The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), referring to the UNP’s boycott of Parliamentary Sessions, said yesterday that the main opposition should have the guts to vote against the 18th Amendment. TNA MP A. Vinayagamurthi....

The controversial 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which removes the restriction on the number of terms allowed for the president to seek re election and replaces the constitutional council with a parliamentary council,....

The 18th Amendment of the Constitution would result in Sri Lanka becoming a failed state like some of the African states, main opposition charged yesterday. The UNP MP who was referring to one of the salient features of....

People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) said yesterday the election monitor has received the highest number of complaints in the Colombo District claiming that a large number of people had not received....

The Movement Against the 18th Amendment which is slated to go into action against the proposed reforms of the Constitution tomorrow (Tuesday) said that a prominent Opposition MP would stage a fast-unto-death campaign....

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) preserved and protected the true Sri Lankan identity in the face of many challenges, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said addressing the party’s 59th grand anniversary meeting at Temple Trees...

The total number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Menik Farm relief village has dropped to 28,659 as of yesterday (1 Sep), due to the Government’s speedy resettlement programme, Government official website...

A major road rehabilitation and development project in the Northern Province is to be undertaken by the Government with Chinese financial assistance. Accordingly, 332km of roads, including the Kandy-Jaffna A9 highway, will be...

If there is any political party which has united independent thinkers in Government and Opposition ranks for the common good of the people it is the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. I can clearly state so with pride and humility...

A referendum should be held in addition to approval by a two-thirds majority in parliament for the proposed Constitutional amendments to come into force, several petitioners claimed in the Supreme Court yesterday. The intervening....

Minister of Higher Education S. B. Dissanayake said yesterday that the Indian Government had consented to construct a modern Agriculture and Engineering Faculty for the Jaffna University on a 300-acre site in Ariviyal, in...

Minister of Housing, Construction, Common Amenities and Engineering Services Wimal Weerawansa will visit the Jaffna District today (Tuesday) to inspect various development projects coming under his Ministry. After...

Ratnapura District UNP Parliamentarian and film star Ranjan Ramanayake has threatened to end the media career of Dilki Samanmalee who conducts the Derana TV political talk show 360 Degrees. "I will end your daughter's media...

All government MPs were directed not to leave the country till September 15, informed sources said yesterday. The reason for this order is believed to be that the government has planned to table the proposed Constitutional....

The main opposition UNP yesterday said there was no meaning in continuing talks with the government if it failed to handover a draft of the Constitutional reforms. UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake told a news...

A group of 40 senior UNP members called for an urgent meeting with party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday. Twenty eight of those who were at the meeting had signed a letter requesting for the meeting, but the party....

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), with its 14 seats in Parliament, is likely to vote against the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, sources close to the party said yesterday. However, the party would officially announce its stand...

The Most Ven. Maha Nayake Theras of Asgiriya and Malwatta Chapters who met a UNP delegation yesterday had called on them to build up a strong opposition at this moment since it was of paramount importance as the....

President Mahinda Rajapaksa reunited the nation after liberating the country from terrorism and as such every one should support the Constitutional Amendments proposed by the government to help him develop this country...

President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the 59th anniversary meeting of the SLFP yesterday that accelerated development, a stable Government, strengthening democracy, peace and prosperity in line with people’s....

The Ministry of External Affairs was following the case of Ariyawathi who has alleged that she suffered ill-treatment and physical harm by her employer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ambassador Ahamed Jawad, Sri Lanka's...

MP Wijedasa Rajapakshe says the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) is terminally ill as the health sector deteriorates. He says if the Health Minister is serious about life imprisonment for those stealing medicine from hospitals...

The SLFP which was born in 1951 with the Pancha Maha Balavegaya has become a major political force with the addition of several other forces into it and it has been further stabilized by gaining 118 seats in Parliament, said...

The Cabinet yesterday unanimously approved constitutional amendments proposed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Among them is an amendment aimed at doing away with the 10-member Constitutional Council and...

Veteran SLFPer and former minister Lakshman Jayakody passed away yesterday at the age of 80 years. Jayakody joined the SLFP in 1954 and was engaged in trade union activities before taking to full time politics. He first...

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has summoned Cabinet for an urgent meeting today to discuss the proposed constitutional reforms which seek to remove the restrictions on his contesting for the presidency for a third time and to....

United National Front (UNF) allies who met Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday decided to form a broad alliance and for this purpose will hold talks with the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) led by...

OTTAWA - As Canadians are being asked to accept 492 Tamils as refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is in the process of returning thousands of refugees to Sri Lanka and winding down some...