A number of weapons were recovered during a raid carried out by the Special Task Force Operations Headquarters officers at the residence of former Deputy-Chairman of the Baddegama Pradeshiya Sabha, yesterday (7).

Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris yesterday refuted the claims that Independent Commissions will be abolished by the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decides to remove the 14% income tax imposed on the profit earned by the gem and jewelry manufacturers and the 15% tax on gold imports.

A massive fire that crippled an oil tanker off Sri Lanka has reignited in strong winds, Sri Lanka Navy said Monday, just a day after the blaze was extinguished.

The United National Party has raised objections to the draft 20th Amendment to the Constitution citing it harms the country’s democracy.

The Department of Prisons has been informed to allow convicted MP Premalal Jayasekera to attend Parliamentary sittings.

The National Organizer of the SLPP, Basil Rajapaksa said there is no requirement for him to enter parliament.

Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva stated that the drug menace will be eradicated very soon.

Police say a complaint has been lodged that the brother of cricketer Dhananjaya de Silva attacked the suspect in the murder of their father.

Some expensive imported drugs will be produced in Sri Lanka in the next 18 months at the State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) under the direction of State Minister of Pharmaceutical Production, Supply and Regulation, Professor Channa Jayasumana, a Ministry spokesman said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Friday that punitive action will be initiated against all persons who failed to avert the devastating 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks, based on the findings of the ongoing Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the carnage.

The Constable attached to the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), who had been wanted by the police, has been arrested in India.

The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force in charge of Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication Basil Rajapaksa says, the project to develop 100,000 kilometres of road, should be void of corruption and discrepancies.

Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB), Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, in a nutshell, the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution could be described as an attempt to drag the nation from an accepted and respectful civilisation to an uncultured society.

A massive oil tanker on fire off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka is being towed out to sea amid fears of a major new oil spill in the Indian Ocean.

Sri Lanka’s government has drafted a constitutional amendment that would increase the powers of the president, allowing him to lead ministries and appoint officials to key positions, powers that were taken away by a reformist government elected in 2015.