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The new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. New Cabinet: 1.  Mahinda Rajapaksa: Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs 2.  Nimal Siripala de Silva:…

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa assumed duties as the 22nd Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka a short while ago at the Prime Minister's Office with the blessings of religious leaders.

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga is attempting to bring about reconciliation by disrespecting Buddhism, accuses Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thero. Thero mentioned this at a press conference held in Embilipitiya. According…

Former Military Intelligence Director and Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General (Retired) Amal Karunasekara who was in remand custody, was further remanded till May 16 by Mount Lavinia Additional Magistrate Lochana Abeywickrama today. …

Water supply to Wattala Pradeshiya sabha, Biyagama Pradeshiya sabha, Kelaniya Pradeshiya sabha and Peliyagoda Urban council will be disrupted for 9 hours commencing from 9 a.m. tomorrow, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB)…

Sri Lanka Navy rescued the 07-member India crew from a Maldives-bound Indian Merchant Vessel, which had sunk in the seas south of Sri Lanka due to a mechanical fault. Sri Lanka Navy said that upon being informed by the Maldivian…

A recent report brings to light the clandestine events that may have lead up to the Indo-Lanka Accord in 1987 Declassified CIA documents reveal that former Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene told an American envoy that the…

State Minister of Finance Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena today (17th January) revealed that the President has decided to abandon several 'culturally inappropriate' proposals, including the recommendations on gay rights, in the strategic plan…

Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police M.R. Latheef has been appointed as the Commandant of the Police Special Task Force. Following the recommendations of the National Police Commission, Inspector General of Police Pujith…

A man was found dead after he jumped from the third floor of the Hambantota Hospital today morning (06th August). The deceased is reported to be K.D. Pushpakumara, a 52 year-old resident of Ruhunu Ridiyagama who was being treated for…