A luxury jeep, reportedly driven by a 17-year-old boy, was involved in a tragic accident near the Gampola bus stand which resulted in the death of a three-and-a-half-year-old boy. The child, identified as Mohammad Siras Amde, had recently returned to Gampola from overseas.
A newly married couple had to use canoes for their homecoming instead of a wedding car because of the floods in Kalutara, triggered by the overflowing of Kuda Oya. The roads in the area remain impassable because of the floodwaters and the couple had to use two canoes linked with wooden planks for their homecoming.
The National People’s Power (NPP) government must secure a massive majority at the general election to implement its programmes successfully, swiftly and in a revolutionary manner, President and NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday.
Claiming that corrupt and racist politicians have opted not to contest this year’s General Election to evade defeat, NPP member Bimal Ratnayake said yesterday it was a great victory secured by the NPP even before the General Election victory to make sure that such politicians have not even become candidates at this year’s elections. He told media after handing over the nomination list for the NPP’s national list that the NPP must be thankful t
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.
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