Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesinghe today (Nov 18) said his government hopes that the system of establishing independent commissions, will be continued in the future.
Issunging a statement the Prime Minister said that the Presidential election had been conducted in a free and fair manner, since political influence had not been exerted on the independent election commission.
He pointed out that the public could therefore exercise their franchise without being intimidated during the poll.
Wickremesinghe thanked those who voted for ruling party presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa who fell short of some 1.3 million votes to beat rival Gotabaya Rajapaksa who emerged victorious at the polls.
He also expressed gratitude towards the Election Commission, Police, tri-forces, and other parties who had extended their support towards conducting a peaceful election.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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