Voters waiting at polling stations in various parts of the Colombo and Gampaha districts since this morning to cast their votes. Pix by Nisal Baduge and Kushan Pathiraja

An official attached to the Panama Muslim Maha Vidyalaya polling booth in Kobeigane has died inside a toilet and his body was recovered this morning.

Due to the increase in mosquito breeding places following the recent inclement weather, the Modara Municipal Council carried out fumigation to control dengue mosquito breeding. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

A total of 33 train services will be cancelled today due to the absence of train drivers and driver assistants, the Railways Department said.

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith cast his vote at Carey College, Colombo. He urged the people to cast their vote.

The first election results of the 2024 parliamentary elections will be released by 10 p.m. today, Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake said.

The Disaster Management Center (DMC) and the Election Commission are implementing a special joint mechanism to manage disruptions during election week, the DMC announced yesterday.

As the country prepares for today’s general election, law enforcement authorities have mobilized a massive security operation to ensure a peaceful and orderly process.

Sri Lankans will vote for the election of MPs to the country’s tenth Parliament today, the first to be constituted after President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office. The last parliamentary election was conducted in August, 2020 when the country

Sri Lanka’s rupee is projected to remain on a ‘very comfortable terrain’ in the coming years, with the gross foreign exchange reserves standing to top the US $ 12 billion mark before the capital repayments to the creditors begin in 2029, accord

Sri Lanka’s estate sector community is likely to receive significant multinational support, with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) looking to extend its assistance to improve the social and economic conditions of the estate communit

A 47-year-old man was killed after being struck by lightning in Medawachchiya this afternoon.

At least ten train services will be cancelled tomorrow due to the absence of train drivers and driver assistants, the Railways Department said.

Aryan Bangar, the son of former Indian cricketer and Batting Coach Sanjay Bangar, has courageously transitioned from male to female and now goes by the name Anaya Bangar.

The government has announced a new initiative to issue copies of birth, marriage and death certificates to Sri Lankans living abroad through Sri Lankan embassies, aimed at providing greater convenience to the expatriate community, the President’s M

The United States embassy in Sri Lanka today rescinded the travel restrictions for Arugam Bay on October 23.

The Election Commission has advised the public to refrain from photographing or filming any polling-related activities and uploading such images or videos on social media.

The Alumni Association of the Bachelor of Labour Education (BLE) held its Annual General Meeting on November 10, 2024, at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute, where the President and Executive Committee for the 2024/25 ter

A bus carrying ballot boxes from Southlands College, Galle to polling stations collided with a car today.

People in India’s capital Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog as the air quality deteriorated to severe levels in the city.

There is a possibility of thundershowers exceeding 100 mm tomorrow after 2 p.m, Deputy Director of the Meteorology Department, Meril Mendis said.

The Kahathuduwa Police launched an investigation following a complaint filed by a photographer from the Presidential Media Division (PMD), alleging that he was receiving threatening phone calls from the former Director General of the PMD.

The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the new government intends to review the Extraordinary Gazette notification issued by former Wildlife Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, which altered the boundaries of the Vidataltivu Nature Res

The Election Commission announced that the distribution of ballot boxes and essential stationery for the 2024 General Elections commenced today.

Ballot boxes for tomorrow’s parliamentary election being transported to polling stations from D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo today. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

A Korean tourist who had attempted to take a selfie from a moving train ended in disaster.

The presence of a large number of candidates has cost the election authorities dearly in terms of additional expenses for extra counting centres, documentation work, and ballot paper printing, an official said yesterday.

A 32-year-old Sierra Leone national who attempted to smuggle in cocaine worth nearly Rs. 13 million through the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) was arrested on suspicion of trafficking narcotics.

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Elon Musk to lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) for his incoming administration.