The Samagi Jana Sandanaya (SJS), a major political alliance led by Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), was officially launched today at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo. The event featured Premadasa and the signing of agreements with several partner parties in preparation for the upcoming Presidential election. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
An additional sum of USD 590,000 has been received by the ‘Children of Gaza Fund,’ which was established by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to provide basic needs for children displaced due to the current military situation in the Gaza Strip.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake registering a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale struck southern Kyushu on Thursday afternoon, triggering a tsunami advisory for Kyushu’s east and southern coast and the southern coast of Shikoku, the Meteorological Agency said.
A collective of Tamil parties has nominated former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP for the Batticaloa district, P. Ariyanethran, as the common Tamil candidate to contest the presidential election, former MP M.K. Sivajilingam said.
The Hospital Service Support Institute of Washington, California donated medical equipment to the Balapitiya Hospital through a donation programme under the patronage of Rajawelle Subhuthi Thera, Director of the Hospital Services Council and Medical Director S.W. Venura Kumara, specialist doctors, nurses and other staff. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
The Supreme Court five-judge bench today decided to dismiss the appeal petitions filed by former DIG Vaas Gunawardena, his son Ravindu Vaas Gunawardena, and four police officers who challenged the Colombo High Court’s judgment to impose the death sentence and convict them of committing the murder of millionaire businessman Mohamed Shyam.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday expressed his willingness to work with all parties if he wins the September 21 Presidential election and extended an open invitation to Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa, National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and the newly elected Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa to form a national government.
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