The National People’s Power says none of its candidates have any corruption charges or incidents of abuse of power against them.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa attended the special screening of the movie “The News  Paper”.

The Chairman of the Kalutara Urban Council (UNP) M. Ameer Nazeer arrested for forcibly entering a playground, unlawful assembly & for violating quarantine regulations on June 23.

An accomplice of underworld figure ‘Gagana’, who is currently in prison, has been arrested with twelve T56 assault rifles during a raid carried out by the STF Organized Crimes Unit.

Schools in Sri Lanka that were closed for more than three months due to the COVID-19 crisis, will re-open today.

UNP leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday called on the government to make a clear statement on whether or not it would sign the Millennium Challenge Corporation agreement with the United States.

The curfew that was in place in view of the COVID-19 pandemic has been completely lifted with effect from today (28), says the President’s Media Division.

Government Printer says that printing of ballot papers for the general election will be completed today.

From the second week of July, people failing to wear face masks in public places will be arrested and produced in courts for violating the quarantine regulations, Police said yesterday.

Leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sajith Premadasa says fuel concessions will be provided under a government led by him.

A commission will be appointed to look into the financial misconducts and irregularities in the loans provided by state banks during the government of Good Governance, says Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage says he has received a telephone call from the head of the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit.

Leader of the JVP Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the JVP revealed to the public that two stages of the Millennium Challenge Corporation agreement were signed by the former government.

A drug dealer, Ketawalapitiye Sampath, has been shot dead by police during a shootout at Gampaha, the Police Spokesman SSP Jaliya Senaratne said.