The Election Commission today (Oct 7) officially declared that a record 35 presidential candidates would contest at the presidential election on November 16.
Polls Chief Mahinda Deshapriya said that a cost of more than Rs 4 billion would have to be incurred to conduct the election due to the high amount of candidates.
(Captured below are scenes witnessed upon the arrival of presidential candidates to handover their nomination papers at the Elections Secretariat. Pics by Indika Handuwala)
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.
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