Bill read out in Parliament on Friday makes clear that these elections, last held in 2018, due in 2022 and postponed thereafter on various pretexts must be held in the coming weeks. But the question ...

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women yesterday (14) has concluded its consideration of Sri ...

Challenges are mounting for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and his National People’s Power (NPP) government. Despite holding an unassailable two-thirds majority in Parliament and being in power ...

The Electoral Reform Commission has proposed a new law in line with internationally accepted guidelines, such as maintaining ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka - Teachers and principals of public schools staged a protest on Friday to demand relief in the next budget to be proposed by the president on February 17. The protesters are calling ...

SBS Sinhala reporter and senior journalist Mr. Manoj Udatiyawala presents today's latest news highlights from Sri Lanka.

Several Opposition parties have urged the Election Commission (EC) to postpone the local government (LG) polls until late April 2025 in view of the upcoming budget debate and the Sinhala and Tamil New ...

Sri Lanka’s new leader must avoid scandals and pursue domestic and foreign policies that centre on improving the island’s ...

The Supreme Court’s determination on the petitions filed against the Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill is ...

THE government has given emphasis to finding new ways of boosting Sri Lanka’s economic growth. Among these would be the need ...

Sri Lanka's parliament will hold a special session to address the Supreme Court's ruling on annulling 2023 local council ...

Sri Lanka's parliament will convene a special session on Friday to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on a bill that aims to annul the nominations submitted ...