Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved Parliament yesterday through a gazette notice issued by the President.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardane has tendered his resignation to the President.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn in as the 9th Executive of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, a short while ago.

A curfew will be imposed if the need arises and it will be enforced strictly if violence erupts, Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles told journalists today.

The first result of the 2024 Presidential election can be released by midnight today, Election Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake said.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission of Sri Lanka, alleging that the President’s Media Division (PMD) has engaged in improper voter persuasion in favour of Presidential candidate Ranil Wickramasinghe.

The latest Bloomberg Intelligence report warns that stalling reforms after the upcoming presidential elections could lead to a suspension of Sri Lanka's IMF program, threatening economic recovery.

The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka inaugurated the Sri Lanka Pavilion at the prestigious 70th Bangkok Gems and Jewellery Fair on 9 September.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe cautioned the public against making the “mistake” of transferring a “recovering patient”, who was in critical condition, to the care of an “unqualified doctor” after receiving emergency treatment, on September 21.