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The Cabinet has approved the removal of the legal requirement to apply indelible ink on voters’ fingers during elections in Sri Lanka. The decision will be implemented through amendments to the relevant election laws. Sri Lanka Latest News This decision...

Farmers say they are expressing their opposition to Agriculture Minister K. D. Lalkantha and Deputy Minister Namal Karunaratne, who have invited a group of farmers close to them to Colombo for discussions scheduled for today.

The Opposition Leader stated that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya presented a motion in Parliament today concerning the process of the dispensation of justice. However, he alleged that the Speaker, instead of safeguarding democracy within the legislature, acted arbitrarily and refused...

A heated exchange took place in Parliament today between the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, Mr. Harsha de Silva, and Member of Parliament Ms. Lakmali Hemachandra.

The family of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Salle, who is currently in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has today (23) sent a letter to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV seeking his intervention regarding the...

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that the Colombo Port, a national asset that generates significant foreign exchange earnings for Sri Lanka, plays a vital role in the country's economy through its competitiveness, operational efficiency, and long-term revenue-generating capacity. However, he...

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harsha de Silva has strongly questioned the government over its decision not to reduce fuel prices in Sri Lanka, despite the recent decline in crude oil prices in the global market. Addressing the media, he...

The decision was taken after around 20 opposition Members of Parliament stood up and requested that an urgent parliamentary debate be held. When the Speaker sought the views of the ruling party on the request, Leader of the House, Minister...

A total of 2,376 child abuse and child protection-related complaints were reported in Sri Lanka during the first three months of 2026. According to available data, 1,884 of these complaints were received under the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) Act,...

The visiting United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Dr. Paul Kapoor, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat on the afternoon of June 22. During the meeting, both sides recalled the...