The Election Commission says 13 candidates have placed deposits to contest at the upcoming Presidential Election.

The United National Party (UNP) has presented a youthful candidate for the upcoming presidential election to fulfill the aspirations of the young generation, party leader, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe pointed out yesterday.

The TNA, yesterday, asked the UNP to reveal what its presidential candidate, Sajith Premadasa, would do to fulfil what it called the aspirations of Tamils in the North and East and his plans to introduce a new Constitution, with more devolution, if it was to back him.

A Sri Lankan court said Monday that it would hear a petition challenging presidential hopeful Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s citizenship.

The Embilipitiya Magistrate’s Court ordered the arrest of United National Party Parliamentarian Hesha Vithanage for failing to appear before Court today over the hearing of a case.

The Court of Appeal has decided to support the petition, which was filed this morning (30) against recognizing former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as a citizen of Sri Lanka, before the three-judge bench on the 2nd of October.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told a gathering of civil society leaders and activists yesterday that everyone should work for the victory of the Presidential candidate of the United National Front to take forward the freedom and democracy restored by the present Government.

Former Army Commander Gen. (retd) Mahesh Senanayake, who led the Army’s response to the wave of extremist suicide bombings last Easter Sunday, has announced his candidacy in the forthcoming Presidential elections.

President Maithripala Sirisena said, in Polonnaruwa, on Saturday, that he had no intention of retiring from politics though the next presidential election was around the corner.

The monthly salary of all public servants will be increased by a minimum of 3,000 rupees and, a maximum of 24,000 rupees per month effective from January 2020, a statement said.

Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith says that one of the reasons why Sri Lanka is unable to move forward is due to the fact that today’s society has become corrupt.

National Democratic Front (NDF) Presidential nominee Sajith Premadasa insisted yesterday that he had not agreed to any conditions to become the candidate.

Wildlife officials found three more dead wild elephants in central Sri Lanka Saturday, raising the number believed to have been poisoned by angry villagers to seven.

SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he would not only lessen the tax burden imposed on the people but would also introduce a stable and a simple tax system in order to create a conducive environment for the business community.

The current trade union action by the Railways Department is politically-motivated, claimed State Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Ashok Abeysinghe yesterday (27).

President Maithripala Sirisena held discussions with senior Police officers at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (27).