President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the UNP yesterday (24) to prepare for an election.

General Secretary of the SLFP Dayasiri Jayasekara yesterday (24) complained to the CID that his signature had been faked into a nomination paper for the local government polls.

The Charge d’affaires of the Chinese embassy in Colombo Mr. Hu Wei is reported to have conveyed to the Most Venerable Mahanayake Thero of the Malwatte Chapter Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thero, whom he met in Kandy on January 11, 2023, his government’s strong opposition against His Holiness the Dalai Lama visiting Sri Lanka and that if such a visit was allowed by the Sri Lankan government the historical China-Sri Lanka relations will be damaged.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poses for a picture with Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez during a bilateral meeting in Brasilia on Jan. 2, 2023. varisto SA/AFP/Getty Images

The Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) has decided to speed up the increase in electricity tariffs as proposed by the CEB as per the Electricity Act of 2009.

Chairman of the Election Commission Nimal Punchihewa is suspecting an attempt to prevent the local government polls from taking place.

The Supreme Court today (24) sentenced retired Army Major Ajith Prasanna to four years of rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs. 300,000 after finding him guilty to a contempt of court charge.

The Election Commission has ruled out holding the local government polls without adequate funding being made available.

New members will be appointed to the Election Commission in the coming days, according to parliament sources.

Former chairman of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) Jaswar Umar has called for the intervention of president Ranil Wickremesinghe to get FIFA's suspension of local football lifted.