Ballot boxes are taken out to polling stations from the distribution centre at D.S. Senanayake College in Colombo.

The Election Commission (EC) has advised the public to refrain from photographing or filming any polling-related activities and uploading such images or videos on social media.

The Disaster Management Center (DMC) and the Election Commission are implementing a special joint mechanism to manage disruptions during election week, the DMC announced yesterday.

As the country prepares for today’s general election, law enforcement authorities have mobilized a massive security operation to ensure a peaceful and orderly process.

Controversy surrounds the education authorities setting a mid-year test paper on General Knowledge with questions on the electoral performance of the National People’s Power (NPP) and its appointments as the governing party.

A Korean tourist who had attempted to take a selfie from a moving train ended in disaster.

Five leading liquor manufacturers including W. M. Mendis and Co. Limited will face imminent risk of losing its liquor production licence, if an accumulated tax arrears of Rs.8.5 billion is not settled by November 30th, the Daily Mirror learns.

With all arrangements set for the 2024 Parliamentary Election tomorrow, Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake said the number of seats won by each party contesting the election will be announced by Friday, while preferential votes by Saturd

The Ministry of Defence has issued a directive to former Members of Parliament, Members of Provincial Councils, political party leaders, and former government officials to return any firearms issued to them by the Police or Army.

Commenting on the move by the CID to carry out a probe on the information revealed by the Channel 4 documentary on the Easter Sunday attacks, the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka said it is a welcome move but stressed that it should not drag on.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe who wound up the New Democratic Front (NDF) campaign for the general election said the people of Sri Lanka should decide whether they want to sweep away the dirt and end up with an L board government and a Parlia

Claiming that the debt restructuring process will be completed by December this year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressed confidence that Sri Lanka will receive the third tranche under the IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) by the end of Janua

A new agreement with the IMF is a must in order to extend the debt repayment period to 2033 and to avoid another economic crisis, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.

Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), a breakaway group of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), yesterday said the latter which is governing the country today had even neglected the commemoration of November heroes on the due date.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated an investigation into the documentary aired by Britain’s Channel 4 TV over Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings in 2019.

The Maligakanda Magistrate yesterday allowed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to record statements from 18 Ministers in the previous government led by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who represented the Cabinet which approved the ca

Sri Lankans currently staying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being sent to cyber scam centres in Myanmar in groups and the National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF) has received information through reliable sources that there is an i

Ahead of the Parliamentary election scheduled for November 14, the Election Commission has launched an online system enabling voters to access their polling cards.

A lawyer practising in the Anuradhapura court was arrested yesterday by Anuradhapura Division Crime Investigations Unit on suspicion of peddling narcotics to detainees under the pretext of giving them legal advice.

Southern Province Governor Bandula Harischandra said the Kataragama Devalaya had run into arrears of 900,000 for fuel for the Devala vehicles supplied by Tissamaharama Multi-Purpose Cooperative and only Rs. 300,000 had been paid. He said a balance of

The India-Sri Lanka ferry service is to be suspended for over a month due to the turbulent sea during the monsoon period, an official said.

Sri Lanka’s application to join BRICS will be considered in due course in consultations and consensus along with numerous other bids from other countries under the chairmanship of Russia, the Russian Embassy said yesterday.

Price of an egg will rise to Rs 1000 if Sri Lanka fails to stabilize the economy, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

With heavy inter-monsoonal rain beating the country, the election authorities have decided to work out extra plans along with the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) to conduct polling of the General Election next Wednesday without any impact from a pos

In an official meeting, Ambassador Aviv Ezra, Deputy Director General and Head of the Asia and Pacific Division at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Israel, Nimal Bandara

Hilton Colombo hosted Rotary Pink Pledge Affair on October 29 —the culminating event of Rotary District 3220’s month-long Rotary Pink Pledge campaign – Rotary’s fight against breast cancer, led by the Women in Rotary initiative. This evening

Witnesses report the driver warned of brake failure moments before the crash

In response to recent reports suggesting a potential wave of pharmacy closures across Sri Lanka due to alleged rejections of licence renewal applications, the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) clarified that these reports are inaccurate.

High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha recently visited one of the sites of the Indian Housing Project (IHP) Phase - III at Narangala Division in Uva Province in a bid to extend multi-sectorial assistance.

Ministry noted that it has been receiving reports of negative effects associated with students’ use of these applications, which has prompted the Ministry to issue the circular