COLOMBO (News 1st); In preparation for the Siri Dalada Wandanawa, or the Sacred Veneration Of The Tooth Relic Of Lord Buddha, special health measures have been implemented to ensure the safety of the devotees arriving in Kandy. The Public Health Inspectors' Association has announced that approx...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Court of Appeal has issued an interim injunction suspending election-related activities in the Colombo Municipal Council and several other local government institutions.This decision comes in response to writ petitions filed by various political parties and independent groups...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Election Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake said that approximately 420 nomination papers submitted for the upcoming local government elections have been rejected."The nomination process was conducted for 336 local government institutions. Out of the total number of over 2,...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo district candidates from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna signed their nomination papers this morning at the party headquarters in Battaramulla.Meanwhile, The deadline for accepting postal vote applications for the local government elections has been extended until midnigh...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Activities related to the upcoming local government elections are proceeding rapidly these days.The National Election Commission will convene today to discuss these matters.The NEC stated that the polling for the three Pradeshiya Sabhas for which nomination dates were set yester...