Colombo (News 1st): This year, a record 35 candidates contested the Presidential Election. Sajith Premadasa Location - Weerawila Suranimala Primary School The presidential candidate of the New Democratic Front Sajith Premadasa cast his vote this morning, at the Abayapura Suranimala Primary scho...

Colombo (News 1st): Chairman of the National Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said the counting of postal votes for the 2019 presidential election has commenced and the results of the first postal voting could be released before 12:00 midnight today (November 16). Elections that were held ...

Colombo (News 1st): After casting his vote, Presidential Candidate of the Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited Medamulana, Hambantota at around 10:30 am to pay floral tributes to the memorials of D. A. Rajapaksa and Dandina Dissanayaka. Leader of the Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramun...

Colombo (News 1st): Gunshots were fired at two SLTB buses carrying passengers from Puttalam to Silawathura in Mannar. The incident took place near the Bogoda-Sapattu bridge in Tantirimalle. At around 12:20 am today, shots were fired at two SLTB buses carrying approximately 100 passengers to Silaw...

Colombo (News 1st): Polling for the Presidential Election 2019 ended a short while ago. The election which commenced at 7 AM ended at 5 Pm today (November 16). The number of candidates deemed eligible to vote this time around was 15,992,096. Meanwhile, the Chairman of the National Elections Commi...