Category: Local News

The Joint Opposition’s Presidential candidate Maithripala Srisena said yesterday that he would win the January 8th Presidential Election but would not step into the President’s House since he was committed to abolishing the Executive Presidency within 100 days. […]

UNP MP Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe paid the cash deposit at the Elections Secretariat a short while ago on behalf of Common Opposition Candidate Maithripala Sirisena for the January 8 Presidential Election. […]

India’s National Security Advisor Mr. Ajit Doval paid a courtesy call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning at the President’s House in Colombo. […]

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), a former coalition partner of the ruling UPFA government, has decided to support Common Opposition Candidate Mathripala Sirisena at the forthcoming Presidential Election, JHU General Secretary MP Patali Champika Ranawaka said. […]

A 45 year old mother and her 19 year old daughter has died following an earth-slip at the Loinen Estate in Bogawantalawe, Police spokesman confirmed a short while ago. The earth-slip has occurred due to the torrential downpour experienced in the area. […]

Sri Lanka has been listed among the top 10 coolest countries in the world to visit in 2015, by the Forbes magazine. […]

The Catholic Church Monday asked Sri Lankan authorities immediately to remove presidential election posters bearing the image of Pope Francis, who is scheduled to visit the island next month. […]

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to field Maithripala Sisirsena as the common Opposition candidate at the forthcoming Presidential Election had been signed by several political parties and civic groups today. […]

Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that the Sri Lankan government should give equal rights and opportunities to the Tamils by establishing a constitutional mechanism. […]

“In my Cabinet there are no Ministers who can be bought with dollars or pounds. The West is keen to see that the country is run by a spineless leader who is ready to dance to their tune. Certain countries want to create a puppet regime here. But, I must say that our people are […]

Sri Lanka’s opposition parties formally launched their bid Sunday to topple long-serving President Mahinda Rajapakse at January elections, with prayers and public meetings in the island’s old capital of Polonnaruwa. […]

Minister of Public Management Reforms Navin Dissanayake has resigned from his ministerial portfolio and said he had decided to support Common Opposition Candidate Maithripala Sirisena in the forthcoming Presidential Election. […]

Minister Navin Dissanayake says he has resigned from his Ministerial portfolio from all positions held under the Government. […]

The Australian government has intercepted another asylum seeker vessel at sea and directly returned 37 asylum seekers to Sri Lankan authorities using a controversial fast-track screening process. […]

Opposition Presidential Candidate Maithripala Sirisena yesterday said that he would protect the Rajapaksa family after winning the presidential poll on January 08. […]

United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) national list parliamentarian A.H.M. Azwer has resigned from Parliament today. His resignation was confirmed by Parliament Secretary General Dhammika Dasanayake. […]