Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s general election will be held on November 14, 2024, and nominations for the upcoming election will be accepted from October 4 to October 11, 2024.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has decided to dissolve Parliament as of midnight today (September 24).

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to make a special statement addressing the nation tomorrow (September 25) at 7:30 PM.

New Secretaries have been appointed for 15 ministries in Sri Lanka, including the positions of Prime Minister’s Secretary and Cabinet Secretary, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has assumed several critical ministerial portfolios today (September 24).

Vijitha Herath, a National People’s Power (NPP) MP, was sworn in as a minister today (September 24).

The leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), Sajith Premadasa, has decided not to collaborate with the United National Party (UNP) for the upcoming general election in Sri Lanka.

Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, a National People’s Power (NPP) MP, was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

The United National Party (UNP) says that former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will not run in the upcoming General Election in Sri Lanka.

The new Sri Lankan government’s cabinet is scheduled to be sworn in today (September 24), according to Vijitha Herath, a Member of Parliament from the National People’s Power (NPP).

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that he did not receive as many votes as he had expected from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, on Monday afternoon (September 23) to receive his blessings.

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday (September 23), via Sri Lankan Airlines.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed its support on Monday for last week’s announcement of an agreement in principle between Sri Lanka and its international bondholders to restructure $12.5 billion in bonds.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressed the nation this morning (September 23), after being sworn in as the 9th Executive President of Sri Lanka.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the United National Party (UNP), has advised initiating talks with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to form a united opposition alliance for future political activities.