Category: Local News

US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Jennifer R. Littlejohn will visit Sri Lanka, India, and the Maldives from August 17 to 31.

Sri Lanka’s Election Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake stated that even though the ballot paper is longer this year due to more candidates, the budget for the upcoming Presidential Election is still sufficient.

Sri Lanka’s Civil Security Department (CSD), under the Ministry of Defence, played a key role in ending the 30-year war and continues to contribute to development projects and society’s well-being.

The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai (KKS) near Jaffna in Sri Lanka, which was first launched in October 2023, resumed on Friday (August 16), after several delays.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defense has announced that it is now accepting applications from Members of Parliament (MPs) for the provision of repeater firearms as additional weapons.

34 political parties and alliances in Sri Lanka signed the ‘Puluwan Sri Lanka’ agreement at the Waters Edge Hotel in Battaramulla this morning (August 16).

After nominations were submitted for Sri Lanka’s upcoming Presidential Election, the Election Commission received three complaints about illegal propaganda.

A 26-year-old was shot dead at Pillayar Junction in Gemunupura, Sripura, early this morning (August 16).

The gas cylinder has been given as the voting symbol of Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is running as an independent candidate in the 2024 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s Department of Government Printing will start printing materials for the upcoming Presidential Election tomorrow (August 16).

The process of accepting nominations for Sri Lanka’s 2024 Presidential Election concluded a short while ago.

Nominations for Sri Lanka’s 2024 Presidential Election started today (August 15) from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Election Commission in Rajagiriya.

Officials, including the Secretary of the United Lanka Podujana Party (Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya), were arrested for soliciting a Rs. 30 million bribe from Janaka Ratnayake, the party’s presidential candidate and former PUCSL chairman.

The deadline for candidates to place deposits for the 2024 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka ended at 12 noon today (August 14).

Namal Rajapaksa, the presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), has signed his nomination papers to contest in the upcoming Presidential Election in Sri Lanka.

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan (T.M. Dilshan) has decided to support opposition leader and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming Presidential Election.