Category: Local News

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte and his wife, Shashi Prabha Ratwatte, have been further remanded in connection with the use of a luxury vehicle (a Lexus SUV) that was illegally assembled and imported.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation is scheduled to meet with officials from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) today (November 18).

The swearing-in ceremony of Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers began this morning (November 18).

Several flights have been canceled due to technical issues with a few SriLankan Airlines planes at Katunayake Airport.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has announced the names of individuals nominated to fill the 18 National List MP seats won by the party in the 2024 parliamentary election in Sri Lanka.

Nineteen female candidates from the National People’s Power (NPP) and two from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) have been elected to Parliament through the 2024 Parliamentary Election in Sri Lanka.

The names of all Members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the 2024 Parliamentary Election in Sri Lanka have been officially published.

Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage announced today (November 16) that he is retiring from politics.

The Constitutional Council has approved the recommendation to appoint Justice Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando as the Chief Justice.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to present the government’s Policy Statement for the commencement of the 10th Parliament’s first session on November 21, 2024, at 11:30 AM.

BBC Sinhala has analyzed the remarkable victory of the National People’s Power (NPP) in the 2024 Parliamentary Election in Sri Lanka under the headline: ‘What is the message the people conveyed through the general election result?’

Vijitha Herath has set a record for the highest number of preferential votes in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election history, receiving 716,715 votes in the 2024 parliamentary election.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced the final results of the 2024 Parliamentary Election (General Election).

Several Members of Parliament who served in the previous Parliament have been defeated, according to the results of the 2024 Parliamentary Election in Sri Lanka released so far.

Official live results of Sri Lanka’s 2024 Parliamentary Election are now available on the Election Commission’s website.

The Sri Lanka Railway Department has announced the cancellation of 33 train journeys today (November 14), due to a shortage of train drivers and their assistants who did not report for duty.