Election Cannot be held on April 25th, Chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya announced today.
Mr Deshapriya told a news conference today that a decision regarding the date of the elections will be taken by the Commission soon after the notice of the election is issued.
The gazette notification is due to be made public on March 26, he said.
"The Commisison will be empowered to postpone elections for a minimum of 14 days. But we cannot say if the elections can be held in May or June. It will all depend on the CORVID-19 sitution", he said.
He said even the situation improves now it was impossible to hold elections on April 25 as the election preparations have been disrupted now.
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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