The National People’s Power (NPP) will bring back former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, who fled to Singapore, to Sri Lanka as the first priority of a NPP government, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.
India’s former cabinet minister and BJP member, Subramanian Swamy said that Namal Rajapaksa’s entry as a Presidential candidate was welcomed as the Rajapaksa tradition was to accept India as a ’family’.
The Daily Mirror once again calls upon the main presidential candidates Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa, Namal Rajapaksa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake for a live presidential debate, hosted by the Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and regional integration from Japan to India, with a special focus on deepening ties with India.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe officially launched his 2024 Presidential election campaign today (August 17, 2024) with a rally in Anuradhapura, pledging to stabilize the nation through concessions expected from creditor nations. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka said today that its attention has been drawn to the recent media reports regarding a judgement given by the Australian Federal Court in a case against the former Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Canberra.
Former Sri Lanka captain Aravinda de Silva recalled of the time people knew how the side used to play their game, which led to other teams wishing to emulate them. He added that it is something which isn’t there in the current Sri Lanka side.
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