Srilanka

The Elections Commission has received a total of 2,672 complaints from October 8 to Nov.2 regarding election law violations and violent activities, the Commission said.It said 24 violent activities had been reported to the National Election Complaint Management Centre and District Election Complaint Management Centres while2,553 1election law violations were reported to the respective centres.95 other cases had also been reported.

The Ministry of Finance has taken measures to immediately purchase 12,000 Metric Tons (MT) of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as a remedy for the LP gas shortage currently in the market. Steps will be taken for the Litro Gas Company, which comes under the Ministry of Finance, to import the stock and release to the market immediately, the Finance Ministry said in a statement.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m. Light showers will occur in coastal areas of the Northern and Eastern provinces during the morning too.Fairly heavy falls about 50-75 mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, Uva and North-western provinces.Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces during the morning.General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages

Sri Lanka has improved its position in Ease of Doing Business Index (EoDBI) to the 99th position in 2020 as per the EoDBI report released by the World Bank last week. Earlier Sri Lanka was at the 100thposition.Doing Business 2020, a World Bank Group flagship publication, is the 17th in a series of annual studies measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economies—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time.