Category: Local News

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa called on Monday for parliament to be dissolved and fresh elections to be held after a party backed by him won local council polls in the strongest rebuff yet to the unity government.

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa who was away in America is expected to return to Sri Lanka today (12).

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) cruised to a resounding victory at Saturday’s local government elections (LG) by winning 2,901 seats and bagging 222 local government bodies out of 304

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that he acknowledges everyone who pledged their support at the 2018 Local Government election.

Official election results of Local Authorities Election – 2018 Sri Lanka

President Maithreepala Sirisena casts his vote in this morning, at the local government election in the poling center at sri vidhyaloka vihara new town,Polonnaruwa.

The speculations surrounding the release of former Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine, Udayanga Weeratunga, by a Dubai Court was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) yesterday (9).

Everything is in place to conduct the much awaited ‘Local Government Elections 2018’ today.

A National Inquiry Center to investigate complaints on election irregularities will function on the day of election, 10th February, the Chairman of the Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya said.

The European Parliament has confirmed that Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Trinidad and Tobago were on the European Commission’s blacklist of countries at risk for acts of money-laundering.

Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera has instructed the CID to initiate an investigation into a fake letter that is currently circulating on social media, under his name.

A new speed-detecting system will be setup on Expressways from February 14, so that speeding drivers could be fined at the exit points, Expressway Operation Maintenance and Management Division said.

Two senior lawyers have been appointed to work on the legal procedure for the extradition of Udayanga Weeratunga now held in Dubai to Sri Lanka, Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya said.

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday even though they would not be able to restore the economy that has collapsed just by winning the Local Government elections, they were using it as a stepping stone to gaining power in 2020.

President Maithripala Sirisena has revoked the suspension of Brigadier Priyanka Fernando from duties as the Minister Counsellor (Defence) attached to the Sri Lanka High Commission in London, Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake said.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the Minister Counsellor (Defence) attached to the Sri Lanka High Commission in London has been suspended with immediate effect and that inquiries will be initiated into the alleged incident involving him.