President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to begin a three-day official visit to Vietnam starting May 03, Cabinet Spokesperson and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa announced.

All campaign activities for the forthcoming 2025 Local Government (LG) Election are scheduled to end at midnight on 03 May, according to the National Election Commission.

Election Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake said the period from 03 May until election day will be declared the pre-poll silent period.

He added that the door-to-door distribution of official ballot papers ends today. Those who have not received their ballot papers can collect them from their area’s sub-post office after April 30 by verifying their identity until election day. The Postal Department also issued a similar announcement.

The EC has decided to use the little finger to mark the appropriate symbol during the LG elections this year.

Meanwhile, the distribution of the official election notices given to the Postal Department for distribution is nearly completed.

A police investigation team has been appointed and the names of its members have been submitted to the Committee of Inquiry to inquire and report its findings on IGP T. M. W. Deshabandu Tennakoon in respect of acts of gross abuse of power.

This appointment has been made in response to a formal request by the Committee to the Acting IGP, seeking the assistance of a police investigation team to support the Committee’s investigation.

Accordingly, during its third meeting held in Parliament on 28th April 2025, the Committee decided to commence further investigation with the assistance of the appointed police investigation team.

The Committee also decided to reconvene on April 30.