Ahead of the Presidential election, the Election Commission has launched an online system enabling voters to access their polling cards.

A total of 170 fresh complaints related to the upcoming presidential election were received, taking the total number of complaints to over 4,500.

Overall prize pot of US$7,958,080 for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 sees a massive 225 % increase from the 2023 edition

The Modara Police have arrested four police officers for allegedly threatening a household in Colombo 15 and extorting Rs. 1.4 million, police said.

Militant group Hezbollah promised to retaliate against Israel after accusing it of detonating pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday, killing nine people and wounding nearly 3,000 others who included fighters and Iran’s envoy to Beirut.

Opposition leader and the Presidential candidate of the Samagi Jana Sandhanaya, Sajith Premadasa vowed that he would take legal action against anyone responsible for major scams in the recent past and would not hesitate to take action against the inc

Independent candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday stressed that Sri Lanka’s economy will be worse than 2022 if the country deviates from current economic reforms.

As the campaign period for the upcoming Presidential Election will end tonight (18) at midnight, those engaging in illegal campaigning after the given deadline could face arrest and legal action, the Election Commission warned.

Around 11 election rallies are to be held before the campaign deadline for the Presidential Election which ends midnight today.

National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake urged people to vote for him to form a government free of fraud, corruption and misuse.

If you vote for either Sajith Premadasa or Namal Rajapaksa, it will ultimately help NPP candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake, independent candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

’’This election is not about choosing the best speaker, entertainer, or announcer. It’s about creating a free and safe country, easing the burden of taxes, securing a bright future for your children, and improving business prospects for the fut

The campaigning period for the upcoming Presidential election will end at midnight tomorrow (18).

Another suspect who was taken into custody today in connection with the double murder at a tattoo centre in Athurugiriya was produced before Kaduwela Acting Magistrate D.G.P. Karunaratne and detained for 48 hours for further questioning.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe inaugurated a new vehicle assembly plant, the Western Automobile Assembly Private Limited (WAA), in Kuliyapitiya today.

The National People’s Power assured that a future NPP government will not change Article 9 of the Constitution which states that the Republic of Sri Lanka shall give the foremost place to Buddhism.

PAFFREL has received reports from the Nuwara Eliya area over a group distributing boxes of matches featuring a Presidential candidate’s picture and election symbol on either side.

Extensive damages have been caused to the environmenal beauty of the Nuwara Eliya town by the participants in a propaganda rally organised by the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) in support of the candidacy of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Nuwara E

Over the past 76 years, politics in the country has turned into a massive business, causing widespread hardships, Presidential candidate Janaka Rathnayaka said.

Past President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), Upul Jayasuriya PC, in a letter to President’s Counsel Rienzie Arsekularatne, stated that neither the JVP nor the NPP has filed any applications opposing the appointment of IGP Deshabandu T

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has announced a trade union action tomorrow (18), targeting hospitals across the country, GMOA spokesman Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe said.

The Election Dispute Resolution Unit of the Election Commission has introduced several special telephone numbers for reporting election law violations and disputes.

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has clarified that it provides aircraft for Presidential candidates’ campaigns only on a payment basis, in line with standard procedures.

More than 39 million people could die of antibiotic-resistant infections between now and 2050, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet.

Six teachers, including a school principal in an examination centre in Anuradhapura, who had allegedly shared the first question paper of the Grade Five scholarship examination using a mobile phone, were taken into custody by the officials of the Exa

United Republican Front (URF) Leader MP Patali Champika Ranawaka who is backing Presidential Candidate and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa fears whether this will be the last democratic election that will be conducted in Sri Lanka.

Professor of Economics at the University of Peradeniya Wasantha Athukorala, said many university students leave Sri Lanka in search of better opportunities abroad, which poses a serious issue to the economy. “Taxpayers pay money to educate them, bu

The effect of climate change on migratory patterns is a further focal point to consider as an assumed 84% of birds listed on the CMS face threats due to global warming, according to environmentalist and lawyer Dr. Jagath Gunawardana.

In its bid to ensure that voters can reach polling stations safely on September 21, the election authorities have taken steps to liaise with the Department of Wildlife Conservation to prevent any threat from wild elephants, an official said.

Claiming that independent Presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe was striking fear among the people by threatening of the re-emergence of gas, fuel and electricity crisis if he is not elected, NPP Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake