Panic buying was reported at Manning Market in Peliyagoda yesterday during the eve of the presidential poll 2024 with people hurriedly buying stuff such as vegetables sufficient enough in anticipation of disruption to normalcy in the post-election pe

Chairman of the Election Commission of Russia Shevchenko Evgenii who is part of an election monitoring mission in Sri Lanka offered insights on electronic voting to be adopted in Sri Lanka instead of paper ballots.

An ancient lithic inscription found at the Dimbulagala Namal Pokuna is shedding new light on Sri Lanka’s socio-political and religious history during the pre-Christian era in the kingdom of Anuradhapura.

The scrutiny of answer scripts of the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination has been suspended due to ongoing investigations into the leak of the first paper in Anuradhapura, Education Ministry Secretary J.M.Thilaka Jayasundara said.

Coconut cultivation in the Anuradhapura District has been affected by an unidentified pest, much to the anxiety of the coconut smallholders.

Ambassador Laksitha Ratnayake, a career diplomat with 26 years’ experience compiled his book titled, “Foreign Policy and Commercial Diplomacy in the Economic Development of Sri Lanka (1948-2020).”

Initial investigations have revealed that four shooting incidents reported in several areas of the country within a few hours are linked to underworld and personal disputes.

Lawyers’ Collective member Shiyan Punchihewa, in a letter addressed to Chairman Election Commission Saman Ratnayake has informed that the report issued by the government on the agreement with external commercial creditors is an attempt to influence

The National Security Council, chaired by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, held a meeting yesterday (19) at the Presidential Secretariat to discuss preparations for the 2024 Presidential election. According to the President’s Media Division (PMD),

The Sri Lanka Reform Organization has made a complaint against an online media organization to the Election Commission. The complaint is with regard to the organization carrying an extract of a news item by an Indian Newspaper which quotes opinion po

Whilst revealing that the government has managed to strike a deal with the international sovereign bond (ISB) holders on debt restructuring, independent candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said Sri Lanka will be out of bankruptcy soon.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate Sajith Premadasa who wound up his campaign for the presidential election said the deal between Anura Dissanayake and Ranil Wickremesinghe will end on september 21st.

Claiming that people, who voted to form governments so far, were humiliated by the rulers, National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday pledged to protect the dignity of the people who vote to bring in Nat

“I do not make empty promises, and I will ensure that no child in this country goes hungry. My focus is on making the right decisions to advance the nation, while guaranteeing that every citizen has access to adequate daily meals,” stated Namal R

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

The Election Commission has announced a significant drop in the complaints related to the upcoming presidential election.

Sale of alcoholic beverages during the election weekend has been prohibited by order of the Excise Chief, except for the tourists residing in top star class hotels and boutique villas countrywide, the department announced yesterday.

The Sri Jayewardenepura University which was temporarily closed following a clash reportedly between two groups of students of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), is to be re-opened after the Presidential Elec

Muthiyangana Rajamaha Vihara tusker “Madhu” had fallen into an abandoned pit covered with a concrete slab in a home garden in Hasalaka in Mahiyangana and died on Thursday evening.

The Supreme Court yesterday issued an order to file a rule containing contempt of court charges against the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, for failing to implement the Court’s order, which had suspended a Cabin

An elderly man of Ekiriya in Madolsima Police area had been assaulted with a mammoty and his 15-year-old daughter sexually abused by an individual of the area.

Says came forward to develop Hambantota Port after India, US declined to do it

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) reported widespread misuse of public property including state-owned grounds, government offices, buildings, and schools.

Pedris was court-martialed and sentenced to death without the right to appeal

President’s Counsel Kaushalya Nawaratne has resigned as President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) with immediate effect, sources said.

Says country needs economic stability

Decision follows a significant improvement in foreign reserves

Trincomalee District Judge M. Ganesharajah has been interdicted with immediate effect by the Judicial Services Commission.

* Tourism, fisheries, IT industries and agricultural sector to be developed as immediate measures to uplift economy

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa pledged to create a technological revolution for the benefit of the youth in Sri Lanka.