Up to 30,000 people in two cities in central Japan have been ordered to evacuate after weather forecasters warned of major flooding caused by heavy rain.

A curfew will be imposed if the need arises and it will be enforced strictly if violence erupts, Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles told journalists today.

Voter turnout for the Presidential election 2024 was 20 percent in most of the districts as of 10 a.m. today, according to the Returning Officers in the respective districts.

Ukraine has banned use of the Telegram messaging app on official devices used by government officials, military personnel and critical workers because it believes its enemy Russia can spy on both messages and users, a top security body said on Friday

Today (21) has been designated as a rest day for the first Test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. This break allows Sri Lankan players to participate in the presidential election taking place today.

Thirty five cases of election law violations were reported during the first three hours after polling began at 7.00 am today, according to a polls observer group.

The Commonwealth Election Monitoring team visited polling centres in Colombo to observe the progress of the ongoing election. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Sri Lankans will go to the polls today to elect the ninth Executive President of Sri Lanka to run the country for a period of five years. The presidential poll holds significance this time since it is the first election to be conducted after the coun

Panic buying was reported at Manning Market in Peliyagoda today 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 period

In reference to Sri Lanka agreeing in principle on the restructuring of commercial debts (ISB), Chairman of Advocata Institute Murtaza Jafferjee said it was a game changer on the path to debt sustainability.

Colombo Central Bus Stand seen crowded with people heading home in the outstations in view of the presidential poll. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

A total of 269 fresh complaints related to the upcoming Presidential election were received, pushing the total number of complaints to over 5,000.

National Executive Committee member of the People’s Struggle Alliance, Wasantha Mudalige today filed a Fundamental Rights petition before the Supreme Court seeking an order preventing the authorities from entering into any agreement relating to the

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) sacked three of its members- Pavithra Wanniarachchi, S.M. Chandrasena and Rohitha Abeygunawardane - from all their positions for defying the party’s stand at the presidential election and supporting President Rani

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has suspended SLPP MP Rohitha Abeygunawardana from the SLPP membership and the post of national convenor.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) today confirmed that its founder and former Minister, Basil Rajapaksa, has left for Dubai for medical purposes, SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said.

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

The Sri Jayewardenepura University, which was temporarily closed following a clash between two student groups, will resume classes on September 24.

India has dismissed a news report claiming the government failed to prevent European buyers from transferring Indian-made artillery shells to Ukraine.

The 10-team tournament will be held in the UAE in October and the squads for the event are beginning to roll in.

The Commonwealth Election Monitoring delegation, led by former President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, met President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat this morning, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint.

Ballot boxes for tomorrow’s Presidential election being transported to polling stations from D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo today. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has announced a 15-member squad to participate in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which will be held in the UAE from October 3 to 20, 2024.

The passenger vessel ‘Neduntharakai’ was ceremonially handed over to the Road Development Authority (RDA) in Delft yesterday (19), following the completion of full docking by the Sri Lanka Navy.

Israel says its warplanes have hit more than 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers and other ’’terrorist sites’’ including a weapons storage facility in southern Lebanon.

A 45-year-old man was shot and killed this morning near the Nedimala Cricket Ground in Dehiwala by two unidentified men on a motorcycle.

Founder of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and former Minister Basil Rajapaksa left for Dubai from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning, the airport Duty Manager said.