COLOMBO (News 1st) - Election observers estimate that nearly 100,000 private sector employees were unable to take leave to vote in the parliamentary election.According to Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies Manjula Gajanayake, complaints were received from...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Labour is requesting all private-sector employers to grant leave to their employees based on distance, for them to cast their votes at the 2024 General Election, which will be held tomorrow.Secretary to the Ministry S. Aloka Bandara says that both the National Ele...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The National Election Commission has announced guidelines regarding leave for public and private sector employees during the upcoming general election. Accordingly, Employees who submit a written request for leave to vote must be granted time off.This leave will be classifie...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mujibar Rahman has revealed that there are reports indicating that approximately 80 key ministers and MPs are preparing to leave the country after September 21st. "Initially, those ministers were on Ranil Wickremesinghe’s stage. Who is there n...

COLOMBO (News 1st):The Navy took hold of over 552kg (wet weight) of smuggled Tendu leaves, during separate search operations conducted at the Uchchamunai beach in Kalpitiya, in the sea area north of Mannar, in the beach areas of Urimunai and Velliyal belonging to the Delft Island and in the Kondachc...