Nine government officials in the Hambantota district have been banned from participating in election duties following ...

A total of 116 representatives from various international election observation organizations have arrived in Sri Lanka to ...

A Police Sergeant has been arrested for accepting a bribe worth Rs. 5,000.According to the Commission to Investigate ...

A 45-year-old man was fatally shot by two assailants on a motorcycle at approximately 8 AM today. The victim, an employee of ...

Sri Lanka announced that it has reached Agreements in Principle on the restructuring of approximately USD$ 17.5 billion of ...

The transportation of ballot boxes and officials to polling stations for the 2024 presidential election commenced this ...

Sri Lankan transport authorities have announced that special transport services are in operation today to facilitate voters ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has removed five state ministers, including Geetha Kumarasinghe, with immediate effect. The others include Shasheendra Rajapaksa, Amith ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Election Commission has reported receiving a total of 3,223 complaints related to the ongoing presidential election. The majority of these complaints, 3,128 in total, pertain ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Maligakanda Magistrate Lochani Abeywickrama on Wednesday (11) ordered the release of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who was remanded for eight months in connection ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); At the "Ranil ta Puluwan" (Ranil Can) rally in Ruwanwella, President Ranil Wickremesinghe delivered a scathing critique of his political opponents, Sajith Premadasa and Anura ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The upgraded railway line between Mahawa and Anuradhapura is set to open on the 12th of this month. Sri Lanka Railways announced that a test run of the route will be conducted on ...