Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna National Organizer, Namal Rajapaksa will be named as the party’s Presidential candidate today morning following the convening of the SLPP politburo meeting, a senior source from the SLPP told Daily Mirror last evening. S

Sri Lanka affirmed its commitment to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2040, for which President Ranil Wickremesinghe outlined some measures the island nation will roll out in this regard.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Sri Lanka inked this week the loan agreement for power sector reforms in the country.

Sri Lanka plans to wrap up negotiations on the proposed Indonesia-Sri Lanka Preferential Trade Agreement (ISLPTA) by December with hopes to seal the same by March 2025.

The highly anticipated Sri Lanka Tourism App, the first national app developed for the sector, will be launched as an information application by September this year.

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) has decided to call a Sangha convention to bring the main political leaders together to announce a common policy, helping people decide on the next President.

The Tamil community should vote for a main candidate at the presidential election this year and mark a second preference to a Tamil candidate who may be fielded by the parties in the North and the East, Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ga

Sri Lanka’s Dilhani Lekamge will participate in the Women’s javelin throw qualification round of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France tomorrow. 1.55pm.

Two separate shooting incidents reported in Gampaha and Ja-Ela have resulted in injuries to two individuals today, according to police.

Sri Lanka, having tied the first One Day International (ODI) and secured a brilliant victory in the second, will aim for a historic series win when they face India in the third and final ODI at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo tomorrow. A win woul

Tharushi Karunarathna has donated one of her competition kits to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.

While making statements on the political stage to build the morality of the young generation, the National People’s Power (NPP) is misleading them and putting them in danger, Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera sa

National Organiser of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa will be named as the party’s presidential candidate tomorrow morning (07) as casino kingpin Dhammika Perera has pulled out of the race, SLPP founder Basil Rajapaksa confirm

The Meteorological Department has issued a weather alert forecasting fairly heavy showers exceeding 50 mm, in several areas including the Eastern, Uva, and Northern provinces.

Kamala Harris, the de facto Democratic nominee for US president, has named Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her running mate ahead of the November election.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe welcomed the recent release of Khalida Zia from prison, noting that this move, had it happened earlier, might have altered the political landscape in Bangladesh.

A 37-year-old woman, who is reportedly the ex-wife of popular actor Kavinga Perera, was arrested by immigration officials at Katunayake Airport on the morning of August 5th.

Admissions of children to the intermediate classes of national schools for the year 2024 have been completed as per the circular, the Education Ministry announced.

The body of the missing employee of the Dematagoda railway station was discovered in a well at the Maligawatta railway yard today.

LAWASIA, the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific, has urged the Government of Sri Lanka to honour and uphold the principles of judicial independence to preserve democratic values and ensure fair administration of justice.

Bangladesh’s parliament was dissolved on Tuesday, the president’s office said in a statement, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following violent protests demanding her ouster.

Key organisers of Bangladesh’s student protests have said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus should head an interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country.

The Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) led by Mano Ganeshan, has announced that they will support Samagi Jana Balawegaya Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming election.

National Organizer of the SLPP, Namal Rajapaksa in a meeting held with SLPP MPs and district leaders said that their party’s focus must be to ensure victory at the September Presidential Polls and to take on SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa as their mai

Sri Lanka’s daily egg consumption has increased by three million during the past few days, Minister of Trade Nalin Fernando informed Parliament today.

The Election Commission has reported a total of 99 complaints during the period from July 31 to August 05, related to the upcoming Presidential election.

Some 462 teachers who were given appointments as graduate Grade-2 teachers have not obtained their appointments even after 14 days, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said today.

Parliamentarian Jagath Priyankara proposed that elephants should be exported, claiming that the elephant population has increased drastically in the country.

National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake placed his deposit to contest the Presidential election 2024.

The Cabinet has approved the proposal to raise the annual interest rates for senior citizens’ fixed deposits from 8.5% to 10%.