NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake Elected As The 09th Executive President Of Sri Lanka

The Presidential Candidate of the National Peoples Power (NPP) Party Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as the 09th Executive President of Sri Lanka with 5,740,179 votes(42.3 percent ) from the Presidential election held yesterday (21).He has been declared as the winner after counting of  second and third preferential votes received by him and his main rival Samagijanabalawegaya Party(SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa as the newly elected President didn't receive 50 percent of votes required  according to the  constitution .The final result of the Presidential election held last Saturday was announced at a ceremony held at the National Elections Commission in Colombo late sunday night.

The newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to be sworn in before chief justice Jayantha Jayasuriya at a simple ceremony in Presidential secretariat at Galle face,Colombo tomorrow(23) it has been announced.There will be no auspicious times and welcome ceremonies for the newly elected preident the NPP has announced.Earlier NPP leaders requested the public not to light fire crackers and making milk rice at roadsides to celebrate the victory of newly elected Sri Lankan President.

Islandwide Curfew To Continue Till Noon Today(22)

The Islandwide curfew imposed since 10p.m last night(21) is due to continue till 12 noon today (22) according to the government .Earlier governmant had announced that the curfew will continue till 6 a.m this morning.

Although there is a peaceful enviornment  prevails in the island since the conclusion of the voting last evening ,President Ranil Wikramasinghe has imposed the curfew under the powers vested with him from the Public Security Act .Meanwhile according to the authorities of the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport many top politicians representting current government  and their family members as well as their close friends have fled away from the country since last night during curfew hours.

Scandinavian Flight Has Diverted After Passanager Finds Live Mouse In The Meal

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116 Election Monitors Are Here To Observe Presidential Election

 To Observe today's Presidential Election  116 foreign Poll observers have arrived the country recently according to the reports.Out of these observers 78 are from European Election Monitoring Organizations it has been reported.

Police protection is being provided to these poll observers to carry out their duty without any issue  according to authorities.

President Declared Electricity And Petroleum.As An Essential Services

 President Ranil Wikramasinghe  has declared the Petroleum services.the supply and distribution of petroleum  and the Electricity as an essential services with effect from  yesterday (20) the government has announced.

President's secretary E.M.S.B Ekanayake has issued a Gazette notification on this regard it has been reported.

Former Sri Lankan Cricketer Has Banned For Holding Any Post In Australian Cricket For 20 Years Over Sexual Crime

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