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The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) says it will seek the support of other opposition parties to elect the Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) as the opposition holds a majority in the council. Despite the NPP winning the most number of seats, the opposition parties hold a majority in the Colombo Municipal Council, and the SJB will seek support from other opposition parties to elect its own Mayor, SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said. The National People’s Power (NPP) had secured the most number of votes in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) and won a total of 48 seats after…

Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).He had been taken into custody after appearing before the commission to record a statement today (7).The former minister is expected to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

India has said it carried out strikes in Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Pakistan has vowed retribution over what it describes as an “act of war.” The Pakistan prime minister’s office says the armed forces of Pakistan have been authorized to undertake corresponding actions after India’s strikes.At the same time, the Pakistan government security committee says India has “ignited an inferno in the region,” and that responsibility for the ensuing consequences lies squarely with New Delhi.The committee said the world must hold India “accountable.”Why has the Kashmir dispute been reignited?In August 2019, India revoked Article 370 of its constitution, stripping Jammu and…

Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera has been remanded until May 19 by the Mahara Magistrate’s Court after surrendering to the court today (May 7).Ranaweera had been evading arrest and is an accused in the Kiribathgoda state property fraud case in which former Minister Mervyn Silva is also accused.

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa says that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is prepared to take the lead in uniting all opposition forces under a shared vision to fulfill the public call to restore a truthful and powerful public service, defeating lies.Delivering a special statement on Tuesday (May 7), Premadasa expressed gratitude to voters who stood with the SJB despite what he described as a politically hostile environment filled with “insults, threats, mudslinging, conspiracies, and challenges.”He stressed that the SJB is ready and willing to shoulder the responsibility of guiding a united opposition, in response to what he called…

The Sri Lankan public handed another strong mandate to ruling the National People’s Power at the 2025 Local Government (LG) election.Although the number of votes and the overall vote share reduced in comparison to the recent Presidential and Parliamentary elections, the NPP polled more than double the amount received by the main opposition, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya. The NPP could not replicate its strong showing at the past two elections among urban voters and north and eastern votes.Notably, the NPP failed to win outright the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) despite continuous campaigning by the party and Prime Minister Dr. Harini…

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry early on Wednesday morning said three Pakistanis were martyred and 12 were injured in “cowardly” missile strikes by India in Kotli, Bahawalpur, Muridke, Bagh and Muzaffarabad, after midnight for which retaliation by the military was already underway.The strikes come as tensions have escalated intensely between the two countries in the wake of a militant attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam.He noted: “Let me say it unequivocally: Pakistan will respond to this at a time and place of its own choosing. This heinous provocation will not go unanswered.”He said Kotli, Bahawalpur’s…

The National People’s Power (NPP) has secured victory in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) by winning a total of 48 seats after polling over 81,000 votes (36.92%).National People’s Power (NPP) – 81,814 (48 seats)Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) – 58,375 (29 seats)United National Party (UNP) – 26,297 (13 seats)Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) – 9,341 (5 seats)Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) – 8,630 (4 seats)Independent Group 03 – 5,934 (3 seats)Independent Group 05 – 4,659 (2 seats)United Peace Alliance – 4,473 (2 seats)‘Sarvajana Balaya’ (SB) – 3,911 (2 seats)Independent Group 04 – 3,640 (2 seats)

The district-level voter turnout for the 2025 Local Government (LG) election has already exceeded 40 percent in several districts, according to reports.Accordingly, the voter turnout percentages of several districts as at 1.00 p.m. today (May 06) are as follows: Badulla – 48%Rathnapura – 37%Kegalle – 40%Batticaloa – 38%Digamadulla – 41%Puttalam – 38%Anuradhapura – 40%Monaragala – 43%Gampaha – 36%

A person has reportedly been injured and hospitalised following a shooting carried out by police officers in the 18th Mile Post area in Katunayake.The incident reportedly took place at around 10:00 a.m. today (06).Police said that based on information received regarding an individual behaving in a disorderly manner, a team of officers were dispatched to the location and they had tried to apprehend the suspect.However, he had then attempted to attack one of the police officers with a sharp weapon. In an act of self-defence, the police officers had proceeded to shoot the suspect below the knee, according to the Police…