A positive voter turnout was reported in most of the districts by 10 am today, returning officers said.

A candidate contesting for the Local Government election was arrested in Thanamalvila while he was distributing leaflets in a car, Police said.

Police will not hesitate to shoot anyone who attempts to loot ballot boxes or act in a manner that will obstruct the holding of a free and fair election, Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.

Investigations on former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga will continue with the involvement of three ministries, a spokesman from the Prime Minister’s office said yesterday.

Voting for the Local Government election to elect 8,356 members to 341 local government bodies is now underway and ends at 4 this evening.  

Nearly 15.8 million voters will cast their votes today to elect 8,356 members to 341 local government bodies in a nationally important and decisive election to be held in Sri Lanka's recent political history.

Ten election monitors from four countries have arrived in the country to observe today's country-wide local government elections, the Elections Commission said yesterday.

The Medical Faculty Students’ Action Committee (MFSAC) today urged the government to absorb students belonging to the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) into State medical faculties in order that they can continue with the

A child was seen carrying ballot boxes from the polling centre situated at Pulathisipura National College of Education to another polling centre in Polonnaruwa today.

Operations at the American Center in Colombo which is being operated by the US government has returned back to normal, the US Embassy said a short while ago.

Arjun Aloysius’ wife, Anjalie Mahendran today rejected the news item that her husband had requested admission to the Prison Hospital.

The government today confirmed that former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga has been released by the UAE authorities but he has been prevented from leaving the territory of the UAE until investigations are concluded.

The night show at the National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwela which came to be a tourist attraction in will not be held today, tomorrow and the day after because of the Local Government Elections, Zoological Gardens Director General Dammika Malsingha

Police said today they had not been officially informed of the claim made by former envoy to Russia,Udayanga Weeratunga that he was released by INTERPOL.

W. P. S Kurera, a female candidate contesting for the Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha through the additional list of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, has been reported missing as of yesterday.

The American Center in Colombo which is being operated by the US government will remain closed until further notice, the US Embassy said today.

The US government has shut down for the second time this year after Congress failed to pass a key budgetary measure on time, BBC reported a short while ago.

The Prisons Department has turned down a request made by Arjun Aloysius to be admitted to the Prison Hospital citing he was suffering from a back pain.

Lasith Malinga, the veteran Sri Lankan pacer, on Thursday (February 8) dropped elaborate hints about his retirement plans, saying he was mentally done with international cricket.

The Attorney General’s Department today filed written submission at Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court against granting bail to Perpetual Treasuries Limited Owner Arjun Aloysius and its CEO Kasun Palisena.

Cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara yesterday refused reports of him backing a certain political party and said that he has no affiliation with any political party.

In a hard hitting letter to the two pro-LTTE British MPs, who demanded the withdrawal of Defence Attache Brigadier Priyankara Fernando’s diplomatic status, Minister Navin Dissanayake yesterday said Brigadier Fernando enjoys diplomatic immunity

The European Parliament has confirmed that Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Trinidad and Tobago were on the European Commission’s blacklist of countries at risk for acts of money-laundering.

Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake said that they would not be conducting an inquiry the actions of the Defence Attache of the Sri Lankan High Commission in UK Brigadier Priyanka Fernando after he was spotted making a throat slitting gesture towards pr

Police Media Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said they are yet to receive a report from the investigative team sent to the UAE in the backdrop of news reports that was circulating with regards to a claim alleged to have been made by former ambassador to R

A total of 500 individuals including 61 candidates had been arrested in connection with election law violations and complaints since December 09, 2017, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said today.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said today the Cabinet had amended the minimum standards for medical education despite Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s request to approve the minimum standards recommended by the Sri

State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene today lauded Minister Counsellor (Defence) Brigadier Priyankara Fernando of the Sri Lankan High Commission in UK, for giving a signal to the pro LTTE Diaspora members whom he said are not genuinely interest

Former Sri Lankan ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, who was detained in the UAE, today said he was released by the Interpol.

All liquor shops in the country would be closed on Local Government Election Day, February 10, Excise Commissioner General K H A Meegasmulla said today.