The first electoral level results of today’s general elections will be announced only after midnight on election day, Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said.
He said the final results of the general election should be out by noon on Tuesday and preferential vote results later in the night.
The counting of postal votes would begin soon after the voting ends at 4 p.m. tomorrow, and the counting of the electoral level voting at 9 p.m. More than 80 percent of the 15,044,490 registered voters cast their votes in January’s presidential election.
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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