A Sinhala, Buddhist common candidate at 2020 polls!

A Sinhala, Buddhist common candidate will be fielded at the presidential election in 2020, say Bodu Bala Sena and Sihala Ravaya.

Activist of the two organizations Ven. Magalkande Sudatte Thera made the announcement at a media briefing at the BBS office at

President to announce Wijedasa’s fate today

President Maithripala Sirisena is due to announce today (23) his response to a request by prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to remove UNP MP Wijedasa Rajapakshe from his justice and Buddha Sasana portfolio for having acted against government policies, say political sources.

Rajitha Senaratne will be making a special statement in that regard

Implementation of sticker proposal on Liquor Delay costs Govt Rs 40B

Government coffers have been deprived of approximately Rs 40 billion, due to procedural delays of over a year, in implementing the proposed fool-proof sticker label on each legal bottle of liquor.

This was revealed when Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe recently addressed a group of flood victims in Matara, where he

Bail granted to Priyankara Jayaratne

Former Aviation Minister Priyankara Jayaratne has been released on bail.

When the case filed against him by the Briber Commission was called today (21), Colombo Additional magistrate Buddhika K.

SL fans turn hostile after heavy defeat to India

A section of Sri Lankan fans turned hostile and resorted to shouting slogans outside the Sri Lankan team bus after the team suffered a heavy nine wicket defeat against India, with 21 overs to spare at Dambulla on Sunday.

Around 50 fans gathered behind the bus as the players were about to board and began chanting "We want our cricket back." "Bring

Teachers’ Union weighs in on leaked A/Level Chemistry paper

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union has stated that prompt investigations need to be conducted over the missing GCE Advanced Level Chemistry paper at an examination centre in Padaviya.

The Teachers’ Union issued a statement that according to sources one Chemistry Part II question paper was missing from a paper

Deadline for Wijedasa ends at 6.30 pm today

The period given to minister Wijedasa Rajapakshe by the UNP working committee to settle a dispute in connection with his having violated the collective responsibility of the cabinet ends at 6.30 pm today (21).

The prime minister instructed him to correct himself over a remark

Revised Inland Revenue Bill on Aug. 25

The revised draft of the inland revenue act will be tabled in parliament on August 25, say sources in the Ministry of Finance.

The amendments were introduced after the Supreme Court ruled that clause 200 of the draft were inconsistent with articles three and

Won't resign from the portfolio - Wijedasa

Wijedasa Rajapakshe says he has no intention whatsoever of resigning from his Justice and Buddha Sasana minister portfolio.

He made the remark in response to accusations he is facing from within the government, at a function at Bodhirukkharama Vihara at

Customs clean up, change to Act!

The Finance and Mass Media Ministry has decided to change the old Customs regulations and replace them with new regulations and stop the Mafia activities taking place within the customs.

Accordingly, the 150 year old Customs Act is to be completely