National People’s Power (NPP) has issued a statement regarding the curfew imposed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe starting tonight (September 21).

A curfew has been imposed across Sri Lanka from 10:00 PM today (September 21) until 6:00 AM tomorrow (September 22).

The Sri Lankan government has declared Monday, September 23, 2024, a special public holiday.

Election Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake stated that the first result of the 2024 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka could be released by midnight today (September 21).

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken steps to issue a special gazette notification, designating several services as essential.

The Presidential Election to select the 9th Executive President of Sri Lanka began at 7:00 AM this morning (September 21).

Basil Rajapaksa, founder of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and former Minister, departed for Dubai early this morning from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has sacked S.M. Chandrasena, Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi, and Rohitha Abegunawardhana from the party.

The scrutiny of answer scripts for the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination in Sri Lanka has been temporarily suspended due to ongoing investigations into a leak of the first exam paper.

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission is set to hold the 2024 Presidential Election on September 21, 2024, and the official results will be released by September 22, 2024.

A 45-year-old man who was shot by an unidentified gunman on Kadawatha Road in Dehiwala has died from his injuries after being admitted to Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Kalubowila Hospital).

On September 19, 2024, Sri Lanka announced it had reached Agreements in Principle on restructuring approximately USD 17.5 billion of its external commercial debt, as of the end of 2023.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education has issued a special statement regarding the controversy surrounding the alleged leakage of the Grade 5 Scholarship examination paper.

The Colombo High Court has issued an order preventing the use of two luxury apartments in Colombo 3, Kollupitiya, purchased by Ramith Rambukwella.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education has announced that all schools in the country will be closed on Friday (September 20).

In preparation for the Presidential election in Sri Lanka, the Election Commission has introduced an online system where voters can view their polling cards.