While describing yesterday’s local government election as peaceful, police said armed security personnel will be stationed at counting centres across the country until the final results are officially released.

Sri Lanka’s main election monitoring body, People’s Action for Free and Fair Election (PAFFREL), has requested the Election Commission to inquire into the complaint that Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya violated the election by asking her party

It is the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) who should be worried about a possible court case and an investigation on the Batalanda detention camp, United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said.

A three-member committee has been appointed to investigate the sudden death of a second-year student at the Sabaragamuwa University, who reportedly committed suicide following an alleged incident of ragging.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake urged trade unions not to struggle for petty demands, while calling on them to shed their old attitudes.

China is among the countries which are ready to help Sri Lanka join the BRICS coalition in the future, a bloc with economies which account for an estimated 37.3% of global gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity, Daily Mirror learns.

Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa admitted that there seems to be a mistake in the figures presented by National People’s Power (NPP) MP Nilanthi Kottahachchi about the cost of text messages sent by the

While responding to Ranil Wickremesinghe’s allegation as to how President Anura Kumara Dissanayake came to know of his correspondence with the Bribery Commission, Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday the

Referring to a remark made by Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa that he had uploaded a post on social media about his non-availability to testify before the Bribery Commission, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he

P. Shashikala (47), a Ceylon Workers Congress candidate for the Haliela Pradeshiya Sabha, died and six others were seriously injured after lightning struck a group of workers in Neluwawatta, Ettampitiya on Monday evening. The injured

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to procure 152 megawatts of electricity generated from ground-mounted solar panel systems through an international competitive bidding process, as part of the government’s long-

Defying Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) investigation report on Easter Sunday attacks which confirms that Zahran Hashim and his team were ISIS members will create unwanted issues, Former President Ranil

Nearly 625 tonnes of unsorted garbage collected during the cleaning process in Kandy, following the ten-day exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic at Dalada Maligawa, is to be incinerated using the burner at the Colombo Municipal Council, Kandy Muni

Former President yesterday asked how President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was aware of correspondence he had with the Bribery Commission on negotiating a date for him to testify before it.

Despite the hardening of stance earlier on the reservation of Galle Face Green for political work, the National People’s Power (NPP) has decided to hold its May Day rally there this year.

The Front -line Socialist Party charged that the government is planning to alienate 51 per cent of equity held by a Japanese firm at Colombo Dockyard Company to an Indian company.

Devotees who visited Kandy during the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic have haphazardly disposed more than 600 tonnes of garbage into the environment by 12.00 noon yesterday.

The Picture Archiving and Communication System (PAC System) at the National Hospital has been out of service for the past two weeks leading to the suspension of appointment scheduling for CT and MRI scans, sources said.

The Ministry of Justice and National Integration has made post-mortem examinations mandatory for all deaths of children under the age of five.

Ananda Pathirana, a well-known businessman in Sri Lanka’s ornamental fish export industry, and his wife, Princy Pathirana, were abducted on Wednesday during a visit to Bangladesh, and the perpetrators, identified as an extortion

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Sri Lankan authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the Fourth Review of Sri Lanka’s reform programme, enabling Sri Lanka to access to US$344 million, upon the Executive

Matara Magistrate Aruna Indrajith Buddhadasa yesterday (25) directed the Attorney General to initiate proceedings before the Court of Appeal against suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is accused of contempt of court for

The Western Province has recorded the highest number of Chikungunya cases in the country this year, according to official data released by health authorities.

“We believe those we factcheck deserve the benefit of the doubt and that their responses should be given the highest consideration”

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has questioned the government’s assertion that it has successfully influenced the United States to change its stance on reciprocal tariffs.

Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) are working hard to keep Kandy city clean as large crowds arrive to see the Tooth Relic of The Buddha.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said that there is a great mismatch between what the government promised before the elections and delivered after.

Whilst the government seemed to be totally confused when it comes to handling the economy, it has been successful in uttering falsehoods to the gullible public, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva said yesterday.

The government’s action of giving unrealistic promises and working against the framework provided by 15 legislations, which were enacted by the previous regime, will lead to the downfall of the nation, United National Party (UNP) Chairman Wajira

The National People’s Power (NPP) has fulfilled the most expected and key promise of changing the political culture in the country, where perks and privileges of politicians, including the President, have been cut down while putting a stop to fraud