Australia crushed Sri Lanka by 134 runs to win their opening Twenty20 cricket international in Adelaide on Sunday.

A total of 1,835 complaints were received to the Elections Commission from October 8 to 26 regarding election law violations and violent activities, the Commission said.

A notorious drug trafficker known as Dilip Tharanga Hettiarachchi, alias ’Kudu Dileepa’, has been arrested with two firearms by the STF in Wellampitiya.

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed by the US-led forces in Syria.

Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera has dismissed his whole cabinet in order to form a new government and introduce social reforms demanded by protesters.

As part of India’s strategy of creating a new energy ecosystem for the neighbourhood, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is exploring to set up an overhead electricity link with Sri Lanka to supply power to the island nation.

Test veteran and current MCC President Kumar Sangakkara said that Sri Lanka is safe for England’s 2020 tour. He stated that the situation in the country has “improved dramatically’’, Republic World news agency reported.

One year after the 52-day political crisis, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said that the country has a responsibility to protect the democracy that was protected through the 19th Amendment.

While categorically refuting comments made by certain parties that National People’s Party (NPP) presidential candidate former Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake has decided to step down from his candidacy in support of another presidential candidate

The affidavit which has been submitted to California District Court by SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa is dangerous as it gives an opportunity for the international community to take the Sri Lankan Government before international court

The Election Commission said yesterday it would take steps to prevent election results being leaked to social media prior to the official results being released, an official said yesterday.

National People’s Power presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake launched his election manifesto in Colombo today.

Sources close to Minister Sagala Ratnayaka vehemently denied rumours that the Minister has decided to extend his support to SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said yesterday the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed to probe the Easter Sunday attacks has overlooked to mention in its report the failure of the government to prevent the attack.

The Attorney General’s Department is planning to file 10,000 indictments on charges of corruption, fraud and other crimes by December 31 this year, parliament sources said.

The polling cards for the 2019 presidential election would be distributed by post from today, the Deputy Postmaster General (Operations) D.A.R.K. Ranasinghe said.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday requested the people to give a mandate at the presidential election for a general election without delay.

National Democratic Front (NDF) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa yesterday pledged if elected to office to set up a special department for minor export crops and to provide a pair of shoes to every school-going child.

The police have launched an investigation into an incident that had taken place at the Elephant House Beverage Company in Ranala, Kaduwela, where its manpower employees had been allegedly threatened by some outsiders on Tuesday.

No harm has been done to the archaeological value of the Ruwanwelisaya stupa site or the stupa itself during the renovations, Archaeology Department’s Director-General Prof. P.B. Mandawala said.

Employers should grant leave to both public and private sector employees for the purpose of voting at presidential election on the basis of special full pay leave, Election Commission said today.

JVP propaganda secretary Vijitha Herath said today they were hopeful of several candidates contesting the upcoming presidential election extending their support to the National Peoples Power (NPP) candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Showery conditions over the island were expected to bring rains exceeding 100mm in coming days, Department of Meteorology said today.

Fifty-three members of the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF), who were arrested last evening during the protest carried out at the Lotus Roundabout in Colombo, were released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Ranga Dassanayake.

The Education Ministry had decided to grant a holiday for all Tamil medium schools on Monday (28) due to the Deepavali festival falling on Sunday (27).

The manifesto of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa has launched a short while ago at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre.

The Disaster Management Ministry has teamed up with the Election Commission to work out arrangements to conduct elections without any hindrance in the event of any possible disaster situation on the day of polling, an official said yesterday.

The election manifesto of SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be launched at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo at 9.30 am today, MP Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said.

New Democratic Front Presidential Candidate Sajith Premadasa yesterday pledged to impose death sentence on terrorists and drug offenders.

The Elections Commission gave a strict warning to heads of state media institutions to adhere to the media guidelines in covering the presidential polls an official said yesterday.