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70,000 Police Officers Deployed for Election Security Across Sri Lanka
According to Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa, 70,000 police officers will be deployed across Sri Lanka for election security From yesterday, around 64,000 officers will be stationed at polling stations across the country to ensure safety during the election period. A total of 13,383 polling stations have been established for the 13,314 constituencies. In addition to…
Landslide warnings for 8 districts
The National Building and Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued early landslide warnings to multiple areas in eight districts, as heavy rainfall continues in parts of the island. The NBRO says that the warnings will be in effect until 4.00 pm today (06). Accordingly, a Level 1 (Amber) warning has been issued for several Divisional Secretariat…
2024 General Election: Accepting postal voting applications ends today
The accepting of postal voting applications for the 2024 General Election is set to conclude at midnight today (10). Accordingly, all the public service officials except those who have been exempted from election duties must submit their postal voting applications. The Election Commission emphasized that failure to apply for postal votes or submitting defective applications…
President Extends Best Wishes to Sri Lankan Cricket Team Heading to T20 World Cup
President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended his well-wishes to the Sri Lankan Cricket Team as they embark on their journey to participate in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup Cricket Tournament, set to take place in America and the West Indies from June 1st to June 29th. In a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (13th),…
Advisory issued for heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas
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