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Cabinet approval was granted for a cost-reflective electricity tariff revision, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said on Thursday (16).  Addressing the media today, the minister said according to the law electricity tariff can be changed twice a year,...

Mr. Sunil Watagala, a lawyer, gave an explanation from the court regarding the decision given by the Supreme Court regarding the holding of the election today. There he said that no injunction was given not to hold the election, and...

Dr. Harsha de Silva was seen speaking in Parliament with great disappointment regarding his removal from the position of Chairman of the Finance Committee today. Mr. De Silva took steps to criticize the president there.

It is reported that the convener of the Inter-University Student Council, Wasantha Mudalige, and several student monks of the Buddhist and Pali University have been arrested a short time ago. The group was arrested while protesting near the minister's office...

Mr Nalin Bandara SJB parliamentarian made a special disclosure in the parliament today. He said a commission of 75 million has been requested to stop the importing eggs from India.   He said that bribes have been demanded from the...

The Supreme Court has decided to adjourn the writ petition filed by a former army colonel to issue an order postponing the local government polls till May 11. That was when three petitions filed by local government bodies related to...

Although some say that the president is postponing the small vote in the hope of announcing a presidential election on November 18, according to the constitution, a successor president who has not been elected by the people's votes cannot announce...

It is reported that a hot situation has arisen with the proposal of the name of Mr. Mayantha Dissanayake, the MP who was appointed by the government for the position of chairman of the State Finance Committee. Earlier in the...

President Ranil Wickramasinghe said in a special statement in Parliament today that there is no election to be postponed. The president also mentioned the discussions held with the Election Commission.

While President Ranil Wickramasinghe was in the House today, the opposition representatives raised protest placards to protest the President and the government, demanding that the election be held on the scheduled date. Here the President was seen leaving the House....