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3 days for Postal vote
Thursday, 09 July 2015 09:24The postal voting for the forthcoming General election will take place for 03 days, Elections Secretariat says.
Mahinda signs nominations
Thursday, 09 July 2015 08:30Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has yesterday (08) signed nomination papers to contest the upcoming elections from Kurunegala district under the UPFA ticket.
Prostitution suspect escapes while police go for dinner
Wednesday, 08 July 2015 21:04A Sri Lankan woman, wanted for allegedly soliciting for prostitution, escaped from police custody while being treated at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
Sri Lankan shares close at 3-month low
Wednesday, 08 July 2015 21:00Sri Lankan shares closed at their lowest in three months, pulled down by market heavyweight John Keells Holdings Plc, as political uncertainty ahead of the Aug. 17 parliamentary elections weighed on investor sentiment.
Mahinda is certain to contest – SLFP general secretary
Wednesday, 08 July 2015 20:53Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa is certain to contest the upcoming general election on the UPFA ticket, says the SLFP, and rejects media reports that his candidature is surrounded by problems.
Kamal Addararachchi to contest election from UNP!
Wednesday, 08 July 2015 16:26Veteran actor Kamal Addararachchi is to contest the upcoming General election under the UNP ticket.
Calls for Australian constitution racist clauses to go
Wednesday, 08 July 2015 15:40A senior Australian Indigenous leader has called for racist clauses in the nation's constitution to be changed.
Call to increase cigarette price
Wednesday, 08 July 2015 15:20Low cigarette prices have made schoolchildren and low-income groups getting addicted to smoking easily, says chairman of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, Dr. Palitha Abeykoon.