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Without police protection, ballot papers cannot be printed, says the government printer. She points out that the requested security has not yet been received. But Police Media Spokesperson Mr. Nihal Talduwa said that police protection has not been provided because...

Mr. Dilan Perera, Member of Parliament of the Freedom People's Alliance, said that it was none other than the President and Pohottuwa who pushed the government officials to the point where the election was not held. He stated this while...

The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is also directly responsible for the situation in which the local government election cannot be held on the scheduled date due to insufficient money being released, and the Free People's Alliance has informed...

Finance Ministry Secretary Mr. Mahinda Siriwardena informed the Election Commission today that a serious problem has arisen in providing money for LG election due to the current financial crisis. It was during the discussion held today between the Election Commission...

Sri Lanka’s tea exports 9.4 percent from a year ago to 17.56 million kilograms in January 2023 data showed, as plants were hit by the lagged effect of a chemical fertilizer and weedicide. Due to a collapse of the currency...

The Colombo Magistrate's Court today (17) ordered the appointment of a committee consisting of five expert forensic medical officers to determine the cause of death of businessman Mr. Dinesh Shafter. Colombo Additional Magistrate Mrs. Rajindra Jayasuriya announced the relevant order...

Poverty, war and climate change drive millions to fight back. But we need to turn resistance into a challenge to the whole system, writes James Supple Economic crisis and the cost of living is driving a new wave of global...

The trade unions have decided to announce a joint general strike on March 1. It is reported that this decision was taken after a discussion held yesterday afternoon by trade union representatives in many fields. Accordingly, the union representatives have...

The Election Commission says that it has decided to postpone the marking of the postal votes which was scheduled to be held on February 22, 23 and 24. The commission has issued a notice in this regard.

The Election Commission says that if the ballots related to the postal voting of the Local Government Elections are received today or tomorrow, the postal voting can be held on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of this month as currently...