Gunaratnam remanded till December 11

EC continues plans for polls

By Easwaran Rutnam The National Elections Commission (EC) is continuing with its preparations to hold the Parliamentary Election on schedule despite steps taken by the authorities to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The Commission said that it has not been informed yet of any plan to postpone the election. Commission member S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole said the election schedule is based on the parliamentary elections Act and the date was set in motion by a presidential proclamation ?To pos

13 Mar, 2020

Sirisena signs nomination papers to contest from Polonaruwa

Former President Maithripala Sirisena signed nomination papers today to contest the Parliamentary election from the Polonaruwa District. Sirisena is contesting the election under the Sri Lanka Nidhahas Podujana Sandhanaya. The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) formed the Sri Lanka Nidhahas Podujana Sandhanaya to contest the Parliamentary election. The alliance will be contesting under the flower bud symbol.

12 Mar, 2020

CSE suspends trading for 3rd day

Trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) was temporarily halted today for the third day during this week. Trading was temporarily halted till 10.31 am after the S&P SL 20 dropped 5.04%. Trading at the CSE was temporarily halted for 30 minutes from 11.47 am to 12.17 pm yesterday (12) for the second day during this week, after the S&P SL 20 index fell 5.05%. On Tuesday (10), trading was halted for the first day during the week for 30 minutes from 9.42 am to 10.12 am,? due to the S&P SL 20 in

13 Mar, 2020