The Election Commission announced that the cardboard boxes, designated for use as ballot boxes in this year s presidential election, have been dispatched to all returning officers across the island. MORE..

17 Sep 2024 (9:45 AM)

A man suspected of plotting to assassinate former US president Donald Trump was charged with federal gun crimes yesterday. MORE..

17 Sep 2024 (9:05 AM)

The Meteorology Department says several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. MORE..

17 Sep 2024 (8:57 AM)

A Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) has arrived in Colombo for Sri Lanka s presidential election, marking the Commonwealth s 200th election observation since it began observing in the 1980s. MORE..

16 Sep 2024 (11:29 PM)

At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said, as aid agencies reported more than 1,000 people had died across western and central Africa. MORE..

16 Sep 2024 (10:41 PM)

The presidential candidate of the Sarvajana Balaya alliance, entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera says that an absurd form of politics currently exists in the country. MORE..

16 Sep 2024 (9:29 PM)