As chairman of the SLFP, president Maithripala Sirisena will name the party’s prime ministerial candidate, and the six-member committee will not play any part in it, says senior vice president of the SLFP John Seneviratne.

President Maithripala Sirisena is of the view the UPFA will lose votes of the minority communities, the anti-corruption intelligentsia and the youths and will be defeated at the upcoming general election if it accepts his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa into its ranks, says minister Rajitha Senaratne.

Notorious drug trafficker Gampola Vidanage Samantha Kumara alias Wele Suda has given money to an actress from Mt. Lavinia too, according to reports reaching Sri Lanka Mirror.

President Maithripala Sirisena says steps should be taken to address the causes of the war and prevent a recurrence.

President Maithripala Sirisena has told several UNP leaders last week that Parliament would be dissolved if it seemed that the 20th Amendment cannot be passed, a senior minister says.

Elections commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya has decided to set up a permanent representative committee to take decisions with regard to media activity during future elections.

Tomorrow (June 21) marks to first International Yoga Day.

The Consumer Affairs Authority has ordered a stock of overly concentrated Hydrogen Peroxide to be recalled by its manufacturer.