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Former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has returned to the island today (05). The former president had gone to Dubai for a holiday on December 26 and has returned to the island after completing that visit.

Trade Minister Nalin Fernando says that while some in the government are saying that there is no money to hold the local government elections, they will import eggs from abroad in the coming week. The minister said that an egg...

The opposition leader Sajith Premadasa said that the government has no money to hold elections, but it has money to compensate the MPs. The opposition leader said this while attending a ceremony held in Giriba.

Mayantha Dissanayake, MP, said that if the elections are postponed, Sri Lanka will not receive the assistance of the International Monetary Fund. He said this while addressing a press conference held in Colombo.

Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa recently met with Tamil National Alliance leader R. Sampanthan. R. Sampanthan, leader of the Tamil National Alliance, stated that former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa paid him a friendly visit and inquired about his well-being.

Yesterday, several national media had reported a wonderful news saying that there was a division in the Election Commission and due to that there was a problem with the conduct of the vote. But it was a special event that...

The Central Bank yesterday laid out its short to medium-term policy path and a slew of other measures that it intends to roll out primarily to restore price stability and to maintain the financial system’s health, as Sr Lanka struggles...

The 2023 parliamentary session begins today (05).After debate and voting, Parliament will pass the Rehabilitation Agency Bill today (05). Political sources say the government will use a trick to postpone the local government elections in Parliament today. The opposition will...

Sri Lanka has announced its first nationwide elections since its president fled and resigned in the face of widespread protests, in what will be a test of popularity for his successor. Local government polls will be held before the end...

Election Commissioner General Mr. Saman Sri Ratnayake stated that all activities for the election are being carried out properly.He said this while speaking to the media about the local government elections. Mr. Saman Sri Ratnayake, the  Commissioner,General Election who also commented...