UNP-SJB electoral alliance does not spell victory: Ranil
A United National Party (UNP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) alliance does not spell victory, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. ..
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A United National Party (UNP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) alliance does not spell victory, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. ..
A United National Party (UNP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) alliance does not spell victory, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
The moratorium on foreign research vessels has hampered fish stock assessment activities in Sri Lanka, where fish stocks are now on the decline, an official said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing US President Donald Trump to strike Iran immediately after Tuesday’s midterm elections, but Trump wants to let negotiations play out for now, Axios reported Sunday, citing an Israeli and a US source. ..
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Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya arrived at V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda. She was welcomed by Michael Joseph, the country's Minister for Health, Wellness, the Environment and Public Service. The summit, themed "Accelerating Partnerships and Investment for a Prosperous Commonwealth," runs until November 6 with participation from 56 member countries. Dr. Amarasuriya is also scheduled to attend the Commonwealth Women's Forum.
School transport operators will not increase fares despite the recent rise in diesel prices, the All-Island School Children Transportation Association has assured parents. ..
People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Executive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi has called for strong dialogue among all stakeholders to address the changing electoral landscape in Sri Lanka, which is increasingly dominated by disinformation disseminated through social media posts. ..
A valid Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) has become mandatory for several specified transactions, including opening bank accounts, registering motor vehicles and obtaining credit cards, with effect from yesterday, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) said. ..
Special Determination petitions are mounting before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the proposed Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill, with petitioners raising concerns that several provisions could undermine fundamental rights, judicial oversight and media freedom. ..
2026 පොදු රාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය රාජ්ය නායක සමුළුවට (CHOGM) සහභාගී වීම සඳහා අග්රාමාත්ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය නොවැම්බර් 02 වැනිදා ඇන්ටිගුවා සහ බාබියුඩා වෙත ළඟා වී තිබේ. අග්රාමාත්යවරිය ඇන්ටිගුවාහි වී. සී. බර්ඩ් ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපොළ වෙත ළඟා වූ අවස්ථාවේදී එරට සෞඛ්ය, සුවතා, පරිසර සහ රාජ්ය සේවා කටයුතු පිළිබඳ අමාත්ය මයිකල් ජෝසප් මහතා විසින් පිළිගනු ලැබීය.

China to reconstruct nine bridges in Sri Lanka within 18 months News - Newswire
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya arrived in Antigua and Barbuda on November 2 to participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2026. ..

Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe announced measures to prevent essential goods shortages during the upcoming festive season, noting government interventions such as direct farmer purchases and market releases via Sathosa, despite rising prices of bread, bakery products, milk powder, and imported items due to global supply restrictions.

හිටපු මැති ඇමතිවරුන් ඇතුළු දේශපාලනඥයන් තවත් විස්සකට ආසන්න පිරිසකගේ පරීක්ෂණ ලිපි ගොනු පොලිස් වත්කම් විමර්ශන කොට්ඨාශය විසින් අල්ලස් හෝ දූෂණ චෝදනා විමර්ශන කොමිෂන් සභාවට මෑතදී බාර දෙනු ලැබ ඇත.

Appointment letters were presented to 2,819 trainee nurses from the 2020 student nursing cohort, who completed the three-year Higher Diploma course at nursing colleges under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, recruiting them to the Sri Lankan health service as Grade III nursing officers. The ceremony was held at Temple Trees on Sunday morning […]

Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday accused the government of attempting to curtail the fundamental and human rights of the people through two new Bills, aimed at combating terrorism and organised crime. Addressing an event at the Sri Subodhirajarama Viharaya, in Kusumgama, Gallalla, Polonnaruwa, Premadasa said citizens had the right to practice their religion, […]

By Norman Palihawadane Police yesterday denied a claim by the mother of a youth who was shot during a police shooting incident, involving a three-wheeler, in Kadawatha, that officers had alleged the youths in the vehicle were transporting drugs. The incident occurred on Saturday (October 31), when police opened fire after the three-wheeler allegedly failed […]

How and why SAARC faltered while others prospered through regional cooperation? by H. M. G. S. Palihakkara (Excerpts from the inaugural SAU-RCSS lecture delivered at the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo, on 26 October 2026) South Asia has the markets, the people and the geography to become a thriving economic space. Yet political rivalry, […]
පොලිස්පති සියලු පොලිස් ස්ථානවලට දැනුම් දෙයි අත්අඩංගුවට ගන්නා සැකකරුවකුට පොලිස් ස්ථානය තුළදී කිසියම් පහරදීමක්, හිංසා කිරීමක්, තුවාල කිරීමක් සිදුවු වූවොත් එහි සම්පූර්ණ වගකීම පොලිස් ස්ථානාධිපතිවරයා හෝ මූලස්ථාන ප්රධාන පොලිස් පරීක්ෂකවරයා විසින් භාරගත යුතු බවට පොලිස්පති නීතිඥ ප්රියන්ත වීරසූරිය මහතා සියලුම පොලිස් ස්ථානවලට දැනුම් දීමක් කර ඇත. මින් ඉදිරියට තම පොලිස් ස්ථානය තුළදී කිසියම් පුද්ගලයකුව එවැනි […]

Police seek public assistance to identify suspect in Mount Lavinia murder News - Newswire