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Undercover video uses Sri Lanka elections to trap UK firm
Tue Mar 20 08:51:01 EDT 2018 - thesundayleader.lk - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 5.481059
A British data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica had offered to influence elections in Sri Lanka, in a undercover video shot by Channel 4 television. Channel Four investigators sent what appeared to be a political agent from Sri Lanka and his assistant to meet with Cambridge Analytica executives, but they were secretly recording. They told them ...
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Indian media express views on Sri Lanka elections
Sun Feb 11 04:06:00 EST 2018 - hirunews.lk - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
The national television of India Dhooradarshan has defined the local government election in Sri Lanka as a referendum, for the current government which has been postponing the election since 2015. The Indian TV service also predicted that Sri Lanka Podujana... Read More
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Sampanthan says will not allow destroy country
Wed Sep 30 22:05:31 EDT 2015 - colombogazette.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 1.1053823
Opposition leader R. Sampanthan says no one is ready to allow the country to be destroyed. He was speaking at the 60th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Elections Department held
Wheels Up in Colombo: Destination Unknown
Wed Sep 02 09:15:03 EDT 2015 - groundviews.org - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.13610566
Photo EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA via The Guardian Upon discovering I had been chosen as a short-term observer for the parliamentary election, it felt like Christmas had come early. Dallas to Doha to Colombo. And then on to Jaffna for the election! When I fly to Sri Lanka from the U.S., I usually feel somewhat slow for about […]
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Audits of campaign financing needed in Sri Lanka Elections: Commissioner
Sun Aug 23 02:25:58 EDT 2015 - LBO.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
23 Aug, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should amend election laws so that campaign funding of political parties is transparent and audited, says Mahinda Deshapriya, the island’s elections commissioner. “In future, political parties and candidates must be made to declare how much money they spend on election related activities, while there should be an audit […]
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More female representation needed in Sri Lanka elections: EU monitors
Wed Aug 19 07:23:47 EDT 2015 - LBO.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
Aug 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka had extremely low number of female candidates participating in the general election held this month, European election observers said. Sri Lanka signed key international instruments for equality between women and men, and the principals of equality and non-discrimination are constitutionally protected. “The delegation took note of the low […]
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Sri Lanka Elections 2015 *** LIVE Commentary *** First Result to be given at mid night
Mon Aug 17 09:34:02 EDT 2015 - LBO.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 5.481059
Live Updates : According to CMEV, 2010 general election had 524 incidents of violence compared with 316 in the 2015 general election (06.57 pm) ** Speaking at a special media briefing Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said they have received 226 minor election violation incidents and at least 50 people have been arrested in relation to […]
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In Sri Lanka elections, focus is on ex-strongman
Sun Aug 16 21:17:39 EDT 2015 - rapidcityjournal.com - Category : USA, South Dakota - Relavancy : 6.5772705
Despina Efstathiou, right, an election observer of European Union shakes hands with a Sri Lankan polling officer as her colleague Carl Olle, second right watches at a polling material distribu…
In Sri Lanka elections, focus is on ex-strongman
Sun Aug 16 21:17:39 EDT 2015 - rapidcityjournal.com - Category : USA, South Dakota - Relavancy : 6.5772705
Sri Lankan election workers wait to leave for their respective voting centers after collecting polling material from a distribution center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015.The isla…
In Sri Lanka elections, focus is on ex-strongman
Sun Aug 16 21:17:39 EDT 2015 - rapidcityjournal.com - Category : USA, South Dakota - Relavancy : 6.5772705
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans were set to begin voting in Parliamentary elections Monday that will decide the political future of a former strongman leader seeking a comeback eight mon…
In Sri Lanka elections, focus is on ex-strongman
Sun Aug 16 21:17:39 EDT 2015 - rapidcityjournal.com - Category : USA, South Dakota - Relavancy : 6.5772705
Sri Lankan election workers wait to leave for their respective voting centers after collecting polling material from a distribution center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015.The isla…
Sri Lanka elections: Tumbling skeletons and bumbling politicians
Tue Aug 11 15:31:25 EDT 2015 - ft.lk - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
By Col R. Hariharan With a week to go before Sri Lanka people elect a new Parliament, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa predicted the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which had fielded him, to win “up to” 117 seats. However, a pre-election survey showed only 27.5% voters preferred him over his bête noir and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Leader of the rival...
Sri Lanka elections: tumbling skeletons and bumbling politicians
Tue Aug 11 02:39:14 EDT 2015 - dbsjeyaraj.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
him over his bête noir and prime ...Continue reading ‘Sri Lanka elections: tumbling skeletons and ...
Sri Lanka Elections to two northern local bodies on Feb 28
Sat Jan 31 01:09:32 EST 2015 - news.lk - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 5.481059
Elections to the Pudukuduiruppu and Maritimepattu Pradeshiya Sabhas in the northern  Mullaithivu district of Sri Lanka  will be held on February 28, Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said.
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Similarities between Mauritius and Sri Lanka elections
Tue Jan 27 08:29:59 EST 2015 - yahoo.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 7.6734824
Less than a month after we had general elections in Mauritius, another Commonwealth country, Sri Lanka, organised Presidential election. Are there similarities between the two elections?
Sri Lanka Elections Have Created Remarkable Opportunities for Pluralism and Prosperity
Thu Jan 15 15:54:16 EST 2015 - dbsjeyaraj.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 5.481059
of that beautiful ...Continue reading ‘Sri Lanka Elections Have Created Remarkable Opportuniti...
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Sri Lanka elections: Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat
Fri Jan 09 05:10:32 EST 2015 - yahoo.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
After nearly ten years in power, Mahinda Rajapaksa is ousted in Sri Lanka's general election
Sri Lanka elections: Mahinda Rajapakse concedes defeat
Fri Jan 09 00:05:29 EST 2015 - yahoo.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
Asia's longest serving leader loses power amid allegations of corruption and criticism of failing to bring about post war reconciliation
Is Rajapaksa facing defeat in Sri Lanka elections?
Sun Jan 04 19:20:05 EST 2015 - www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 6.5772705
By Charles Haviland BBC: President Mahinda Rajapaksa hopes to be re-elected to a third term in Sri Lanka’s election on Thursday. But what sort of a country has Sri Lanka become under Rajapaksa and his brothers? One day last month six astrologers were brought onto government television to discuss the prospects for the presidential election. ...
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Is Rajapaksa facing defeat in Sri Lanka elections?
Sun Jan 04 14:09:19 EST 2015 - lankanewspapers.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
President Mahinda Rajapaksa hopes to be re-elected to a third term in Sri Lanka`s election on Thursd..
WikiLeaks: 80% Says MR Is Corrupt And 85% Says His Family Is Corrupt: MR’s Chief Pollster
Sat Dec 27 08:02:50 EST 2014 - colombotelegraph.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.13610566
“President Rajapaksa’s chief opinion pollster – who is a good contact of the embassy on other issues – shared with us the first findings from their initial survey. These initial responses indicated that potential voters had little interest in the symbolic issues” US Embassy Colombo informed Washington. The Colombo Telegraph found the leaked cable from […]
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China' factor in Sri Lanka election and strategic security
Wed Dec 24 03:26:42 EST 2014 - srilankaguardian.org - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.08166339
| by Col. R. Hariharan[Answers to questions raised by an international news agency on the subject in an e-mail interview on Dec 23rd.]( December 24, 2014, Chennai, Sri Lanka Guardian) Any narrative on Sri Lanka would be incomplete if India's overwhelming influence in Sri Lanka is not considered. It comes from India's huge geographic size, economic strength and global political influence from times...
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Sri Lanka elections: 'A milestone for the future'
Mon Sep 23 10:36:00 EDT 2013 - yahoo.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
Military involvement shrouds Sri Lanka elections
Fri Sep 20 06:32:04 EDT 2013 - yahoo.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
Military meddling in Sri Lanka elections: What will the UN do?
Fri Aug 30 03:35:04 EDT 2013 - lankasrinews.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
The Sri Lanka Army has said it will vacate camps in the country’s northern Jaffna Peninsula before crucial provincial elections in September. Despite the international publicity the move has attracted, Jaffna’s residents say there is no significant downtick in overall levels of militarization.
Military Meddling In Sri Lanka Elections: What Will The UN Do?
Thu Aug 29 10:16:45 EDT 2013 - colombotelegraph.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 6.5772705
By J. S. Tissainayagam - The Sri Lanka Army has said it will vacate camps in the country’s northern Jaffna Peninsula before crucial provincial elections in September. Despite the international publicity the move has attracted, Jaffna’s residents say there is no significant downtick in overall levels of militarization. Elections to the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) next month ...
Sri Lanka Elections Department requires open face at polls for voter identification
Thu Jul 25 00:36:21 EDT 2013 - colombopage.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 5.481059
July 25, Colombo: The Elections Department of Sri Lanka says that anyone covering their faces at the polling booth would have to show their faces before being allowed to vote.
Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner yet to be informed of the Northern PC election
Tue May 14 19:17:22 EDT 2013 - colombopage.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 5.481059
May 14, Colombo: Elections Commissioner of Sri Lanka Mahinda Deshapriya says he is yet to be informed of the provincial council elections for the Northern Province.
Sri Lanka Elections Department to gazette names of elected councilors tomorrow
Mon Sep 10 20:45:31 EDT 2012 - colombopage.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 5.481059
Sept 11, Colombo: The Elections Department of Sri Lanka is to gazette the names of the provincial councilors elected to the Sabaragamuwa, North Central and Eastern Provincial Councils.
Complaints to Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner of misusing private buses for elections
Sun Aug 26 20:50:39 EDT 2012 - lankanewspapers.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 5.481059
Private bus operators in Sri Lanka have complained to the Elections Commissioner about private buses..
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