The Elections Commission is to take a final decision about the conduct of the Parliamentary elections on March 25, Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake said.
He said that after all nominations are gazetted the Elections Commissions will be empowered to take a decision about the date of the elections.
He said the date for the elections could be differed by a minimum of two weeks.
Meanwhile several political parties have made requests to postpone elections in view of the spread of coronavirus.
Some of the requests have been handed over to the Elections Commission.
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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