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CMEV demands that NEC address disenfranchisement

The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) is demanding that the National Election Commission address complaints...

November 6, 2019 2 min read

CMEV probing missing names in electoral lists

Election watchdog the Center for Monitoring Election Violence is investigating claims by residents of Colombo that local...

November 5, 2019 1 min read

Campaign spending by contestants can reach a whopping Ten Billion - CMEV

The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) said that according to their estimation the total spending by all can...

November 5, 2019 3 min read

Secret pact with SLPP will be the death of SLFP - CBK

Former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga writing to President Maithripala Sirisena accused him of arbitrarily...

November 5, 2019 1 min read
Presidential candidates charged premiums for advertising

Radio, television and newspapers are charging premium rates of 150 to 300 per cent of standard prices from candidates in...

TISL wants action against politicos using SLAF helicopters

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) yesterday (11) called on the Elections Commission (EC) to take appropriate a...

Breakaway SLFP group backs Sajith

A youth group calling themselves the "organisation to protect SLFP" says it will formally back the New Democratic Front ...

October 14, 2019 1 min read

Would have liked if Sajith ran for President as Party Leader-Navin

I would have liked to see Sajith Premadasa run for the presidency as the leader of the party, said Minister Navin Dissan...

October 14, 2019 1 min read

Upcountry Tamil voters are with us - Navin

Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake is confident that although Arumugam Thondaman and his party are supp...

October 14, 2019 1 min read

Elpitiya result; A wake-up call

Jehan Perera argues that the result of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha shows that "" only a maximum alliance of like-minde...

Jehan Perera - Excecutive Director National Peace Council of Sri Lanka
October 14, 2019 7 min read

‘Hisbullah not backing Gota;’ SLPP rejects claims

SLPP rejected claims that former Eastern Province Governor M. L. A. M. Hisbullah is supporting its candidate in the upc...

October 14, 2019 1 min read

ULF may back Sajith

The United Left Front is likely to change its stance at the Presidential elections and back the candidacy of Sajith Prem...

October 12, 2019 1 min read

Mammoth crowd for Sajith's inaugural rally

Imesh Ranasinghe
October 11, 2019 6 min read

No trial for Gota during the campaign

This allows Gotabaya to campaign for the election without the distraction of the trial, and in case he wins and becomes ...

October 11, 2019 1 min read

Podcast episode: The Floating Vote

While these base votes are more or less guaranteed, says Senaratne, the remaining 17% floating may decide the outcome of...

October 11, 2019 1 min read

Experts for policymaking, not politicians – Sajith

New Democratic Front (NDF) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa today ensured that policymaking will only be given to...

October 11, 2019 2 min read
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Website aims to grade Presidential candidates

Citizens for Accountable Governance (CAG) Lanka launched a unique website today 10 Oct aimed at ensuring accountability ...

October 11, 2019 2 min read

Clergy should stay away from politics - Cardinal

Speaking in Colombo today he said that the clergy is present at all events, meetings and announcements “seated on the ...

October 11, 2019 2 min read

Sajith offers a populist agenda at inaugural rally

Premadasa launched his campaign at Galle face in Colombo, projecting his populist agenda and promising to appoint Field ...

October 10, 2019 2 min read

PM and Sajith accept proposals for social reform

The Civil Society and Trade Unions' Collective yesterday presented its policy reform proposals to the Prime Minister and...

October 10, 2019 2 min read

SLFP and SLPP sign the MoU

The MoU between SLFP and SLPP was signed this morning (10) at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI).

October 10, 2019 1 min read

Over 40 election complains reported to EC in 24 hours

The National Election Complaint Management Centre (NECMC) has received 46 elections complains during the 24 hour period ...

October 10, 2019 1 min read

Gotabaya launches campaign in Anuradhapura

Gotabaya Rajapaksa launched his Presidential campaign today promising to “pardon and free” the hundreds of ex-servic...

October 9, 2019 2 min read

SLFP yields

The SLFP formally announced its decision today to back the candidate of its biggest breakaway faction-turned rival party...

Himal Kotelawala
October 9, 2019 5 min read

SLFP with Gota to create a safer country-Duminda

Duminda Dissanayake urges all SLFPers to cooperate with the SLPP particularly the minorities

October 9, 2019 1 min read

Debt and lack of resources cause rural poverty - AKD

Crippling personal debt and the lack of basic resources to carry on an agricultural livelihood are being identified by t...

October 9, 2019 2 min read