Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s central bank on Tuesday raised fixed deposit rates for some savers aged over 60 to 12 percent, as promised in the 2015 budget and ahead of a Jan. 8 snap presidential poll. […]

The presidential election would be held as scheduled in every part of the country, including flood affected areas, Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said yesterday. […]

Nawa Sihala Urumaya Leader Sarath Manamendra has pledged his support to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the forthcoming presidential election, the government information department announced today. […]

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Sri Lanka’s main Tamil political party, has decided to support the Opposition’s Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the upcoming Presidential Election. […]

Former United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Tissa Attanayake will be questioned by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today (30) regarding the statement of a secret agreement between UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and Presidential Candidate Maithripala Sirisena. […]

Refuting allegations that Indian actor Salman Khan was paid to visit the country with a presidential election looming, Tharunyata Hetak Chairman and MP Namal Rajapaksa said no payments were made and that the actor was in the country in connection with his charities. […]

Bringing in Bollywood actor Salman Khan to campaign for President Mahinda Rajapaksa is a disgrace to the Sri Lankans, says UNP MP Dr. Harsha de Silva. […]

Ven. Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization has accused former Justice Minister and Sri Lanka Muslin Congress (SLMC) Leader Rauff Hakeem of being a “political prostitute” who stood up against the government at all the Presidential elections. […]

A group of artistes who were participating in a programme to muster support for Presidential Candidate of the New Democratic Front Maithripala Sirisena, have been attacked in Kumbukate, Kurunegala. […]

Heavy rains, floods, landslides and earth slips in Sri Lanka have affected 1,109,606 people belonging 308,770 families in 22 districts up to 9.00am today (29), the Disaster Management Centre said. […]

Common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena’s election office at Mahiyanganaya has been attacked last night, the Police media unit said. […]

Bollywood star Salman Khan is in Sri Lanka to prop up the incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa’s re-election bid, the first Indian actor to be roped in for a poll campaign in the country. […]

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress struck the biggest blow to President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s re-election hopes yesterday, when it finally stopped dithering over a decision and formally endorsed common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena yesterday. […]

Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday expressed confidence that presidential election could be held on January 8, 2015 as scheduled in spite of over a million people being displaced due to heavy rains and earth slips. […]

Twenty-four people have been killed and eight others are missing due to floods and mudslides caused by incessant rain around Sri Lanka over the past week, officials said Sunday. […]

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has decided to support Opposition Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the forthcoming Presidential Election, Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem announced. […]