Former president and senior patron of the SLFP, Chandrika Kumaratunga is engrossed in a conversation with ministers Rajitha Senaratne and Mangala Samaraweera at the SLFP gathering held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium today. SLFP stalwart Kumara Welgama also looks on. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
The agreement for the formation of the Democratic National Front (DNF) was today signed by several political parties including the United National Party (UNP), the ’Api Sri Lanka movement’ led by former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and several other civil society groups.
The Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) attached to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today conducted drugs and narcotics inspections with the use of two robots for the first time in police history. The two robots were received as a donation from the Chinese Government.
SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa met the professionals of the Muslim community at an event organised by the National Muslim Collective held in Colombo Thursday night. SLPP and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, Governor A.J.M. Muzammil, MPs Faizer Mustapha and Mahinda Amaraweera were also present at the event. Pix by Damith Wickramasinghe
Elections Commission (EC) Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya was seen explaining the tedious and complex election process to the media at his office today where he said due to the long list of presidential candidates in the fray at the presidential poll – 2019, the EC had to use three varieties of reinforced cardboard boxes for small, middle-sized and extra-large polling stations.
Yesterday was the 25th memorial of late UNP strongman Gamini Dissanayake. A floral tribute to the Gamini Dissanayake Statue at Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7, was held by the family members and friends of the late parliamentarian. Pix Damith Wickramasinghe
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