Human Rights Commissioner Nimal Punchihewa yesterday (03) said that deaths in police custody remained a matter for serious concern. Attorney-at-Law Punchihewa disclosed that there had been...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Head of the Elections Commission, Nimal Punchihewa yesterday urged the government to present a timeline for providing funds for the local council election....
Text and picture by PRIYAN DE SILVA Chairman of the Election Commission (EC) Nimal Punchihewa, addressing participants at an International Women’s Day event, held in Colombo, on Tuesday...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government has stepped up attacks on the Election Commission (EC) in the wake of the Supreme Court directive meant to clear...
LG polls: By PRIYAN DE SILVA Chairman of the Election Commission (EC) Nimal Punchihewa told The Island that the EC will announce the new date for...
BY PRIYAN DE SILVA The Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies (IRES), Manjula Gajanayake, said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s order, made...
Govt-EC battle over LG polls: By Shamindra Ferdinando President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) Saliya Pieris, PC, says the Election Commission (EC) has...
Elections Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa said on Thursday that the Local Government polls would be held before March 10, 2023.He said that the commission would issue...
By PRIYAN DE SILVA Chairman of the Election Commission Nimal Punchihewa said yesterday that the Local Government elections will be held before March 10. He said...
PAFFREL warns of irreparable damage if commission succumbs to political pressure By Shamindra Ferdinando Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa yesterday (30) said that he wouldn’t disclose...