By Damith Wickremasekara
The Government is considering holding the provincial council elections under the old system to overcome the impasse caused by disagreements over the delimitation process.
A senior government source said that as the new delimitation process is complex and long-drawn, a proposal is under consideration to revert to the Provincial Councils Elections Act of 1988 for the next election.
Read more on today's Sunday Times edition here
“We are considering holding it for one last time under the old system, which will give time for the delimitation process to be completed, after which the elections can be held under the PC Act of 2017,” the source said.
The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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