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Jaffna electoral register deceptive: Polls Chief calls for fresh
census
Number of voters much lower than the
figure in electoral register
Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake stresses
the importance of carrying out a census in the Northern Province, as
soon as possible, to establish the exact number of voters living there. He says a survey will reflect the actual number of
eligible voters, whereas the current electoral register is outdated.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa stands to attention while the national anthem is sung at yesterday’s 62nd independence anniversary celebrations in Kandy. (Photo-Kamal Wanniarachchi)
Sri Lanka entering golden
era of intl. relations – President
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that Sri
Lanka was entering a golden era of international relations.
India to be net provider of
security in the Indian Ocean and beyond - US
The US says that India will be a net
provider of security in the Indian Ocean and beyond with the growth of
its military capabilities.





Ranil’s
premonition
What Sri Lanka just emerged from was not an
election but the gravest danger to...