The People’s Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has urged the government, not to introduce any amendments that would necessitate a referendum at this time.

The acting Magistrate of Nuwara Eliya has instructed the Nuwara Eliya Police to arrest and produce Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) General Secretary Minister Jeevan Thondaman to court.

In response to Minister Prasanna Ranatunga's plea for an immediate candidacy announcement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe assured yesterday that he plans to reveal his decision at the opportune moment.

Former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra, who was sentenced to a three-year jail term in connection with an abduction case in 2015, was granted bail today by the Colombo High Court pending appeal.

Elon Musk is likely to arrive in Sri Lanka next month to launch his Starlink satellite-based internet service in Sri Lanka, an official said yesterday.

State Minister Indika Anuruddha said that meetings held to discuss government programmes have turned into gatherings which discuss how to dismantle the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).

Nominations for the presidential election are set to be accepted only in mid-August, not earlier, with the announcement of the exact date to be made in the coming week, Election Commission sources said yesterday.

A Right to Information (RTI) request has revealed that the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) funded the final departure of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as President of Sri Lanka, to the Maldives via an Air Force aircraft on 13 July 2022.

Former Director of the Institute of National Security Studies, Asanga Abeygunasekara, was arrested this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

During a spirited rally in Kadawatha today, Minister Prasanna Ranatunga passionately urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to promptly announce his candidacy for the presidency within the upcoming week.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the country would have been thrust towards a deeper crisis if funds had been allocated to conduct the local government polls at the right time.

Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake yesterday (20) said that although the commission had the authority to declare the date of the Presidential Election since last Wednesday (17), doing so would be impractical due to conflicts with a significant number of holidays.

Dr. Jayampathi Wickramaratne , the former MP who played a key role in drafting the 19th Amendment , said the upper limit of the term of President and Parliament as mentioned in Article 83 of the Constitution was not touched at that time only to avoid a referendum, and therefore it is regretted that President Ranil Wickremesinghe placing the blame solely on him for the constitutional error.

European Union scotched rumours on social media that it conducted an election poll survey in Sri Lanka. In a post on X formerly known as Twitter, European Union in Colombo said it had falsely been reported. Social media posts based on such false reports claimed the National People’s Power (NPP) was leading the polls.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser MP Namal Rajapaksa stated that the party has not received any written communication indicating that President Ranil Wickremesinghe or businessman Dhammika Perera will contest in the upcoming Presidential election.

Puttalam District MP Ali Sabri Raheem, who surrendered to the police this morning, was released on bail by Puttalam Acting Magistrate Indika Tennakoon.

In the wake of the gazetting of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, the Elections Commission (EC) has announced that there are no obstacles to declaring the Presidential Eelection which is due to be declared by the end of this month.

The National Police Commission (NPC) has decided to place Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Nilantha Jayawardene on compulsory leave, effective from 18 July. Jaywardene currently is the Senior DIG in charge of Administration.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will field a common candidate for presidency as it had always done in the past, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday.

The party leaders representing parliament have decided to take up for debate the Economic Transformation Bill and the Public Financial Management (PFM) Bill on July 25, the Communications Department of Parliament said.

The Court of Appeal today ordered to release Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galabodaatte Gnanasara Thera on bail pending an appeal.

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said that no punitive action will be taken against the senior police officers, including Western Province (South) Deputy Inspector General of Police Gayantha Marapana, for their interrogation of a tattoo studio owner in front of the media.

Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering mild symptoms, the White House has said. Karine Jean-Pierre, his press secretary, said the US president is vaccinated and boosted. He has tested positive for Covid twice before.

The vehicle in which Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Tissa Attanayake was travelling in met with an accident at Jawatte Road in Colombo last night. The MP told the Daily Mirror that his vehicle was hit by a jeep travelling at very high speed. "I was unharmed but my vehicle was damaged," he said.

Sixteen crew members including three Sri Lankans, were missing after their Comorian-flagged oil tanker capsized off the coast of Oman, the sultanate’s Maritime Security Centre (MSC) said Tuesday.

The Immigration and Emigration Department today announced the launch of a new, efficient and safe e-passport for Sri Lankans, with effect from January 1, 2025.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe submitted a Cabinet Paper proposing the appointment of a committee to conduct threat assessments on Presidential candidates and former Presidents to ensure their required security in view of the forthcoming Presidential election, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.

The present system of governance which is based on the Executive Presidency should be changed even if Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa emerges victorious at this year's Executive Presidency, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Eran Wickramaratne said today.