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TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Launched on 11 October 2005, [ 2 ] it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. [ 3 ]
Development Lotteries Board also known DLB is the Sri Lanka government national lottery company. stated in 1983. In 1980s Lotteries Board established with the investment of Rs. 2.2 million (Rs. 260 million in 2020). Half of money donated President's Fund. Early project advised by former President J. R. Jayawardana. [1]
Sri Lanka's last local government elections in 2018 resulted in the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) securing a majority with 40% of the vote. [6] [7] [8]Gotabaya Rajapaksa, contesting under the SLPP, subsequently won the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election, while Mahinda Rajapaksa led the SLPP to victory in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election.
FM Derana is a free-to-air Sinhala radio channel in Sri Lanka.Established in March 2009, FM Derana broadcasts 24 hours a day and covers over 95% of the island. Designed to appeal to a broad cross-section of listeners, FM Derana leverages the strength and success of TV Derana.
Local elections were held in Sri Lanka on 10 February 2018. [3] [4] 15.7 million Sri Lankans were eligible to elect 8,327 [i] members to 340 local authorities (24 municipal councils, 41 urban councils and 275 divisional councils). [5] [6] It was the largest election in Sri Lankan history.
With the promulgation of the 1978 Constitution on 7 September 1978, the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka (1st Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) superseded the 2nd National State Assembly. The 1982 referendum on extending the parliamentary term by six years was held in Sri Lanka on 22 December 1982. Through the Fourth ...
The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election in the country’s history and was held on 21 September 2024. [3] [4] Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015.
In February 2019, the 2018 Sri Lankan local elections were held in Sri Lanka due to a prior delay. However, due to an injunction issued by the Supreme Court , the election was not held in Elpitiya .