Maldives To Handover The Sri Lankan Prisoners In Custody To Sri Lanka

The Government of Maldives has decided to handover all 15 Sri Lankan Nationals currently serving in prison sentences in Maldives to Sri Lankan Government the Foreign Ministry has announced.These prisoners are due to handover as a goodwill gesture the Ministry has said.

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Fifty Five International Political Observers Began Their Observations Prior To The Presidential Elections

The 55 member International Political Observers Panel has commenced their island wide observations  today(06) from Northern Province.The Panel members have visited Northern Province this morning and meet government agents there to get an idea of the situation in the area prior to the Presidential Elections scheduled to be held on this Thursday(08).

These Political Observers are due to present at the polling booths as well during this Thursday's elections.Around 15 million people eligible to vote in this election.

All Election Rallies In Connection With Presidential Elections To Be Concluded Tonight

All election rallies organized in connection with  the forthcoming presidential elections are due to be concluded at 12 midnight tonight according to the elections commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya.According to the election rules here all political rallies related to an election conducting by political parties should  be concluded 48 hours prior to the election.

After midnight tonight campaigning for the presidential elections scheduled to be held on 08th of January (Thursday) should be illegal the elections commissioner has announced.

From 17 political parties and two independent groups 19 candidates are contesting for this year's presidential elections.The two main candidates president Mahinda Rajapaksha and common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena are to be participated their final election rallies scheduled to be held in Kesbawa and Maradana cities in Colombo District  respectively tonight.

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Issuing Of Temporary Identity Cards To The Displaced Persons For Voting Extended Till 05th Of January

The Issuing of Temporary Identity Cards only for voting in forthcoming presidential elections  to the displaced persons in areas affected from Land Slides and Floods has been extended till this Monday(05) according to the Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya.

This measure has been taken to secure the voting right of the displaced people in several provinces including North Central,Uva and Eastern.

Sri Lanka To Reinstate Dual Citizenship For Their Residents

The granting of dual citizenship which has been suspended temporarily in end of 2011 is to be implemented with effect from today(01) the Information Department has announced. Unlike in previous occasion where a five year permanent residency visa has been granted before granting the dual citizenship the Cabinet has decided to grant dual citizenship straightaway for  every Sri Lankan who are living in abroad and requesting such status the department has said.

Under the new scheme of granting dual citizenship in the country an interviews will be conducted for those requesting the citizenship .Earlier no interviews have been conducted when selecting applicants for dual citizenship.

The government has said that the appeals made by more and more Sri Lankans  lives in abroad make government to reinstate the dual citizenship scheme.