The Elections Commissioner issued a special statement with regard to the delay in releasing the results of the 2018 Local Government Election.
The statement said Returning Officers had to compare the results which are delivered by hand and have had to recheck and recheck when preparing the cumulative results, the release of cumulative results could regrettably take a considerable time longer, the commission said.
In addition to this, it says that the cumulative results of a local government institution cannot be released to the media until the results of the wards are input into the database.
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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