- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is expected to make a special statement while addressing the nation at 7.30 pm today (25 September), according to the Department of Government Information.
- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says that he was unanimously chosen as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the ‘Samagi Jana Sandhanaya’ for the upcoming General Election. Furthermore, he stated that there would be no collaboration between former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and him.
- The Extraordinary Gazette notification issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolving the Parliament of Sri Lanka effective from midnight yesterday (24), has been published by the Department of Government Printing. The proclamation dissolves Parliament with effect from midnight today and summons the new Parliament to meet on the November 21, 2024. It has also fixed November 14, 2024 as the date for the election of the new Members of Parliament.
- New President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a high-level meeting today with Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe and Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana to discuss pressing economic matters.
- The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has increased by 237.31 points to close at 11,334.12.The market turnover was recorded at Rs. 2 billion.
- Sri Lanka’s new three-member Cabinet of Ministers was sworn-in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was sworn-in as the Minister of Justice, Education, Labour, Industries, Science and Tech, Health and Food Security, shortly after taking oath as the new Prime Minister.
- The Election Commission has confirmed that 35 presidential candidates will lose their security deposits. According to Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake, this decision is due to the candidates not achieving the minimum requirement of 12.5% of the vote in the recently concluded presidential election.
- Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Israel has requested Sri Lankan nationals residing in Israel to exercise caution due to recent shelling and rocket attacks from Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah targeting Israel.
- The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has decreased to 1.1% in August 2024, compared to 2.5% in July 2024, according to the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics. Meanwhile, food inflation has decreased to 2.3% in August 2024 compared to 2.9% in July 2024 and the Year-on-Year inflation of the non-food group increased to 0.2% in August 2024 from 2.2% in July 2024.
- Nishan Pieris has been added to the Sri Lanka squad for the second Test against New Zealand as a replacement for left-arm paceman Vishwa Fernando, who developed an injury as stated by the Sri Lanka team Management.
