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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

The Sri Lanka Police have urged citizens to celebrate the results peacefully, regardless of the outcome of the presidential election, and to support law enforcement in maintaining order throughout the country.

Security at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has reportedly been tightened to conduct search operations.

The government has declared September 23 (Monday) as a special government holiday.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena said this morning after casting his vote in Polonnaruwa, that he will support whoever is elected President in this election.

A 35-year-old woman, a leading lawyer, was hacked to death with a machete at her residence at Pengiriwatta by the driver of the house, police said.

The voter turnout percentages for the 2024 Presidential Election have been released as polling closed at 4:00 p.m. today.