Category: Local News

Mohammed Ilyas, an independent candidate in Sri Lanka’s 2024 Presidential Election, has died at the age of 78.

President of the Presidential Expert Committee on Salary Discrepancies, Udaya R. Seneviratne, stated that the basic salary for the public service in Sri Lanka will be increased by a minimum of 24% for the lowest grades, and by 24% to 50% for higher grades of public service professionals, starting in January 2025.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ordered the Election Commission today (August 22) to make the necessary arrangements to hold the Local Government election at the earliest possible date.

The statements of assets and liabilities from the presidential candidates of Sri Lanka are now available to the public.

The number of complaints related to the Presidential Election in Sri Lanka has exceeded 700.

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved visa-free entry for citizens of 35 countries, including the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Germany, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, India, Russia, South Korea, and Japan.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Ratnapura District MP Thalatha Athukorala announced in Parliament today (August 21) that she will resign as a Member of Parliament.

A police inspector and a constable of the Sri Lanka Police have been arrested by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) for possessing over 1 kg of heroin in Piliyandala.

The National People’s Power (NPP) leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, stated that an NPP government would take control of the country with a plan to eliminate poverty while curbing waste, theft, and corruption.

Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has finished paying Rs. 100 million in compensation to the victims of the Easter Sunday terror attacks, as ordered by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan driving licenses without an expiry date will be canceled by the end of 2024.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today (August 20) to develop infrastructure for storing, regasifying, and supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Sobadhanavi Combined Cycle Power Plant at Kerawalapitiya.

Sri Lanka’s Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, announced that 736,589 people applied for postal voting in the 2024 Presidential Election.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Public Security has set new rules, limiting passport issuance to about 1,000 per day.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka stipulates that the maximum amount a candidate can spend in the 2024 presidential election on campaign expenses per registered voter should be Rs. 109.00.

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has set a limit of Rs. 109.00 per voter on how much a Presidential candidate can spend during their campaign.