Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Dhammika Perera has announced that he will not run for president.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Sri Lanka signed a loan agreement this week for power sector reforms in the country.

A total of 18 candidates have officially placed their deposits with the Election Commission of Sri Lanka, marking their intention to run for the 2024 Presidential Election.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka reported that as of 5:00 PM on Monday (August 5), they have received a total of 99 complaints related to the 2024 Presidential Election.

The Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has approved a proposal to raise the annual interest rates for senior citizens’ fixed deposits from 8.5% to 10%.

National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has placed his deposit to contest the Presidential election in 2024.

A total of 17 candidates have officially placed their deposits with the Election Commission of Sri Lanka, marking their intention to run for the 2024 Presidential Election.

An Extraordinary Gazette has been issued declaring all services related to electricity supply and the supply or distribution of petroleum products and fuel as essential services.

Sri Lanka’s Railway Department says that train services from Colombo Fort have been temporarily disrupted due to workers at the Dematagoda Yard withdrawing from duties.

The deadline to accept postal voting applications for the Presidential Election in Sri Lanka, originally set for midnight on August 5, has been extended to midnight on August 9, 2024.

Bonds were placed on behalf of Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka today (August 5) to contest in the 2024 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka as an independent candidate.

Hashan Tillakaratne, a former cricketer who represented the Sri Lankan cricket team, has joined the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to express his support for opposition leader Sajith Premadasa.

With the announcement of the 2024 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka has published a circular calling for applications for postal voting.