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Gota eliminating Z-score jeopardizes students future

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says Gotabaya Rajapaksa's proposal to eliminate the Z-score will jeopardize the futu...

November 4, 2019 2 min read

Private universities will continue under strict regulation - AKD

Presidential hopeful Anura Kumara Dissanayake says, under his leadership, private universities will continue under stric...

November 4, 2019 4 min read

Sajith or Gota; who's ahead in the race

In twelve days’ time, Sri Lankans will go to the polls to choose a new president in what increasingly looks like a ver...

November 4, 2019 5 min read

Sajith's manifesto: JO sees treachery in problematic wording

JO MP Mahinda Samarasinghe claimed today that presidential hopeful Sajith Premadasa has not used the term ‘unitary sta...

November 4, 2019 2 min read
Citizens should act wisely in election time – Religions for Responsible Governance

Religions for Responsible Governance, a multireligious body, urged the public today to act wisely and responsibly during...

Sajith should not accept Sirisena's last-minute support - Hirunika

Presidential hopeful Sajith Premadasa should not accept an eleven-th hour endorsement by President Maithripala Sirisena,...

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
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Mahesh to introduce his policy statement next week

The Policy statement of The National People’s Party (NPP) will be launched next week.

October 9, 2019 1 min read

SLFP to back Gota; Sirisena steps down as party leader

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party will support the candidacy of Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential election as President M...

October 9, 2019 2 min read

Mahesh ready to join hands with Nagananda

The presidential candidate of National People’s Party (NPP), former Army Commander General Mahesh Senanayake expects A...

Nisali de Silva
October 8, 2019 1 min read

Hisbullah backing Gota, trying to split Muslim vote - UNP

The UNP claimed today that presidential candidate M. L. A. M. Hisbullah is tacitly backing SLPP candidate Gotabaya Rajap...

October 8, 2019 1 min read

Its going to be a plus-sized Presidential poll - Deshapriya

The largest-ever number of candidates for next month’s Presidential election means an outsize poll that will need some...

October 8, 2019 1 min read

Over 100 election complaints received to date - CaFFE

The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) said that it had received a total of 103 complaints with regard to elec...

October 8, 2019 1 min read

Officials bear the responsibility for the misuse of state resources

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) states that it is the responsibility of the public officers, not the politic...

Imesh Ranasinghe
October 8, 2019 2 min read

7,500 CaFFE officers to monitor elections

A total of 7,500 election monitors will be dispatched to all 25 districts to observe the upcoming presidential election,...

October 8, 2019 1 min read

The SLFP is in deep crisis

"SLFP “is in the mood to extinct itself. It is facing a crisis and this leadership cannot find a way out.”

Arjuna Ranawana
October 8, 2019 3 min read

Record 35 to run for President

A record 35 candidates will contest the upcoming presidential polls scheduled to be held on 16 November to elect the sev...

October 7, 2019 2 min read