The Election Commission announced that the deadline for accepting applications for postal voting in the 2024 General Election, has been extended until midnight on October 10, 2024. The deadline was initially set to expire at midnight tonight.

S. Shritharan, Member of Parliament (MP), Tamil National Alliance (TNA), from the Jaffna district, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat today (01). During the meeting, former MP Shritharan congratulated President Dissanayake on his election as the...

Honourable Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as the 9th Executive President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka today (23). He was ceremonially sworn in before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. Following the...

The Election Commission (EC) has disallowed diplomats of European Union (EU) missions in Colombo to be part of its monitoring team during next week’s presidential election. Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake told a request was turned down and the local embassy...

The Election Commission has issued a directive for the immediate removal of election campaign stickers displayed on vehicles.  This decision follows a spate of complaints about political slogans and stickers being placed on private buses and three-wheelers. According to the...

Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi - ITAK senior leader Mavai Senathirajah clarified yesterday that the party has not officially decided to support Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming Presidential Election. He stated that the decision to back Premadasa was made...

“Two Years of Resilience and Success through Adversity”: 29 Cabinet Ministries Supporting the President. Over the past two years, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has made significant strides in leading the country out of its most severe economic crisis, restoring stability, and...