Samarasinghe sacked after deciding to contest under SLPP

Polling at quarantine centers on 31st July

Polling will take place at quarantine centers on 31st July, National Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said. He said that measures have been taken to ensure people at quarantine centers can vote on 31st July. Deshapriya said that voters in quarantine will not be accommodated at ordinary polling booths. The National Election Commission had earlier considered using mobile polling booths at the 5th August election for voters in quarantine. Health guidelines for the election gives

22 Jul, 2020

Gnanasara complains to TRC against FB

General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Venerable Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thero has filed a complaint with the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) on the ban imposed on his account by Facebook. Gnanasara Thero said his Facebook account, which he used as a platform to share his various views, has been banned since 2017. The former Government was instrumental in implementing this ban based on the requests of certain Muslim extremists, he said. ?The extremists, wahabists and suicide bo

22 Jul, 2020

Karuna calls on Tamils to have more than two children

Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman has called on Tamils to have more than two children and multiply. Speaking at an election rally in Kalmunai in Ampara, Karuna Amman urged young Tamil couples not to stop with just two children. He urged the Tamils to have four children or more and strengthen the population in the country. The former LTTE commander said that the coronavirus lockdown had given Tamil couples a good opportunity to multiply. Karuna Amman said that he himself came fro

23 Jul, 2020