Karu tipped to be Speaker

21 Aug 2015

8

Former minister Karu Jayasuriya is tipped to be appointed Speaker of the new parliament, on a decision of the United National Party (UNP).

Udaya Gammanpila at SIU

20 Aug 2015

5

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) General Secretary Udaya Gammanpila has arrived at the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) this morning to give a statement, police said.

SLFP agrees to join National Govt.

20 Aug 2015

18

The SLFP Central Committee today decided to form a national government with the UNP for two years with either party failing to secure an overall majority to form a government at this election.

Lal Kantha resigns as WPC member

20 Aug 2015

3

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) member of the Western Provincial Council K. D. Lal Kantha has resigned from his post in order to engage in trade union work full time, party sources said.

Handunnetti, Mayadunne nominated from JVP

20 Aug 2015

12

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has nominated former Auditor General Sarath Chandra Mayadunne and its defeated Matara District candidate Sunil Handunnetti as its national list MPs, party sources said.

Video: Shashi Weerawansa at FCID

20 Aug 2015

8

Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of MP Wimal Weerawansa arrived at the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) a short while ago to give a statement.

MS convenes SLFP CC meeting

20 Aug 2015

14

President Maithripala Sirisena has convened a meeting of the Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, scheduled for 9.00 am today, at his official residence in Colombo, to discuss the formation of a National government, informed sources said.

Remanded Premalal tops Ratnapura UPFA list

19 Aug 2015

11

Former Deputy Minister Premalal Jayasekara, who is still in remand custody, had topped the UPFA list in Ratnapura with 154,980 preferential votes, way ahead of W. D. J. Seneviratne who made it to the second place of the list with 90,472 votes.

MR, Akila top Kurunegala list

18 Aug 2015

4

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa who contested the parliamentary election in the Kurunegala District secured 423, 529 preferential votes while Akila Viraj Kariyawasam topped the UNP list with 286, 155 preferential votes.

Bonus seats: UNP 13, UPFA 12

18 Aug 2015

0

The Elections Department allocated the bonus seats as follows: UNP-13 seats; UPFA-12; JVP-2 and ITAK-2.

Range Bandara leads Puttalam list

18 Aug 2015

0

UNP’s Palitha Range Bandara topped the party’s Puttalam district list with 66, 960 preferential votes while Niroshan Perera (59, 337), Hector Appuhamy (55, 475), Shantha Abeysekara (36, 390) and Ashoka Priyantha (35, 418) placed at the second, third, fourth and fifth places respectively.

Kiriella tops Kandy list

18 Aug 2015

1

Lakshman Kiriella has topped the UNP list in Kandy with 199,046 preferential votes while Mayantha Dissanayake, Abdul Haleem, Rauff Hakeem, Lucky Jayawardane and Ananda Aluthgamage obtained preferential votes 111,190, 111, 011, 102,186, 67, 461, 67, 461 and 56, 625 respectively.

UNP tops Colombo, secures 11 seats

18 Aug 2015

4

The United National Party (UNP) obtained 640, 743 votes from Colombo district and won 11 seats while UPFA obtained 474, 063 votes with seven seats.

Man shot dead in Valachchenai

15 Aug 2015

6

A 35-year-old man was shot dead in Valachchenai by unidentified gunmen while he was riding his motorcycle this morning, police said.

63,000 police personnel on election duty

15 Aug 2015

6

Police Chief N.K. Ilangakoon said today 63,000 police personnel belonging to all ranks would be deployed on election duty in view of Monday’s general elections.

Sri Lanka stun India to claim first Test

15 Aug 2015

12

Rangana Herath picked up seven wickets in a sublime display of left-arm spin bowling to power Sri Lanka to a spectacular comeback win by 63 runs against India on the fourth day of the opening test at Galle today.

Daily Mirror News Alerts now on Whatsapp

15 Aug 2015

25

Daily Mirror readers can now sign up to get news alerts sent directly to their mobile phones with a new service using the messaging app ‘Whatsapp’.

Free access on Expressways on Election Day

15 Aug 2015

8

Motorists will be allowed to use all Expressways free-of-charge on Monday, August 17 to facilitate people who leave for their villages to cast their votes, the Highways and Investment Promotion Ministry said today.

Eve of the 69th Indian Independence Day

15 Aug 2015

2

Six LTTErs arrested in India

15 Aug 2015

13

Six LTTE men were arrested on Friday in central Kolkata by special task force.