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Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekhar has firmly denied making any statement regarding the erection of a statue of Velupillai Prabhakaran at any location. Clarifying his stance, the Minister stated that his political leader is Rohana Wijeweera and emphasized his respect and remembrance...

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has announced its decision to revoke the parliamentary seats of any Member of Parliament who violates party directives regarding the formation of power in local government institutions, particularly in the event of a secret ballot...

The 2024 annual reports of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) and the National Savings Bank (NSB) were officially presented to President and Minister of Finance, Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, at the Presidential Secretariat today (22). The Chairman of the Bank...

Trade union leaders and employees of the abruptly closed NEXT Garment Factory in Katunayake voiced their concerns at a media conference held today.

The Constitutional Council today rejected the nominee put forward by the President for the post of Auditor General, with a majority voting against the recommendation. The position has remained vacant for 42 days following the retirement of the former Auditor...

High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka H. E. Santosh Jha met the inaugural batch of 24 participants who will be leaving for India later this week, for a Capacity-Building Program at India’s Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE)...

Ramith Rambukwella, son of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Mujibur Rahuman today exposed an alleged fraudulent activity related to the production of salt.

The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case filed against Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who is accused of accepting Rs. 70 million from Krish Company and breaching trust, be taken up for a pre-trial conference on June 27. The case...

An incident was reported today involving a senior official at the National Television, who was booed and forcibly removed from the premises. The related video footage is shown below.