UNP general secretary Palitha Range Bandara is to appoint new local government members of the party in place of the 1,137, who had been expelled for having supported other parties, said Sirikotha sources.

SJB MP Mayantha Dissanayake has rejected a party request to resign from the chairmanship of Committee on Public Finance (COPF), according to lankadeepa.lk.

Formally announcing that the local government polls will not be held on March 09, the Election Commission said today (24) a fresh date will be announced on March 03.

MP Wimal Weerawansa yesterday (23) brought up in parliament a recent top-secret visit to Sri Lanka by a team of US officials on February 14.

Dulanjalee Jayakody, the sister of opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, is to take legal action with regard to false statements defamatory of her and attributed to JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

SJB MP Rohini Kumari Kaviratne has complained to the Speaker against education minister Susil Premajayantha over his use of obscene language against her in parliament this morning (24).

Maintaining a steady and deep relationship with India on the economy and security is a sine-qua-non for Sri Lanka’s progress.

Police have arrested two members of the national school teacher transfer board during an agitation by student monks at the Education Ministry, charges the Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU).

The Election Commission is due to meet today (24) to discuss the possibility of holding the local government polls on March 09 as scheduled.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) says it has earned a highest ever annual net profit of Rs. 6.3 billion in 2022.