Eelam Peoples’ Democratic Party (EPDP), a Tamil party led by former Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda, has created history by fielding two Buddhist monks and thus becoming the first Tamil party to field a Buddhist monk. Buddhist monks Venerable Kiriebbanare Vijitha Thera and Venerable Udawalawe Jinasiri Thera will represent EPDP from the Colombo District
Only 11 out of 31 politicians who held ministerial responsibilities in the previous government and lived in the government houses have vacated them, according to the Public Administration Ministry. A top source said it never takes time to clear the process since a lot of formalities such as inventory taking needs to be completed.
Aragalaya- activist turned politician Damitha Abeyratne, who claimed that she would contest the General Elections from the Ratnapura District through Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) was in for a shock when she found out that her name was omitted from the nomination list for the Ratnapura District.
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has called on the government to review laws and policies that have been misapplied to hinder legitimate activities of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) according to a report issued recently.
Asserting that Sri Lanka’s economy stabilized at a rate faster than expected, a top World Bank official said yesterday that the country is not yet out of the woods and there is no magic or silver bullet other than hard work and consistency for future growth.
One of the leading senior legal practitioners and newly appointed President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) insists that Sri Lanka should seriously investigate the allegations of war crimes by the Sri Lankan judiciary and those responsible must be brought to book to clear the international black mark created with the 26 year long war.
Popular actor turned politician Ranjan Ramanayake who announced the formation of United Democratic Voice (UDV) together with former Sri Lankan cricketer T. M. Dilshan yesterday, said he would continue to fight corruption while watching his tongue.
Sri Lanka will continue to oppose the 51/1 resolution of the draft resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to be held tomorrow, Cabinet Spokesman Vijitha Herath said yesterday.
Almost every major political party will face elimination and pass into history if they do not field ideal candidates in their lists to contest the upcoming General Election, as the public is determined to vote against the corrupt political culture, the Civil Collective said.
While highlighting that there is a move to sling mud at former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene yesterday said that Mr. Wickremesinghe has not asked for foreign chefs, foreign food and additional security.
While there has been a decrease in elephant deaths this year, a total of 277 elephants have been killed up to October due to both natural and man-made causes, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation. As many as 488 elephants were killed last year.
Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Nilantha Jayawardena yesterday apologised to the Supreme Court for the inconvenience caused by his failure to pay the full compensation owed to the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks on time. However, he managed to pay the remaining balance of the compensation while contempt of court proceedings were pending before the Supreme Court.
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