Sri Lanka records 40-pct turnout in parliamentary polls by noon

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa casts his ballot at a polling station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 5, 2020. An estimated 40 percent voter turnout was recorded in Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections by noon on Wednesday after voting began at 7 a.m. local time, the government information department said. (Xinhua)