The Executive Director of the People s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Rohana Hettiarachchi says that despite 8,888 candidates vying for positions in this year s General Election, fewer than 1,000 are actively campaigning, reflecting a notable decline in political engagement. MORE..

7 Nov 2024 (1:36 PM)

Former Minister of State Lohan Ratwatte and his wife, who were arrested and remanded over the charges of using a luxury car illegally imported and assembled in Sri Lanka, were produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate s Court today (07). MORE..

7 Nov 2024 (12:48 PM)

Sri Lanka has been voted the Most Desirable Island in the World at the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2024 in London. MORE..

7 Nov 2024 (12:24 PM)

Germany s ruling coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister and paved the way for a snap election, triggering political chaos in Europe s largest economy hours after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. MORE..

7 Nov 2024 (12:19 PM)

Police have arrested a suspect along with a stock of illegally imported foreign liquor bottles and cigarettes at Third Cross Street in Pettah on Wednesday (06). MORE..

7 Nov 2024 (11:49 AM)

The White House plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, sources said on Wednesday, hoping to shore up the government in Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump s Jan. 20 inauguration. MORE..

7 Nov 2024 (10:45 AM)