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Voters permitted to use their own pens at polls

Voters will be allowed to use their own pens at the Parliamentary election next week, the National Election Commission said. The Commission, however, said that only blue or black ballpoint pens will be permitted. The National Election Commission also said that the pens should not have any form of material promoting any candidate or political party. Any pen found to be promoting any candidate or political party will not be permitted inside the polling booths. The National Election Commission

01 Aug, 2020

Badulla candidate distributes Rs. 5000 notes to public

By Indika Sri Aravinda A candidate contesting the 5th August Parliamentary election in Badulla has been distributing Rs. 5000 notes to the public. The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) said that the candidate has distributed over Rs. 20 million to the public to secure their votes. CMEV National Coordinator Manjula Gajanayake told Colombo Gazette that an uneven playing field has been created ahead of the election with vote buying underway. When asked by Colombo Gazette, National

31 Jul, 2020

Construction of new BIA terminal to commence in September

Construction of a new terminal at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) is to commence in September 2020 and will be completed within 3 years. Once completed, the new terminal will be able to handle another 9 mn passengers per annum and which will enable BIA to handle 15 mn passengers in aggregate per annum. Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited organized an awareness program to educate the key stakeholders on the BIA Terminal 2 construction project today (Friday). Moving a

31 Jul, 2020