COLOMBO (News 1st): Chairman of the Elections Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya convening a media briefing stated that they would be forced to use the 2018 electoral list for the upcoming presidential election. Deshapriya noted that they hoped to certify the 2019 electoral list by the 30th of Septem...

Colombo (News1st): The Campaign for Free & Fair Election (CaFFE) states that certain people have no intention of conducting the provincial council polls. Acting Executive Director of CaFFE Manas Ahmed noted that just a few months ago they were able to see various groups fighting for democracy...

Colombo (News 1st) - Chairman of the Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya stated that Case number SCFR 35 2016 which was examined at the Supreme Court is a case filed against the delaying of provincial councils elections. He stated that the courts have declared that the delaying of an election...

Colombo (News 1st) - Chairman of the Elections Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya states that the commission is prepared for parliamentary elections. Accepting of nominations for the parliamentary election is set to begin on the 19th of November and go on till noon on the 26th of November. Accordingl...

President Maithripala Sirisena has issued instructions that the renovation of 2400 wewas in the dry zone  be expedited. The President issued the directive  at the Special Coordinating Committee Meeting of the Polonnaruwa District which was held at the Thamankaduwa Divisional Secretariat auditoriu...