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The Election Commission is scheduled to reconvene a meeting on November 27 to deliberate on matters concerning the Local Government and Provincial Council elections.Accordingly, it will be the commission’s first meeting since the conclusion of the parliamentary election.A court order pertaining to the holding of the Local Government Election has already been issued, and the commission’s primary focus during the meeting will be to address matters related to this directive.It has been further reported that the financial allocations required for both the Local Government and Provincial Council elections will be incorporated into the Vote on Account, scheduled to be presented…

The Supreme Court has issued an interim order preventing the release of results of the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination.This order was issued when a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed seeking an order preventing the release of the 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination results and the cut-off marks was taken up for consideration today (18).The petition was taken up for consideration before the three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Achala Vengappuli and Mahinda Samayawardena.The petitions were filed by the parents of several students who sat for the 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination which was held on September…

The New Democratic Front (NDF), which contested the 2024 General Election under the ‘gas cylinder’ symbol, has nominated former Minister Ravi Karunanayake for one of the two National List seats won by the party in Parliament, according to party sources.

The Secretary General of Sri Lanka’s Parliament, Kushani Rohanadeera, announced plans to introduce a special seating arrangement for the country’s first-ever vision-impaired Member of Parliament, in order to meet his requirements.She stated that the Parliament is also addressing technical adjustments to accommodate the unique requirements of the new MP. Sugath Wasantha de Silva, representing the National People’s Power (NPP), has been appointed as a Member of Parliament through the NPP’s National List, officially gazetted on Sunday (17). Before entering politics, de Silva was a prominent activist championing the rights of the visually impaired and disabled communities. He currently serves as the President…

Former Minister Lohan Ratwatte has been further remanded until December 2, while his wife has been further remanded until November 22 after they were produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court today (18).Former Minister Lohan Ratwatte and his wife Shashi Prabha Ratwatte, who were arrested over the charges of using a luxury car illegally imported and assembled in Sri Lanka, had previously been remanded in custody until today (November 18) by the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court.Police had found the luxury car in question during an inspection carried out based on information received by the police headquarters regarding a luxury car without number…

The Sri Lankan Army says it has implemented quarantine measures for soldiers at the army camp in the Veditalativu area in Mannar, following a flu outbreak among a group of army personnel. Sri Lanka Army spokesperson confirmed that around 25 soldiers have contracted the flu, with several requiring hospitalization. One soldier has been transferred to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH) for advanced treatment. In response to the outbreak, the Mannar health officials have taken steps to quarantine nearly 500 soldiers within the camp itself to control the spread of the viral flu. The flu outbreak, which had commenced from November 11,…

The new Cabinet of Ministers of the National People’s Power (NPP) government were sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a short while ago.The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo this morning (18).The new Cabinet of Ministers comprises of 21 Ministers including the Prime Minister while the new Deputy Ministers will reportedly be appointed later on.The Cabinet Ministers of the new government are as follows:

The National People’s Power (NPP) has announced the names nominated to fill the 18 National List MP seats won by the party in the 2024 parliamentary election.Accordingly, the 18 individuals nominated for the national list seats secured by the NPP are as follows:

The 2024 parliamentary election has marked a historic shift in Sri Lanka’s legislature, with nearly 150 out of the 196 elected Members of Parliament (MPs) being newcomers. A notable 146 MPs elected to the Parliament this year are first-time representatives in Parliament.The National People’s Power (NPP) emerged as the dominant force, securing 141 parliamentary seats at the district level following a landslide victory in the 2024 General Election, which was held on 14 November. Among these, 130 MPs are reported to be newcomers to the Parliament.The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) won 35 parliamentary seats, with eight of them being new MPs.…

The Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has nominated its General Secretary Dr. P. Sathiyalingam to enter the Parliament as the party’s National List MP.Dr. P. Sathiyalingam contested the 2024 General Election from the Vanni District representing the ITAK, however, was not able to secure a seat through the preference votes as ITAK managed to secure only one seat in the district.Accordingly, Dr. P. Sathiyalingam will enter the Parliament through the only national list seat secured by ITAK.