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.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate Sajith Premadasa has pledged to set up a Silicon Valley-style IT development in Colombo and to follow the examples of former Indian Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu and former Chief Minister

Those who are not willing to admit their past mistakes are not fit to lead this country, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe inaugurated the ‘Times School of Higher Education,’ a new institution established in collaboration with three international universities yesterday. The ceremony was held at the Galle Face Hotel.

While appreciating the Sri Lanka Police for their efforts to maintain law and order despite the absence of an Inspector General of Police (IGP) or Acting IGP during the pre-presidential election period, the People’s Action for Free & Fair Elections

Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles said he was in possession of a visa to live for ten years in any country and that he does not have to obtain a visa to leave the country after the Presidential Election.

Asserting that China is displeased over the bar on its research vessels in carrying out joint research activities in Sri Lankan waters, a top Chinese diplomat said that some countries consider it a diplomatic victory for them whereas it is not .

A young man who managed to pass all checkpoints at Bandaranaike International Airport and attempted to board the Chennai bound flight surreptitiously in the early hours of last morning was arrested by Airport police. He was dressed in a short pair of

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he is ready for a debate with NPP candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake and SJB Candidate Sajith Premadasa but stressed that Dissanayake should first state whether he is in favour of an export based economy.