"This election is not about choosing the best speaker, entertainer, or announcer. It’s about creating a free and safe country, easing the burden of taxes, securing a bright future for your children, and improving business prospects for the future," presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa said in a rally organized in Ratnapura yesterday (18).
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he will not flee from his responsibilities under any circumstances.
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) MP S. Noharathalingam extended his support to president Ranil Wickremesinghe today (18).
In response to criticism regarding the Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) support for Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the 2019 presidential election, Minister Jeevan Thondaman took to X (formerly Twitter) to explain the rationale behind their decision.
With propaganda events for the presidential polls due to end at midnight today (18), all media should end their reporting by noon tomorrow, said the Election Commission.
The presidential candidate of the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance, entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera urged voters to make use of this opportunity to bring about the change desired by the people.
The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha handed over a statue of Lord Buddha in Dharmachakra Mudra to the Dharmayathanaya Temple at Bauddhaloka Mawatha,
Derana TV carried a trailer for its ‘360’ political talk-show to announce that SJB presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa will attend the programme.
Rulers of many countries resort to harassing their opponents, mostly political, even to the level of making them disappear.