Ranil Wickremesinghe, the outgoing president who lost to Dissanayake in last month’s presidential election, is not contesting a parliamentary election for the first time since 1977. The Rajapaksa ...

is expected to be NPP’s main challenger alongside the New Democratic Front — a breakaway group from the party of the Raja­paksa family and backed by former president Ranil Wickremesinghe. Voters who ...

The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF) has called for public vigilance after recent reports revealed that Sri Lankans residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being trafficked ...

Wednesday 13th November, 2024 Prices of all varieties of rice are soaring and the large-scale millers are laughing all the way to the bank. Successive governments have vowed to tame the Millers’ Mafia ...

In a historic meeting that highlighted both environmental and social concerns, four Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs ...

Maligakanda Magistrate Lochani Abeywickrama has ordered the CID to question and record statements from former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Cabinet members over the procurement of ...

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa (SP), independent candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW) and Sri Lanka ...

A clash broke out between the supporters of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and former State Minister Kader Masthan, in the Pattanchichur area of Vavuniya, on Monday night (11), leaving two people ...

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday published the list of 527 candidates from 27 recognized political parties and two independent groups seeking National List seats in the 10th Parliament to be ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s victory at the presidential election of 21 Sept. was greeted with enthusiasm by a large segment of ...

THE country’s new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his three parliamentary seats to a house majority in elections on Thursday.

Maligakanda Chief Magistrate Lochani Abeywickrama has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to obtain statements from 18 former cabinet ministers, including former President Ranil ...