BALLOT PAPERS WILL NOT BE PRINTED SANS FUNDS-NEC

Government Printer says ballot papers won’t be printed without funds – NEC   The National Election Commission said on Monday (13) that the Government Printer has stated that if funds are not provided ballot papers will not be printed, posing…

JVP CHALLENGED TO NAME FINANCE AND FOREIGN MINISTERS

SLPP challenges JVP to name their Finance & Foreign Ministers Former Minister and Kurunegala District SLPP MP Johnston Fernando on Saturday said that even if the JVP wins an election it could not govern a country because it has no…

FULL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS RELEASED

Know your candidate : Full list of candidates contesting Local Council Elections released The National Election Commission of Sri Lanka has introduced a new web portal for citizens to obtain information about the candidates contesting for the upcoming Local Government…

PLOT TO KILL KARANNAGODA UNEARTHED FROM VIDEO FOOTAGE

Plot to kill Karannagoda revealed from video footage! The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched a special investigation about a plan to assassinate former Navy Commander, North-Western Province Governor Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda. According to a complaint made…

TO UNLOCK SRI LANKA BAILOUT IMF INSISTS ON CREDITOR ASSURANCES

IMF Insists on creditor assurances to unlock SL bailout   Sri Lanka still needs adequate assurances from other bilateral creditors for its program to be approved, the International Monetary Fund said, after Paris Club lenders said they will re-structure debt.…

SIRISENA TOTALLY AGAINST RW IN RUSHING TO IMPLEMENT 13 A DESPITE SO MANY OTHER PRIORITIES

Sirisena advises RW against rushing to implement 13A fully   SLFP leader and former President Maithripala Sirisena told Parliament yesterday that any attempt to solve ethnic issues in an ad hoc manner will alienate the Sinhala Buddhist majority as the…

EC CHAIRMAN ADDS FATE OF LG POLLS DEPENDS ON SC RULING

Fate of LG polls depends on SC ruling: EC Chairman   The Treasury Secretary has been requested to arrange necessary funds for the local government elections but no response has been received so far, Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa said.…

EIGHTY FIVE YEAR OLD FOWZIE AS MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AGAIN

Fowzie returns to Parliament as MP! A.H.M. Fowzie was sworn in as a Member of Parliament before Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena this morning (09). Mr. Fowzie was appointed to fill the vacant MP seat following the resignation of SJB MP…

TO ARREST DIANA COURT TELLS CID WARRANT NOT REQUIRED

Warrant not needed for Diana Gamage’s arrest, court tells CID The Colombo Chief Magistrate has pointed out to the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) that a warrant will not be required for the arrest of State Minister Diana Gamage, if she…

COURT REJECTS GOTABHAYA’S REQUEST TO RETURN MONEY

  Court rejects Gotabaya’s request to return money Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage today rejected a request to return the nearly Rs. 20 million cash that was found at the President’s Official residence during a mass protest in 2022, to…