The police officer who was seen in flames during the UNP led protest campaign against the 18th Amendment to the constitution yesterday has been admitted to the police hospital for treatment. Police media spokesman....

Former Deputy Minister of Highways Mervyn Silva has been reappointed to his post in the government, the President’s Media Unit said a short while ago. Silva was earlier cleared by an SLFP disciplinary committee from charges....

The 18^th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was passed in Parliament with a two-thirds majority a short while ago. It was passed with 161 members voting for and 17 against, while the main Opposition UNP members were not present in the House during voting time.........................

The owner and family of a printing press situated in Nugegoda used by the UNP to print posters who were said to be missing is in police custody, Head of Nugegoda police division, Deshabandu Tennakoon told Ada Derana..........................

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, under fire from the opposition over the Constitutional amendment aimed at removing the two-term limit of presidency, has said the proposed legislation would in fact “dilute” his powers........

At least three university students and two others were injured following a clash between two groups in Katunayaka last night, police spokesman Prishantha Jayakody told Daily Mirror online. He said the incident occurred as...

The government is confident of securing well over 160 votes for the proposed constitutional amendments to be presented in Parliament this week, Government Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told reporters today. The....

The United National Party (UNP) is taking steps to remove four senior members who have decided to vote with the government for the constitutional reforms next week in Parliament, UNP General Secretary Tissa....

UNP MP Manusha Nanayakkara told reporters a short while ago that he has decided to vote with the government for the constitutional reforms proposals in Parliament next week. He said that more opposition members are prepared...

The proposed Constitutional Amendment is brought not just to have the Presidential term extended as claimed by the UNP but to remove the obstacles that prevent a person who held Presidency for two terms from....

Eighty Sri Lankans of Chinese origin who have been living in Sri Lanka over a period of time have been given Sri Lankan citizenship so far, the Department of Immigration and Emigration, registering...

The Indonesian branch of the Buddha Bar, an international chain of upmarket bars, has been ordered to close because its name caused distress to Buddhists, a Reuters report quoted local media...

Speaking for the first time after being reappointed as Deputy Minister, Mervyn Silva claimed that the government achieved a landmark victory. Silva also warned the media against revengeful journalism and reminded that the truth will win.

 He added that the media should portray the truth and should not use the pen in a manner where it will take his to the gallows.

One of the Tamil migrants from the MV Sun Sea in Canada is being detained on suspicion that he is a member of the LTTE, the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board ruled. Legal counsel from Canada Border Service Agency....

The UNP has suspended the membership of the six UNP parliamentarians who supported the 18th amendment and later crossed over to the government benches in parliament today. Senior UNP member Joseph Michael Perera said...

UNP MPs Upeksha Swarnamali and Sri Ranga have decided to extend their support to the 18th amendment when its taken up for vote tomorrow, government sources told Daily Mirror online. Sri Ranga, a former journalist....

The Military has launched an investigation into the recent recovery of a mobile phone, a sim card and a recorder in the north to see if it had any vital information on the LTTE. Military Spokesperson Major General Ubaya....

External Affairs Minister G. L Peiris briefed the chief incumbents of the Malwatta and Asgiriya chapters in Kandy today on the proposed 18th amendment to the constitution which will be debated in Parliament this week...

A civil defence force member has been arrested after he virtually carried out a copy cat act of former Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva by tying a woman to a tree in Welipana forcing her to be later hospitalized. According to the...

A group of UNP members, leftist parties in the opposition including the New Left Front led by Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, United Socialist Party led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and the Free Media Movement have teamed up to...

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was snubbed for the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) annual convention held today and was also a notable absentee from the massive poster erected behind the stage of the....

Following the court order last week to ban over 100 pornographic local websites, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) said that most of these sites have already been blocked as of today. Director General...

A man who had been sentenced to death by the Jaffna High Court today attempted suicide by jumping off the second floor of the Court complex...

The Health Ministry initiated its pilot project of spraying the locally cultured Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis, within the premises of the State Engineering Corporation, Pre-Cast Yard on Negombo Road in Peliyagoda...