Days after President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced his candidacy in the September Presidential Election, 92 Parliamentarians, mostly from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) met Wickremesinghe last evening and pledged their support to him.
In the absence of both the Inspector General of Police and the Senior Deputy Inspector General in charge of Administration at Sri Lanka Police, the National Police Commission has sought the Attorney General’s advice regarding a crucial appointment.
Most of the Parliamentarians who are said to be forming an alliance with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) on August 8 had sought to join the National People’s Power (NPP) but were rejected due to their bad political history, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.
Claiming that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has taken a decision going against the majority opinion of the party, State Minister Shehan Semasinghe said today they hope that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will rectify the wrong decision taken for the need of a handful of people.
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sleuths seized 7kg methamphetamine (Ice) worth 70 crore and arrested three people in connection with the case. The drug was sourced from Manipur, to be smuggled into Sri Lanka.
The decision by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) to field its own candidate for the presidency is imaterial as a majority of the Ministers and MPs of this party is backing incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said.
Despite a significant portion of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MPs deciding not to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the upcoming Presidential election, SLPP parliamentarian S.M. Chandrasena has officially pledged his support to President Wickremesinghe.
The England cricket team could be preparing an IPL reunion as they aim to shake things up in the coaching department. With reports stating that present white-ball head coach Matthew Mott will depart next week,
The National Election Commission (EC) has clarified that the participation of government nurses in uniform at the National All Ceylon Nurses’ Conference, held under the patronage of National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, does not constitute a violation of election regulations.
Sri Lanka needs to transition from a system dominated by ministerial discretion to a rule-based administration, to create an investment-friendly climate and promote a thriving private sector, Sri Lanka’s State-Owned Enterprises Restructuring Unit (SOERU) Head Suresh Shah said.
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