Sri Lanka election commission can function with three members: chairman

Sri Lanka’s National Election Commission (NEC) has yet to be formally informed of the surprise resignation of a commissioner member and, regardless, the resignation of one member would have no impact on the functioning of the commission, NEC Chairman Nimal Punchihewa said. Punchihewa told EconomyNext on Friday January 26 that the widely reported resignation of […]

Sri Lanka to hold local government elections on March 09

Sri Lanka will hold local government elections for 340 municipal councils, urban councils and pradeshiya sabhas on March 09, reports said. The privately owned NewsFirst network reported citing the election commission that the election will take place as scheduled. There was some uncertainty whether the local polls would be conducted on time, with opposition parties […]

Solo man’s protest forces Sri Lanka state-run TV to revert trilingual logo

The state-owned Sri Lanka Rupahavini Corporation (SLRC), Sri Lanka’s national television network, has returned to its former trilingual logo after internal and external pressure, an official said. SLRC Director General Ajantha Seneviratna said on Friday October 07: “The logo was changed nine months ago and yesterday we returned to the old logo because there were […]