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Aug 22 2024 August 22, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:10 pm
Supreme Court Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court decides delaying LG polls violated Human Rights

August 22, 2024 - 12:10 pm

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.

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Aug 22 2024 August 22, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:41 am
Bribery Commission Sri Lanka - Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)

Sri Lanka’s presidential candidates’ assets and liabilities statements released to public

August 22, 2024 - 11:41 am

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

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Aug 22 2024 August 22, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:31 am
Election Commission of Sri Lanka

717 complaints related to Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election

August 22, 2024 - 8:31 am

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

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Aug 22 2024 August 22, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 8:24 am
Visa free stamp

Sri Lanka grants visa-free entry to citizens of 35 countries

August 22, 2024 - 8:24 am

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.

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Aug 21 2024 August 21, 2024 April 6, 2026 3Comments 11:20 am
Thalatha Athukorala speaks at the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Thalatha Athukorala resigns as Member of Parliament

August 21, 2024 - 11:20 am

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

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Aug 21 2024 August 21, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:02 am
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Police inspector and constable arrested with over 1 kg of heroin

August 21, 2024 - 10:02 am

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.

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Aug 21 2024 August 21, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 9:28 am
Anura Kumara Dissanayake with Tilvin Silva at the Galgamuwa NPP rally

NPP promises to fight poverty, lower electricity bills and recover stolen money

August 21, 2024 - 9:28 am

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.

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Aug 21 2024 August 21, 2024 April 6, 2026 2Comments 9:07 am
Maithripala Sirisena

Maithripala Sirisena completes Rs. 100 million compensation for Easter Sunday victims

August 21, 2024 - 9:07 am

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.

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Aug 20 2024 August 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 6:55 pm
Old driving license in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Driving Licenses without expiry date to be canceled by end of 2024

August 20, 2024 - 6:55 pm

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

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Aug 20 2024 August 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 4:45 pm
Sobadhanavi LNG power plant

MoU signed to advance infrastructure for Sobadhanavi LNG power plant

August 20, 2024 - 4:45 pm

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.

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Aug 20 2024 August 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:43 pm
Presidential Election 2024 in Sri Lanka

712,321 Eligible for Postal Voting in Sri Lanka’s 2024 Presidential Election

August 20, 2024 - 1:43 pm

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

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Aug 20 2024 August 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:44 am
Sri Lanka Passport

Sri Lanka limits passports issuance to 1,000 daily

August 20, 2024 - 9:44 am

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

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Aug 20 2024 August 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:27 am
Election Commission of Sri Lanka

Election Commission sets Rs. 1.87 Billion spending limit for Presidential Candidates

August 20, 2024 - 9:27 am

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.

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Aug 19 2024 August 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:25 pm
Election in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s presidential candidates can only spend Rs. 109 per voter in election

August 19, 2024 - 8:25 pm

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.

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Aug 19 2024 August 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 11:09 am
Presidential Election 2024 in Sri Lanka

EU and Commonwealth observers arrive in Sri Lanka to monitor Presidential Election

August 19, 2024 - 11:09 am

A group of election observers from the European Union (EU) and the Commonwealth has arrived in Sri Lanka to monitor the Presidential Election scheduled for September 21, 2024, according to officials from Sri Lanka’s Election Commission on Sunday (August 18).

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Aug 19 2024 August 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 2Comments 10:57 am
Sajith Premadasa

Sajith Premadasa pledges to abolish executive presidency if elected

August 19, 2024 - 10:57 am

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa promised on Sunday (August 18), to abolish the Executive Presidency if he is elected President of Sri Lanka.

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