Members of the European Election Monitoring Association (EEMA) will arrive in the country today (Oct 15) in line with the upcoming presidential election, an official at the Elections Secretariat said.
The official noted that 60 members of the EEMA will remain in the country until December, along with two other monitoring groups namely the Commonwealth, and the South Asian Election Monitoring Forum.
An Elections Secretariat official said that more than 130 international election monitors will be in the country to witness the November 16 presidential election.
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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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