Category: Local News

Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation tendered an apology to UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa for airing a derogatory and fake news item of latter crossing over to the government. […]

Police in a random search have found a stock of 150 fake ballot papers in Matugama area a short while ago. […]

Ahead of presidential elections, US Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken with President Mahinda Rajapaksa and expressed concern over violence in parts of the country during campaigning. […]

The Colombo-Matara and Katunayake Expressways made toll free until 6pm today to facilitate voters travel, the Government Information Department said. […]

Voting for the presidential elections will commence at 7 a.m. today (08), and will conclude at 4 p.m. with 15,044,490 voters. […]

Younger brother of Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena was arrested by the police over his alleged involvement in connection with an attack on a residence of a ruling party Pradeshiya Sabha member in Aralaganwila, the police said. […]

Supporters of Sri Lanka’s ruling party has repeatedly violated election laws in the run-up to Thursday’s presidential vote and has largely got away with it because police have turned a blind eye, a local polling monitor said on Tuesday. […]

The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) President Gemunu Wijeratne addressing the media yesterday said that commencing tomorrow only 50 per cent of the private buses would operate. […]

Three supporters of the challenger for Sri Lanka’s presidency were injured by unidentified gunmen on Monday, the latest in a series of violent incidents ahead of the South Asian island nation’s election this week. […]

The District Court of Kaduwela issued an enjoining order against four television stations from broadcasting a programme titled “Janapathi Janahamuwa” or a programme of similar nature featuring President Mahinda Rajapakse. […]

Over a dinner of rice-flour pancakes with his trusted health minister one evening in November, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa observed with a grin that there would be no serious candidate to challenge him in the coming presidential election. […]

A 72 year old man who set himself ablaze in front of Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo has been rushed to National Hospital with severe burns. […]

Three people were injured when an unidentified person had fired shots at them while setting up a stage for an election rally of NDF presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena in Kahawatta last night. […]

All campaigning in connection with the forthcoming Presidential election will draw to a close at 12 midnight today (05) and all arrangements are in place for the conduct of a free and fair poll, the Election Commissioner announced. […]

The Special Task Force (STF) has been deployed in Aralaganwila after several incidents of violence and unrest have been reported in the area since last Monday (29). Police spokesman, SSP Ajith Rohana said that a special team had been dispatched to conduct investigations into the incidents. […]

Common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena has sent a letter of demand of Rs. 1000 million to the Independent Television Network, its Board of directors and Deputy General Manager of News Sudharman Radaliyagoda for allegedly causing damage to the election campaign and reputation of Mr. Sirisena. […]