Attorney Manoj Gamage said the former President received no invitation to the May 19 Battaramulla event and disputed Minister Upali Pannilage's claim he had.
A Disaster Relief Services Officer in Monaragala has been dismissed and a Grama Niladhari transferred amid the inquiry into misused Ditwah relief funds.
Police say the concealed weapon, believed used in targeted hits, was found in Weligama after questioning of a repatriated organised crime figure.
PM Amarasuriya left for the UK Monday to attend the Commonwealth Education Forum and COL Board meeting, with bilateral talks with Phillipson and Cooper.
Environment and Defence Deputy Ministers initiate a joint mechanism to declare MPAs around Northern Province islands and crack down on IUU fishing.
FR petition seeking recovery of the Rs. 15.9 billion sugar-tax loss under the former president was called before Justices Gunaratne and Abeykoon.
TVK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay pledged continued support for the global Tamil diaspora marking the 2009 civil war anniversary.
Promotions across the Tri Forces were granted on Service Commanders' recommendations ahead of the May 19 commemoration marking 17 years since Nandikadal.
Ranaviruseva Authority says May 19 Battaramulla ceremony will include 30 N&E fallen-soldier relatives for the first time under President AKD's patronage.
May 18 marks 17 years since Sri Lankan forces ended the LTTE insurgency at Nandikadal in 2009, with Prabhakaran's death closing a three-decade conflict.
Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court has adjourned the 2016 UN Office protest case against former minister Wimal Weerawansa and five others to July 13.
Footage cited by NewsFirst shows the NFF leader pushing past security and striking an officer; police say legal action will follow against him and ~35 others.
A 19-member delegation led by Minister Saroja Savithri Paulraj met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Indian women leaders during the May 10-16 study tour.
President Dissanayake to attend DCC meetings, launch the Ratama Ekata anti-drug programme and lay the Nindavur Cultural Centre foundation stone.
Jaffna District MP Archchuna says he expects 'compulsory arrest' on returning home after defending LTTE ideology in a speech at an event in India.
Colombo court orders GN phone records analysed after probe finds 17 bail certificates issued to two repeat guarantors in the Chandrasena case.
Govt gazettes draft Bill abolishing the Chief of Defence Staff post created in 2009; CDS holder reverts to parent service, assets vest in Defence Ministry.
CIABOC has opened an inquiry into the alleged Rs. 3.1 billion procurement of rapid antigen kits via an unregistered company, Secretary K.G. Lanerolle confirms.
Arun Hemachandra tells 'Whose Law?' conference that artefacts removed during colonial rule are living symbols of identity, not just museum objects.
The Public Security Ministry has picked Thales/JIT to personalise 3.15 million e-passports, but the bid leaves out post-contract software renewal pricing.
Kandy Police arrest two retired army personnel transporting a gold-plated Buddha statue weighing over 50 kg; archaeological assessment ordered.
Consular Affairs Division halts attestations at Battaramulla HQ and all five Regional Consular Offices until the e-DAS platform is restored.
United Farmers' Organization in Galenbindunuwewa says fertilizer at Rs.9,000–18,500 and paddy at Rs.100–105/kg risk pushing growers out of cultivation.
Hanif Yusoof has told President Anura Kumara Dissanayake he will step down as Western Province Governor, citing his FDI envoy role and family commitments.