A voter turnout of 80 percent has been recorded at this year's presidential election, a senior Election Commission official said.
Meanwhile, ballot boxes are being transported to counting centres after voting ended at 5 pm.
The poll, which saw 35 candidates contesting for the top job in the country, had taken place across 12,845 voting centres from 7 am.
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
(Pix by Amila Gamage)
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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