By Ishu Bandara
New political parties aiming to register this year will undergo a second round of interviews expected to end this month, the Election Commission said.
A five-member panel is doing the evaluations.
Registration of new political parties for 2025 began February 28, with applications accepted until March 28. This annual process was delayed after the declaration of local government elections earlier in the year.
Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake told the Sunday Times that the EC received 83 applications. Of these, 36 were rejected for not meeting basic requirements, leaving 47 to move forward to the formal evaluation stage.
Read more at today's Sunday Times here
The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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