The Colombo District Court today issued an enjoining order preventing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Central Committee from holding meetings without the permission of Party Leader President Maithripala Sirisena.

Veteran musician Wilbert Anthony had passed away this morning at his residence in Negombo. He was 72 at the time of his death.

A man and a woman were arrested by the Kaduwela Police this morning following a fracas the woman had with traffic Police at Malabe last evening, Police Spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said the reply to the speech made by President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday would be given on July 17 in Anuradhapura.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had assumed duties as the Leader of the UPFA Election Operation Committee at a special meeting of the UPFA Election Operation Committee today at the SLFP Headquarters, MEP Leader Dinesh Gunawardane said.

The membership of SLFP defectors, including Ministers Rajitha Senaratne, M.K.D.S. Gunawardane and Hirunika Premachandra, contesting for general election from the UNP would be suspended today, SLFP Media Coordinator Thilanga Sumathipala said.

The staff of Customs Revenue Task Force today seized seven wooden boxes with illicit cigarettes, shoes, deodorant bottles and eye liners worth more than Rs.10million, Customs Spokesperson Lesley Gamini said.

A special meeting of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Central Committee would be held today at party head office, sources said.   

Following an invitation from the Sri Lanka authorities, the European Union has today started the deployment of an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Sri Lanka to observe the Parliamentary Elections scheduled for 17 August 2015.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who kicked off the election campaign of the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) in Kandy this evening requested the people to have pity on former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and his loyalists and stop

UPFA candidate Nishantha Muthuhettigama said today he was ready to cooperate with Southern Provincial Councillor Geetha Kumarasinghe and carry out his election campaign in a peaceful manner despite certain incidents which had happened in the past.

Southern Provincial Councillor Geetha Kumarasinghe said today the drug menace in the country could not be eliminated by refusing nominations to a few MPs charged with involvement in drug trafficking.

Litro Gas Lanka Limited (LGLL) today announced that the price of a 12.5 Kg Litro gas cylinder would be reduced by Rs. 100 from midnight today.

President Maithripala Sirisena said he would remain neutral at the general election and won’t back former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He said that he is against Mr. Rajapaksa and that there are many seniors he could appoint as Prime Minister i

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, who leads the UNP's Kurunegala district team, vowed to defeat former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in Kurunegala similar to that of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was considered invincible but was defeated at Wa

The UPFA said today it would win easily at the general election because the 6.2 million who voted for President Sirisena at the presidential election would not vote for the UNFGG though 5.8 million who voted for Mahinda Rajapaksa would do so.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa should not treat each other as enemies when contesting the general elections, Bodu Jana Peramuna (BJP) Leader and BBS General Secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera said toda

The newly formed United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) is made up of several politicians who were displaced in the wake of President Maithripala Sirisena deciding to nominate Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said tod

Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have been suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years with regards to the spot-fixing scandal, the Justice Lodha panel said in its verdict on Tuesday.

Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake's son Shaveen is contesting the upcoming general election from the Colombo District as an independent candidate under the 'flashlight symbol'.

A large stock of Australian cows was off loaded at the Magampura, Hambantota Mahinda Rajapaksa Port today. The stock of farm animals, 1250 in total, was handed over to the State farm at Ridiyagama, Ambalantota.

The Fundamental Rights Petition filed by Supreme Court Judge Sarath De Abrew was withdrawn today, after Counsel informed court that there was no danger of imminent arrest of the judge.

Western Provincial Council Chief Minister Prasanna Ranatunga and his wife were granted bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate when they were appeared in court today on charges of threatening a businessman demanding money and accepting a part of the amou

A group of rehabilitated LTTE combatants will contest the August 17th General Elections as an independent group for the Jaffna District.

The United National Party (UNP) said today they would secure a landslide victory at the parliamentary election similar to the UNP election victory in 1977.

The national lists of the UNP and UPFA were announced by the respective parties today after handing over party nominations lists at district secretariats.