Four killed after falling into sewerage pit

US looks forward to working with Sri Lanka’s President-elect

The United States says it looks forward to working with President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa. US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz congratulated the people of Sri Lanka on their democratic election. She said the US looks forward to working with President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa on issues of good governance, economic growth, the advancement of human rights and reconciliation in support of a strong, sovereign Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, in a statement the United States congratulates the people

17 Nov, 2019

Gotabaya declared winner of 2019 Presidential election

The?Elections Commission declared Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the new President. Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya formally announced that?Rajapaksa secured the highest number of votes and was elected President. He said that the overall voter turnout at the election was around 83.73 percent. Deshapriya said that?Rajapaksa had secured 52% percent of the total votes which was 6,924,255. He appealed to Rajapaksa to ensure the democrati

17 Nov, 2019

Harin steps down as Minister and from UNP post

United National Party (UNP) member Harin Fernando announced that he was resigning from his post as Minister of Sports, Telecommunications and Foreign Employment. He said he was also stepping down from his post in the UNP. “Respecting the people’s mandate I am stepping down as Minister of Sports, Telecommunications & Foreign Employment. I am also resigning from my positions at UNP. I Take this opportunity to thank every one who supported me in my tenure, hope good work done will be continued,”

17 Nov, 2019