The political journey of the National Peoples Movement (NPM) would not end after the November 16, NPM presidential candidate and former Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake said they had decided to move forward ahead of parliamentary elections.

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Deputy Leader Madumadawa Aravinda has resigned from all the party positions he held in the party.

A -24-year old man was killed when an unidentified gunman who arrived on a motorbike opened fire at him at Jampettah Street in Kotahena this evening, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.

Gamini Viyangoda and Prof. Chandraguptha Thenuwara, who filed the writ petition against former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s dual citizenship, yesterday complained to the CID that they were facing death threats in the wake of filing the pe

The OIC Crimes and OIC Administration attached to the Fort Police Station have been interdicted on charges of circulating a fake letter to several hotels in Colombo concerning a security matter, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) would take its final decision on the upcoming presidential election tomorrow, SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara said today.

The Attorney General’s Department of Singapore is considering the Sri Lankan Government’s request to extradite former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, Attorney General’s coordinating officer Nishara Jayaratne said.

Heavy traffic was reported around the Sethsiripaya complex in Battaramulla due to a protest launched by the All Island Samurdhi Development and Agricultural Research Union.

The ballot paper of the Presidential Election-2019 would be two feet long, the Elections Commission said. In total, 35 candidates are contesting the upcoming presidential election.

The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) said that it had received a total of 103 complaints by today.

A mother and daughter were arrested by Customs officers early morning, with more than one-kilogramme narcotic drug methamphetamine (ice) worth Rs.25.5 million, Customs Director and Acting Spokesman Lal Weerakoon said.

UK’s counter-terror police have arrested four Sri Lankans after arriving at Luton Airport on suspicion of being members of a banned organisation.

One has to ensure the victory of goodness at the forthcoming presidential election and prevent evil from coming into our society, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told the national legal forum held last Sunday in Colombo, organised by the UNP Lawy

SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa said his economic plans were people-centric and aimed at uplifting everyone’s living standards.

UNP MP Hirunika Premachandra denied reports which said she was trying to forcibly enter the election office today and ultimately ended up among a large crowd of SLPP supporters.

While rejecting the statement made by Minister Rajitha Senaratne that the JVP was planning to go to court over SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s dual citizenship, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said it was a sinister move to mis

At least 20 people were injured when their Deniyaya bound SLTB bus from Colombo collided head-on with a private bus at Kudake Junction on the Galle-Deniyaya Main Road this evening, police said.

The National People’s Power (NPP) will contest the forthcoming presidential election under the ‘compass’ symbol which is ideal to lead the country to a new direction, its presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Presidential candidate of the UNP led alliance, Sajith Premadasa, pledged to rectify shortcomings in the legal sector and develop the infrastructure needed by the judiciary.

A 52-year-old man died after he fell from the Sethsiripaya building in Battaramulla this morning.

Two suspects were arrested while they were transporting 50 kilograms of heroin worth Rs. 500 million in a jeep on the Southern Expressway (E01) this morning, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

The indefinite strike action launched by railway trade unions for 12 days was called off a short while ago after a discussion held with President Maithripala Sirisena this morning.

All 35 nominations submitted for the presidential elections were accepted by the Elections Commissions, Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said.

Thirty-five candidates have handed over their nominations to the Elections Commission to contest the presidential election, Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya announced a short while ago.

Accepting nominations for the upcoming presidential poll began this morning at the office of the National Elections Commission (NEC).

The SLFP district and electoral organisers will be called to Colombo once again today to obtain their views on whether the SLFP must support the SLPP or contest the presidential poll separately because the party’s central committee met on Saturday

The Elections Commission has requested all government servants including semi-government servants to refrain from indefinite strikes as trade union action during the presidential election period.

More than 80 per cent of local government members of the United National Freedom Front (UNFF) led by Uva Province Governor Maithri Gunarathne have expressed their solidarity with United National Front (UNF) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa.

Issues, if there are any, pertaining to UNP leadership could be amicably resolved in the same way which the question with regard to the presidential candidate was solved after the presidential election, Non-Cabinet Minister Ajith P. Perera said today

A special traffic and security plan would be implemented in the vicinity of the Elections Commission in Rajagiriya tomorrow as the handing of nomination papers for the forthcoming presidential election will be held, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunaseke