena assumed duties as the 6th Executive President of Sri Lanka. Accordingly, an overnight pirith...

The Parliament, chaired by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, will convene at 1.00 p.m. today (08) for the first time in the year 2019. A meeting of...

Trincomalee China Bay air force base runaway has commenced their first direct international flights since last morning (07). Previously, only internal civil flights were carried...

The Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar today (07) heard the case filed against former President’s Chief of Staff Gamini Senarath and three others over the...

New governors appointed for three provinces have sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena this afternoon (07). Accordingly, the new governors were appointed for Uva, Sabaragamuwa...

The Constitutional Council, chaired by Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya, has convened at the Parliament Complex this morning (07). Today’s meeting of the Constitutional Council...

The Supreme Court has decided to consider the two Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions, which were filed against the removal of Ranil Wickremesinghe from the...

The petition calling for a medical report on the President’s mental status has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. The petitioner has also been...

Colombo Municipal Councilor K. G. Kulathissa from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has been arrested regarding the incident at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)...

The Cabinet meeting, chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena, was scheduled to convene at 9.00 a.m. this morning (07). Although the Cabinet meeting is held weekly...