ITAK Leader R. Sampanthan has received the highest preferential votes in the Trincomalee District with 24, 488 votes followed by UNP’s M.S. Thaufee who received 23,588 votes.

Sri Lanka’s first post-war parliament must get rid of draconian emergency laws that have allowed for decades of widespread human rights abuses, international human rights defenders, Amnesty International said. 

The UPFA, following the re-poll today has won the General Elections in Trincomalee by polling in 59,784 votes and winning 2 seats while the UNP came in second with 39,691 votes with one seat followed by ITAK with 33,268 votes and 1 seat.

The voter turn out at the Nawalapitiya and Kumburupitiya electorates has ended satisfactorily with over 50% casting their votes in Nawalapitiya and 46% casting their votes in Kumburupitiya, election monitors said.

The Buddhist convert to Islam, Sara, alias Malani Perera who had written two books about her conversion from Buddhism to Islam and was in detention on the orders of the Defence Secretary from March 19  was released today on bail by the

The Foreign Ministry has instructed all Sri Lankan Missions in Europe to take necessary action to render suitable consular assistance to Sri Lankan nationals who are currently stranded in European capitals due to the volcanic eruptions in Iceland.

The journalism and business studies faculty at the Trincomalee University has been closed with immediate effect following an incident at the faculty where students had attempted to attack a lecturer and cut power at the rector’s office.

The second Court Martial that resumed its sittings today to hear charges against General Sarath Fonseka is to receive written submissions from both defence counsel and prosecution by April 30 before its next sitting on May 4.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) informed the Colombo Magistrate today that Sicille Kotelawela, wife of Ceylinco Chairman Lalith Kotelawala is believed to be in Singapore.

The voter turn out at the General Elections re-poll in the Nawalapitiya and Kumburupitiya electorates has been satisfactory so far with a 40% voter turn out according to election monitors.

The Acting Secretary General of Parliament Dhamika Kithulegoda has written to Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to take necessary steps for General Sarath Fonseka to attend the inaugural session of Parliament on Thursday.

All flights scheduled to depart and arrive at the Katunayake International Airport from London, Paris, Frankfurt and Rome have been cancelled today as a result of the volcanic ash over the skies of Europe, Airport authorities told Daily Mirro

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader and Nawalapitiya candidate Rauff Hakeem told Daily Mirror online that he had complained to the police of thugs roaming outside some polling booths in Nawalapitiya this morning.

Brisk voting could be seen in the Kumburupitiya electorate for the re-poll since voting began this morning with fairly large queues seen outside the poling centers. So far there have not been any incidents of  violation of election laws

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The General Elections re-poll in Nawalapitiya in the Kandy District and Kumburupitiya in the Trincomalee district is now underway. Voting will continue till 4pm this evening. The re-poll is being conducted amidst tight security in both electorates

Polls monitors met candidates contesting the General Elections re-poll in the Nawalapitiya electorate late last night and urged them to maintain normalcy in today’s polls. Candidates met include S.B. Dissanayaka and Mahindananda Aluthgamage

The Foreign Ministry yesterday instructed the Immigration and Emigration Department to extend the visas of foreigners compelled to stay back in the country due to the cancellation of flights to Europe.

Results from the re-poll in the Nawalapitiya and Kumburupitiya electorates is scheduled to be released by the respective election secretariats by midnight tomorrow, elections officials said. Officials also requested voters to cast their votes earl

The Post Master General has requested the public to refrain from sending mails and packages to European countries via air-mail, till the smoke and ash from the Icelandic volcano reduces and air travel resumes.

UPFA candidate Mahindananda Aluthgamage has charged that three government ministers were among those responsible for the polls in the Nawalapitiya electorate being annulled and a re-poll being called tomorrow AUDIO

The second Court martial of General Sarath Fonseka which was held today will be continued tomorrow at 9.30am, Military Spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe told Daily Mirror online.

Ten houses were damaged in Anuradapura during the past 24 hours due to strong wind conditions. More strong winds and rain can be expected in different parts of the country because of the Inter Monsoon season, Disaster Management Center said

President Mahinda Rajapakse who met the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Trees this morning had discussed about the appointment of the new speaker in Parliament, sources close to Mr. Wickremasighe told Daily Mirror.

Three international flights scheduled to arrive and depart at the Katuanayaka International airport were cancelled this morning as a result of the volcanic ash in the air over Europe. Two flights scheduled to depart and one scheduled to arrive w

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R.Sambanthan says his party is ready to “work closely” with the government if it puts forward a political solution acceptable to the Tamil community within an undivided Sri Lanka

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) claimed today that General Sarath Fonseka did not need the Defence Ministry’s permission to attend the inaugural session of the new Parliament on the 22nd of April.

Police officers who have gone on leave for the Avurudu season have been recalled in lieu of the upcoming re-poll of the General Election in Kumburupitiya, Trincomalee  police sources told Daily Mirror online.

Head of the police elections unit DIG Gamini Navaratna today warned that there are attempts by some groups to mislead the public about the actual situation in Nawalapitiya and Kumburupitiya by giving the impression there is violence and tension.

The Indian government will open a  visa application collection center in Jaffna on 5th May, the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Ashok K. Kantha said a short while ago at an event in Jaffna. India has a High Commission in Colombo.