The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has issued the Gazette notification announcing the date of the 2024 Presidential Election and the date for the accepting of nominations.
A majority of SLPP MPs has decided to support incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe at the presidential election, party leader Mahinda Rajapaksa was told yesterday (25).
The president has received legal advice that the Supreme Court only has issued an injunction against Deshabandu Tennakoon from functioning as the IGP, and that the position has not fallen vacant, ‘Lankadeepa’ reports.
A MP from the north has called for freedom for the Tamil prisoners being held for a long time under the draconian PTA.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has accused President Ranil Wickremesinghe of attempting to cause a rift within the SLPP.
The National People's Power (NPP) today (25) announced the setting up of an election monitoring centre, to be led by retired senior DIG Gamini Nawaratne, a former police chief in charge of elections.
A poster campaign in support of opposition leader Sajith Premadasa commenced last night (24) across the country.
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, the incumbent minister of justice, today (25) announced that he will contest the upcoming presidential election.
Highlighting that policy changes during government transitions pose a significant problem in Sri Lanka, National Security Advisor and National Security Advisor Sagala Ratnayaka hat several structural reforms have been implemented across the government, financial, and governance sectors to address this issue.
Tamils have gathered in Jaffna to commemorate the 41stanniversary of the 1983 anti-Tamil pogrom, commonly referred to as Black July.
