The Elections Secretariat will instruct state officials including ministry secretaries to avoid the misuse of state property during the run-up to the presidential elections, an official said.
Meanwhile, the polls body has also informed the public to contact their Grama Niladhari officers or to visit the Elections Commission (EC) website to confirm if their names are in this year's electoral register.
Eligible individuals whose names have not been included have been requested to inform the EC before September 19.
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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