Island-wide curfew will not be extended

The island-wide curfew imposed at 10 pm last night will not be extended, Police said. The curfew was initially imposed until 6 am this morning, but was further extended until 12 noon today.

AKD leads Polonnaruwa District

NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake came top in the Polonnaruwa District obtaining 130,880 (46.12%) votes.

Colombo deserted...

Roads in Colombo and its suburbs were deserted due to the curfew imposed during the election period. Initially enforced from 6 p.m. yesterday, the curfew was later extended till noon today. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

2024 Presidential election becomes the most peaceful election in history: PAFFREL

The People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) organisation’s Execurive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi said today that the ongoing 2024 Presidential election has become the most peaceful election in history.

Veteran Actor W Jayasiri passes away

Veteran Sri Lankan actor, screenwriter and lyricist. W Jayasiri has passed away at the age of 77.

Several politicians, Buddhist monk leave country

Several politicians including a Buddhist monk have left the country through the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), a senior airport official said.

Sajith wins Vanni district

Sajith Premadasa polled the highest in the Vanni district, with 95,422 (43.92%) votes.

AKD tops Hambantota District with over 200,000 votes

NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured victory in the Hambantota District obtaining 221,913 (51.96%) votes.

U.S. Embassy closed on Monday

The U.S. Embassy in Colombo announced that it will be officially closed on Monday (23), which has been declared a special government holiday.

Sumanthiran congratulates AKD

TNA MP M. Sumanthiran congratulated NPP Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake as he closes in on victory in the 2024 Presidential Election.

Harsha accepts Sajith’s defeat

SJB MP Dr. Harsha De Silva said they campaigned hard for SJB presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa but it is now clear NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake will be the new President.

Curfew extended till 12 noon

The island-wide curfew, which was imposed from 10 pm last night, has been extended till 12 noon today, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said.

Anura Kumara wins big in Gampaha postal votes

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has secured a strong lead in the postal votes for Gampaha during the 2024 presidential election, receiving 33,226 votes, which is 65.68% of the total.

Anura Kumara likely to be sworn in as President later on Sunday: NPP

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake could be sworn in as the new President later today if the final announcement declaring him as the winner is made by the Elections Commission on time, a party source told Daily Mirror.

Ranil Wickremesinghe leads in Jaffna postal votes

Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken the lead in postal votes from Jaffna securing 38.56% of the votes with a total of 9,277 ballots.

Ali Sabry congratulates Anura over possible victory

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry, extended his sincere congratulations to Anura Kumara Dissanayake and his team on their potential victory in the 2024 presidential election.

AKD tops presidential polls with over 300,000 votes so far

National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has obtained a total of 301,756 (53.75%) votes according to the results issued so far.

AKD wins Matara polling division

NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured victory in the Matara polling division in Matara District.

Ranil wins Batticaloa District postal votes

President Ranil Wickremesinghe tops the postal voting results for Batticaloa securing 5,967 votes

Ariyanethiran leads in Nallur polling division

Ariyanethiran Pakkiyaselvam has taken the lead in the Nallur electorate, receiving 10,097 votes.

AKD wins 10 out of 11 districts in postal voting so far

National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake came victorious in ten out of eleven districts in postal voting results issued so far.

Matale, Colombo goes to Anura

NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured victory in the postal voting of Matale and Colombo Districts.

Sajith wins Vanni District postal votes

SJB presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa has won the postal voting in the Vanni district.

AKD wins Polonnaruwa, Hambantota District postal votes

NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured victory in the postal voting of Polonnaruwa and Hambantota Districts.

Police say they will not issue curfew passes

The Sri Lanka Police have announced that they will not issue curfew passes during the period that the curfew is in force.

First official result released

The Election Commission has released the first official results of the 2024 Presidential Election, recording the postal votes of the Ratnapura District.

Expecting EC to act correctly in counting, issuing final results sans malpractices: NPP

The National People’s Power (NPP) said they were expecting the Election Commission and its officials to act correctly in the process of counting and issuing the final results without leaving room for any malpractices.

Island-wide curfew imposed till 6 am tomorrow

An island-wide curfew has been imposed with effect from 10 pm to 6 am tomorrow (22) under the powers vested with President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Proud to have been part of Ranil’s team, no matter outcome of today’s election: Sabry

Foriegn Minister Ali Sabry said he was incredibly proud to have been part of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s team no matter the outcome of today’s election.

Ballot boxes brought to counting centres