A coordinating secretary for Minister Bandula Gunawardena filed a complaint with the Homagama Police regarding an SLPP meeting attended by SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa in the Homagama electorate.

Lawyer Nuwan Bopage has been named as the Presidential candidate of the Alliance for People’s Struggle formed by the Aragalaya activists.

Heavy traffic congestion was reported on the Colombo-Kandy main road at the Yakkala Junction following an accident involving a container truck and a passenger bus, police said.

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has stepped down from his Ministerial portfolio.

Three female soldiers, aged 22, have been arrested for deserting their posts and hiding in a house at Maththegoda without reporting for duty.

All applications for postal voting must be submitted to the respective District Election Offices by midnight on August 5, the Election Commission announced.

The government will announce its stance on relaxing the import of vehicles by August, Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe said.

One person is dead and at least six others are injured after shots were fired at a large gathering in Rochester, New York, on Sunday evening.

Election Operation Rooms will be established at all police stations and divisional police areas in preparation for the conduct of the presidential election, the Daily Mirror learns. The police officers in charge of each division and the senior DIG in

At every presidential election , it is a common phenomenon to see a dozen of candidates or more. Still the contest narrows down to two main candidates and the third one becomes a distant third as per the results of the previous elections.

Despite dozens of Sri Lankan wanted persons out of 164 on the Interpol red notice list being located, local authorities are facing legal and logistical challenges in extraditing suspects to Sri Lanka, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) warned bakery owners yesterday that a controlled price will be imposed on bread next week if they do not sell a 450 g loaf of bread at a maximum retail price of Rs. 130.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the issue regarding the appointment of the Inspector General of Police will be resolved within a week through consultations with the Speaker and the Chief Justice.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended his heartfelt congratulations to Chamari Athapaththu and the Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Team on their historic Asia Cup win.

Fifties from Chamari Athapaththu (61) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (69*) got Sri Lanka over the line against India in the final.

The tally of dengue cases recorded for 2024 has topped the 32,000 mark, according to the Epidemiology Unit.

Sri Lanka has urged Myanmar to facilitate the rescue of the group of Sri Lankans held captive for forced criminal activities at a camp in the cyber criminal area operated by a terrorist group in Myanmar.

A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 people including children on Saturday, Israeli authorities said, blaming Hezbollah and vowing to inflict a heavy price on the Iran-backed Lebanese group.

An accident reportedly occurred when MP M.A. Sumanthiran’s car collided with a motorcycle last evening.

A police constable has been interdicted following a viral video on social media in which he allegedly attempted to arrest a group of youth by planting cannabis in their car during a traffic check.

The Supreme Court’s decisions cannot be overruled by any other forum, and neither the Prime Minister nor the Speaker have the ability to do so, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka announced today.

New captain Suryakumar Yadav hit an attacking half-century to set up a dominant 43-run victory for India in the first of three T20 internationals against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

The policies of the Presidential candidates will play a key role in the upcoming Presidential election as people are more concerned on the policies of the candidates than in previous elections, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Ishaq Rahman pledged his support to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at this year’s Presidential election.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe officially announced his candidacy at the upcoming Presidential election during a rally in Galle today.

In response to ongoing situations in certain regions, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka has issued a new gazette notification outlining a special procedure for voters who fear they may be unable to cast their vote at their designated polling stati

Olympic organisers have issued a ’’deep apology’’ after South Korea’s athletes were mistakenly introduced as North Korea at the opening ceremony in Paris.

Education Minister Susil Premajayantha, along with President’s Chief of Staff Sagala Ratnayake , met Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) leader Mahinda Rajapaksa at his residence and sought his party’s support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe at

The European Union (EU) has renewed its ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for an additional six months, reaffirming its commitment to combat terrorism.

The National Police Commission (NPC) has turned down a move by Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was recently barred by the Supreme Court from functioning as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), to transfer one-third of Officers-In-Charge (OICs) of Police