President To Dissolve Presidential Security Division With Immediate Effect

President Maithripala Sirisene has decided to dissolve the Presidential Security Division (PSD) with immediate effect  and appoint Police Special Task Force to handle  President's Security.

Under this the Presidential Security Division will be dissolved step by step and the process will be completed withing two weeks time according to Police Media Division.

After getting dissolved all  the 5000 Police Officer attach to the Presidential Security will be recruited to Police Stations throughout the island the Division has said.The head of the President's Security Deputy Inspector General Of Police S.M Wikaramsinghe is due to be appointed to another higher post.

Elections Department To Give Extra Date For Postal Voters Who Missed Casting Their Votes

The Elections Department has decided to give  this Tuesday(11) as the extra day for those Postal Voters who missed Postal voting for the forthcoming election on given dates.

The Police Officers and State School Teachers were allowed to cast their Postal Votes on 03rd of August while the rest of the Postal Vote Applicants were given 05th and 06th of August to cast their votes.

A total of 566,823 Voters were eligible to cast their Postal Votes at the forthcoming Parliamentary Election.

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President Urged Voters In The Country To Elect Most Suitable Candidates To The Parliament At Forthcoming Election

President Maithripala Sirsene has said that in the forthcoming election all the voters in the country have great responsibility to elect most suitable candidates who work for the country and safeguarding the respect of Parliament.For doing so voters should use their intelligence ,knowledge and prior experience of the candidates when selecting the most suitable candidates he has stressed.

Addressing a function held at BMICH in Colombo yesterday(07) President has said that  reputation of the Politicians in the country being tarnished as they are not willing to fulfill their responsibilities towards people.

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Police Department To Filed Cases Against Motorists Who Are Violating Speed Limits In 72 Main Roads

The Police Department has today(08) said that the cases will be filed against Motorists who are violating the speed limits in 72 main roads in the country with speed limit signs with effect from next Tuesday(11).

Legal Action has not taken against the motorists who violated the speed limits in those main roads due to the Supreme Court's decision on not allowing such cases to be filed until the speed limit signs are properly placed on these roads,

As the speed limit signs have  properly placed in those 72 main roads now the Police Department has decided to file cases against motorists who are violating the speed limits with effect from  next Tuesday.