The Election Commission (EC) has received more than 1000 complaints of election violence or law violations, nearly two weeks after announcing the final list of presidential candidates for the November 16 vote.
The polls body in a statement said that, 1034 complaints had been received by its Complaint Management Unit, between October 8 and 19. Out of the total complaints, 992 had been on law violations while eight had been based on violence.
Most of the complaints had been received by the EC’s Complaint Management Units set-up in each district, with figures above 600.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
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