Following a brief discussion with Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe and assuring the smooth transfer of power, President Mahinda Rajapaksa left Temple Trees...

Final Results Maithripala Sirisena 6,217,162 (51.28%) Mahinda Rajapaksa 5,768,090 (47.58%) Update 3.49 am 09.01.2015 Maithripala Sirisena 311,117 (...

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Good news for all the Sri Lankans living abroad on this new year. The ministry of defence says that the provision of dual citizenship will be implemented with...

UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake is to extend his support to President Mahinda Rajapaksa today or tomorrow, highly placed political sources told Asian Mirror. Attanayake...

Impeached Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake will back common opposition candidate Maitripala Sirisena, particularly on her stand that the executive presidency...

The government has decided to boycott political talk shows on three television channels, namely Sirasa, TNL and Derana. The government has decided to resort to...

Leading British lawmakers urged the European Union on Thursday to remove preferential trade tariffs from Sri Lanka if it fails to address human rights concerns,...

Applications for postal votes for the upcoming Presidential Election commenced on Sunday, Elections Department sources said. Additional Elections Commissioner U....

The 2015 Budget was passed in Parliament a short while ago by a majority of 95 votes with 152 MPs voting for 57 against. Former Health Minister Maithripala...