Sri Lanka continues to stand tall in the high human development category. However, latest data by the United Nations shows that the momentum is slowing, with regional peers closing in fast.

Sri Lanka’s democracy has developed and has become just like what you see in the countries such as UK as only a few have turned up to vote in the local government elections compared to elections in the recent past, former President Ranil Wickremesi

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) secured control of the Akurana Pradeshiya Sabha with 14,638 votes and 13 seats.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has won a majority of seats in 200 out of 258 local government bodies where results have been released so far.

US and Chinese officials are set to start talks this week to try to deescalate a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.

Several Asian airlines said on Wednesday they were re-routing or cancelling flights to and from Europe because of fighting between India and Pakistan.

The National People’s Power (NPP), which ate into the heartlands of the traditional Tamil and Muslim parties in the North and the East, has suffered a setback this time.

The Frontline Socialist Party (FLSP) has been able to almost double its share of vote base at the Local Government elections compared to its past performances, according to the party’s Education Secretary Pubudu Jayagoda.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has come up with a picture of a chess board in his Facebook account, indicating that there could be discussions or that dealings will be on the cards to form administrations of local bodies.

The National People’s Power (NPP) is leading decisively in the Local Government elections with 43.44% of the votes and with 3,412,883 votes counted so far.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has recorded victories in multiple local government bodies, solidifying its political presence in both the Kegalle and Anuradhapura districts.

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has claimed significant victories in the recently concluded local government elections in the Jaffna District, securing control of the Chavakachcheri, Nallur, and Walikamam-West Pradeshiya Sabhas.

Several Indian planes have been shot down, and some soldiers have been taken prisoner, Pakistan officials have said, after India claimed it attacked nine militant hideouts in Pakistan.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has already begun discussions with other parties to form administrations in local bodies where the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) has become a minority, SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), which was reduced to rubble at the last General Elections with just three per cent of votes, has made some gains at this Local Government elections.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has been unable to secure an absolute majority at the Colombo Municipal Council, the largest municipality of Sri Lanka, according to a post on X by Opposition MP Mujibur Rahman.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has secured significant victories in local authorities across Sri Lanka. The party claimed control of the Ja-Ela Urban Council in the Gampaha District and the Chilaw Pradeshiya Sabha in the Puttalam District, stren

The National People’s Power (NPP) has claimed control of three major local authorities in the Gampaha District. The party secured victories in the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha, the Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha, and the Peliyagoda Urban Council, further st

The Opposition parties have been able to outnumber the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) in a number of local authorities.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has claimed the Kalpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha in the Puttalam District, while the National People’s Power (NPP) secured both the Puttalam Municipal Council in the same district and the Hanguranketha Pradeshiya Sabha in

The National People’s Power has secured victories in the Puttalam, Nawagaththegama, and Anamaduwa Pradeshiya Sabhas within the Puttalam District.

India attacked nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday with at least three deaths reported, and Pakistan said it was mounting a response as the worst fighting in years erupted between the longstanding enemies.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has won the Ampara Urban Council and Bope Poddala Pradeshiya Sabha with majority.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has recorded victories in the both the Hambantota Pradeshiya Sabha and the Hikkaduwa Urban Council.

A police officer assigned to provide security to a residence near Athulathmudali Maha Vidyalaya in Matugama fired a warning shot into the air this evening, police said.

A Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate contesting for the Deraniyagala Pradeshiya Sabha was hospitalised after having been stabbed by an unidenfied person at Dikwella Kanda today, the Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CAFE) said today.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has emerged victorious in the Wattegama Urban Council election earning eight seats in the council.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has claimed victory in the Balangoda Urban Council in the Ratnapura District, obtaining 4,833 votes and securing seven seats.

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced steep cuts in the number of top-ranked officers in his latest move to streamline the world’s most powerful military.

The Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) has claimed victory in the Manthai East Pradeshiya Sabha in the Mullaitivu District.