Top US diplomat leads 20-member team to Sri Lanka
Twenty officials from the United States led by a top diplomat arrived at Katunayake airport last evening (14) in two US Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster-III planes, Neth News reports.
Twenty officials from the United States led by a top diplomat arrived at Katunayake airport last evening (14) in two US Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster-III planes, Neth News reports.
The Election Commission (EC) says postal ballot papers cannot be issued tomorrow (15) for the March 09 local government polls.
Disrupting functions of the Election Commission is a punishable offence, said JJB executive committee member Sunil Handunnetti.
Several retired deputy election commissioners are to be appointed toserve in the Election Commission, highly placed government sources said.
The president should be given at least another six months to stabilize the country, after which any election could be held, said a senior leader of the UNP, Navin Dissanayake.
Postal voting for the March 09 local government polls has been postponed indefinitely, said the Election Commission.
A website (kumananimages.com) presenting the works of Tamil photojournalist Kanapathipillai Kumanan was launched at Mullaitivu Press Club today (14).
The Tamil language ‘Nethra TV’ channel of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation will be expanded to cover the entire island, said SLRC director general Asanga Jayalath.
Election Commission chairman Nimal Punchihewa has again asked the Treasury secretary for funding, this time a sum of Rs. 300 million, as expenditure for the local government polls.
The SJB vows to take to the streets with the people to safeguard their democratic right if the government prevents the holding of the local government polls.