The Election Commission has lodged a complaint against a teacher in Mullaitivu for circulating a marked picture of a ballot paper on Facebook, an official said. Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake told the Daily Mirror that he is

The economic crisis has taken its toll on food security of the country, with the number of food insecure households increasing to 24 per cent in the third quarter of 2023 compared to 17 per cent in March 2023, a statement from the parliamentary me

Perpetrators had forged the name and registration number of the National Workers Institute

Significant achievement as traditional revenue on duty on motor vehicles are not included

Four female employees of a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) engaged in demining operations in Thunukkai area in Mankulam in the Mullaitivu District had been seriously injured in an accidental explosion of an anti-personal mine believed to have

In the fast-evolving digital era, public libraries have risen to the occasion, transforming into virtual gateways and reshaping how communities engage with information. The National Library of Sri Lanka, inaugurated in 1990 too has transformed, incor

Says a vote for either RW or AKD is a waste

Campaign will be conducted in all 22 electoral districts

Supply of petrol at the five stations has been suspended

Employees are required to submit written applications for this leave, and employers must maintain a register listing those who apply

TRC granted preliminary approval for Starlink to provide satellite-based internet services

Emphasises the need for research to determine the origin of local medical traditions and systems

As postal voting continues, personnel from the Sri Lanka Air Force were seen casting their votes at Air Force Headquarters in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

Officials from the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL), the Election Commission, Department of Prisons, and election monitoring bodies have come together to address challenges related to prisoners’ right to vote, the HRCSL said in a statem

Four State Ministers have been removed from their positions with immediate effect by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The Colombo District Court yesterday issued an enjoining order preventing Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara from circulating defamatory statements against Parliamentarian Velu Kumar on social media and other public platforms.

The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court yesterday (05) ordered that a house at the Henfold Estate in Lindula, which has been illegally occupied by State Minister of Education Aravindh Kumar since 1987 be handed over to the plantation authorities.

A group of SLPP MPs together with several other parties yesterday formed the Podujana Eksath Nidahas Peramuna (PENP) led by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

Claiming that the Sri Lankan market is too small for entrepreneurs and industrialists to survive in, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that an NPP government will establish trade embassies in the African region to find emerging markets there.

In response to an allegation that he does not have a sound team to back him, independent candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe said a Presidential election is all about electing a person to lead the nation.

People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) urged the Election Commission to take steps to end the spread of fake postal voting results on social media.

Member of the Executive Committee of Jathika Jana Balawegaya Samantha Vidyaratne said after Leader of the JJB Anura Kumara Dissanayake comes to power immediate steps would be taken to withdraw privileges granted by the government to former Presidents

A group of SLPP MPs are to form a new alliance to contest future elections, Minister Ramesh Pathirana said yesterday.

The contribution of North and the East towards national development will increase under an SJB government, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said.

The Election Commission has criticized the government’s decision to increase public sector employee salaries, labeling it a clear tactic to promote a candidate.

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) today demanded the government to release a circular before September 21 announcing the proposed salary increments of government employees, including teachers and principals.

With the Presidential Election set for September 21, social media has become the primary platform for campaign activities and criticisms targeting candidates.

SLPP’s Presidential Candidate, Namal Rajapaksa said that the other three leading candidates - Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake came with serious, troubled pasts, but he was the only candidate who did not have any

Resentment brews within the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) over the decision by the party’s Central Committee to back Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa in the absence of some its leaders such as former MP M

The presidential candidates who are found to have spent more than the allowed amount per voter, which is Rs. 109, will face serious consequences, the Election Commission said.