UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara yesterday said he will respond to all allegations made against him soon.

Whilst stating that he has already started to convert his election pledges into practice, incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said he had already begun a journey to create a corruption free nation.

The manifesto of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate Sajith Premadasa has pledged to bring about vast digital transformation in the country, MPs of the party said yesterday.

Some 54,000 policeman are to be deployed for duty at this year’s presidential election, Senior DIG Elections, Community Police, Tourism Asanka Karawita told a media briefing yesterday.

The Physics Department at Colombo University plans to generate sufficient electricity for home use using kites, Astronomy and Space Science Unit, Colombo University Director, Professor Chandana Jayaratne said.

In the wake of recent reports of three presidential candidates being untraced, the Election Commission said it was not a concern to them.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) projects a 10-12% yield reduction in agriculture if measures are not taken to mitigate issues related to climate change.

The Election Commission has issued a gazette notification declaring the appointment of Karunarathna Paranawithana as a Member of Parliament to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Thalatha Athukorala.

The Police Special Task Force (STF) will celebrate its 40th Anniversary on Sunday, September 1st to mark its War Heroes Day in several special events to be held in Colombo and outstations.

A Fundamental Rights petition filed by a lawyer seeking an order to prevent President Ranil Wickremesinghe from contesting as a candidate in the Presidential election scheduled for September 21 has been dismissed by the Supreme Court with costs.

The closing ceremony of the 150th anniversary of the Panadura Wadaya was held at the Kularatne Hall of the Ananda Vidyalaya, Colombo yesterday.

A suspect involved in drug trafficking and wanted for attempting to knockdown a police STF officer at a check point was taken into custody by Immigration and Emigration officers at Katunayake airport when he arrived from Dubai on Tuesday night (27).

Five or six people lose their lives to road accidents involving vehicles daily,” Consultant and Head of the Injury Prevention Directorate of Non- Communicable Disease, Dr. Samitha Siritunga said yesterday.

The Immigration and Emigration authorities at Mattala and Katunayaka International Airports were ordered to prevent former ASP Sanjeewa Mahanama , suspected of shooting at the official vehicle transporting former Parliamentarian Uddika Premaratne, fr

A consignment of 650 mobile phones smuggled into the country by sea was seized in transit and a suspect arrested by Norochcholai police at the Karamba Navy- Police check point in the early hours of last morning.

The Indian Navy’s frontline warship, INS Mumbai, is set to depart Colombo today after engaging in a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with a Sri Lankan Navy ship off the coast of Colombo.

The government, citing potential future unrest in the country, announced yesterday that a new policy has been implemented allowing parliamentarians to keep two firearms after they retire from ministerial roles. Addressing the media, Cabinet Spokesm

The ambulance driver of Vavuniya General Hospital and a hospital employee had been arrested on misunderstanding that they attempted to abduct a lady doctor. Investigations revealed that the doctor, under the impression that they were taking her to a

Pledges made by National People’s Power (NPP) if implemented, will reduce annual state revenue by Rs 200 billion, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

Former Chairman of the Election Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya said that the difference between genuine and fake opinion polls are difficult to distinguish and therefore voters should be cautious to discern fact from fiction.

In light of the rising temperatures in the country, medical experts warn of an impending increase in skin diseases. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Specialist Dr. Deepal Perera noted that skin problems are becoming more common among children due to r

Whilst highlighting that eradicating corruption during the Yahapalana government was a success to some extent while there were failures at the same time, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said over the weekend that laws are now in place to rectify th

A spokesperson for the Indian High Commission in Colombo debunked a social media report in circulation that National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to win the elections, according to an Indian diplomatic

The funeral of veteran Sri Lankan politician Rukman Senanayake was held at the Borella Public Cemetery. He was the grandson of the nation’s first Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake. He passed away on Saturday at the age of 76.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday pledged to come up with a new poverty alleviation programme under which each poor family will be granted Rs 20,000 for empowerment. Speaking during a rally in Seruvila, Mr. Premadasa said the new progr

Two in five (or 39.8%) women have experienced physical, sexual and emotional violence by a partner in their lifetime according to the Sri Lanka National Survey on Violence against Women conducted in 2019 by the United Nations Fund for Population Acti

In an era where the transport sector has made giant gallops in modernization, the residents of some villages in the Wiyaluwa electorate of the Badulla District, particularly those in Angoda, Kotikarawa, Ketakella, and Nagollagama, are enduring sig

The Department of Immigration and Emigration said that the issuing of passports will be further limited due to a shortage of blank passports.

While unveiling the election manifesto “Rich Country and a Beautiful Life” of the National People’s Power (NPP), NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday pledged to abolish the executive presidency, enact a new constitution, punish the c

The government is bound to serve the interests of the people of this country, not only those of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB), Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential Candidate Namal Raj