Those who are found as responsible for vote rigging will be fined Rs.200,000 or sentenced to One year imprisonment according to the Elections Commisoner General Saman Sri Rathnayake .Earlier Rs.500.was fined for vote rigging he has stated.
Those who found guilty on vote rigging in High court can also face both punishments at the same time the Elections Commissioner General has stated.
Sri Lankan voters are casting their vote today (21)to elect the ninth Executive President of the country as the voting began in the 13,421 Polling stations situated across the country .The voting of today's Presidential Election will be held from 7 a.m to 4 p.m and a total of 17.1million voters are being eligible to vote in today ' s election according to the National Elections Commission .
A record breaking 38 candidates are being contested in todays election and around 63,000 police officers are being deployed throughout the country to ensure the safety of the voters according to the Elections commission.The transportation of ballot boxes to the polling stations in 22 districts has commenced last morning (20)under tight security .
Today's election is a crucial one as the voters are voting to elect a president whom they think as can stear the country out of the worst ever economic crisis in the country occurred in 2022 according to the National Elections Commission .
Ilangei Thamil Arasakachchi Party(ITAK) has decided to support Samagijanabalawegaya(SJB) Party candidate Sajith Premadasa in the forthcoming Presidential election scheduled to be held on 21st of September .
According to the leader of the party MP Mavai Senadhirja The central bureau of the ITAK had decided to support SJB Candidate in the forthcoming election.
Excise officers have arrested 14 youths who were under the influence of narcotics during a raid caried out at a facebook Party held in a hotel in Kadawatha area (Colombo) yesterday(15).The detained who are from various places in the country and in the age group 19-30 years were under the influence of narcotics Ice and Cocaine at the time of the arrest according to the officers.
Those who were not been able to cast their postal ballots for the forthcoming Presidential Election can do so on 11 th and 12 th of September at the district polling stations situated in their work places according to the National Elections Commission.
.The first phase of the casting Postal votes for the Presidential Election which is scheduled to be held on 21st of September .was held on 04th ,05th and 06th of September tthe commission has stated.
The Cess Levy imposed on Imported Cement has been reduced by Rs.1.per a Kilo Gramme with effect from 06th of September The Ministry of Finance has announced .
The reduction of the Cess levy imposed on Cement has been made by President Ranil Wikramasinghe in virtue of the Powers Vested with him as the Minister of Investment Promotion .
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials have arrested an Indian national Businessman in pocession of 12 Gold Biscuits whilst awaiting at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake last evening (07).
The value of the seized stock of Gold Biscuits is around Rs.30 million according to CID Officials.The CID Officials had arrested the 29 year old Indian Businessnan when he was, awaiting at the Airport to flyback to Bangalore india it has been reported.The seized stock of Gold biscuits had been concealed in trouser pocket of the suspect.
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
