Five former Sri Lankan soldiers who joined the Russian military and crossed the border were arrested by Ukrainian authorities and are now prisoners of war, according to a source.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has said that although the All-Island Grama Niladhari Officers’ Association had previously agreed to handle all duties related to the Presidential Election without issues, they will negotiate with the association again.

Sri Lanka’s former Minister of Sports, Roshan Ranasinghe, has announced his candidacy for the upcoming Presidential Election.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka received 320 complaints about the upcoming Presidential Election by yesterday evening (August 10).

Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle, Gampaha District Member of Parliament from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), stated that she will support Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming presidential election.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has agreed to provide Sri Lanka with Rs. 7.2 billion to support market-driven growth, environmental sustainability, resilience, and good governance, according to State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe.

The Sri Lanka Mahajana Party has decided to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming Presidential Election.

An unidentified male body was found floating in the Kelani River near the old market in the Grandpass police division.

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has resigned as Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today (August 9).

The Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation announced today (August 09) that egg imports will resume within the next 10 days.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ruled today (August 09) that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) decision to expel Ministers Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara from the party is lawful, resulting in the loss of their parliamentary seats and ministerial portfolios.

Two more candidates placed their cash deposits today (August 8) with the Election Commission of Sri Lanka for the upcoming Presidential Election, bringing the total number of candidates to 24.

Former DIG Vass Gunawardena, his son Ravindu Sameera Vaas Gunawardena, and three others were sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court for abducting and assaulting Dhanushka Nipuna Ramanayaka, a student at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) in Malabe, on August 4, 2009.

Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi has decided to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming presidential election, where he is running as an independent candidate.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (August 8) ordered the acquittal of former Prisons Commissioner Emil Ranjan Lamahewa, who had been sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar for the killing of prisoners on November 9, 2012.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (August 8) confirmed the death sentences previously imposed on former DIG Vaas Gunawardena, his son Ravindu Gunawardena, and four others, who were convicted of abducting and murdering businessman Mohamed Siyam in 2013 in the Dompe area.