COLOMBO (News 1st): Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was named as the National List Member of Parliament allocated to the Jathika Jana Balavegaya. "Her name will be submitted to the National Elections Commission on Wednesday (Aug 12)," Jathika Jana Balavegaya said....

Colombo (News 1st); Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Sunday the 09th of August at 08:30 AM at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya. Further, in a statement, Mahinda Rajapaksa said his objective is to convert the victory achieved at the 2020 Parliamentary Ele...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police arrested 82 people on Wednesday (Aug 5) over violations of the election law, during the voting process of the 2020 Parliamentary Election, Police said on Thursday (Aug 6).  The arrests were made following investigations conducted into 72 complaints received ov...

Colombo (News 1st);  President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said as the first South Asian country to hold general elections amidst COVID-19, it reflects the confidence that Sri Lankans have in the efforts to control the pandemic. The President further tweeted, he was glad to know today's (05) all-island vo...

Colombo (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa cast his vote on Wednesday (05) morning at the Pangiriwatta Sri Vivekarama Temple in Gangodawila.  ...