The Deshapremi Jana Balawegaya (DJB), whose general secretary Sugath Hewapathirana is a close confidante of SLPP founder Basil Rajapaksa, is to field a candidate at the presidential polls.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will soon announce its presidential candidate, and incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe will not be that candidate, says Rajapaksa family relative Udayanga Weeratunga.
Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe should contest for the presidency, insists chief government whip Prasanna Ranatunga.
The drugs menace as well as the underworld have not been abated despite boastful remarks by the police chief and the public security minister, charged MP Patali Champika Ranawaka.
Police have launched an investigation into several threatening posters found in Maharagama and Dematagoda after the Athurugiriya shooting that left two people dead, including Club Wasantha.
Sri Lanka is now set to implement Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiative towards building a comprehensive and inclusive digital future paving the way for social and economic development across the nation, former finance minister Ravi Karunanayake divulged.
Basnayake Nilame of Ruhuhu Kataragama Maha Devale Dishan Gunasekara claims to have raised the Devale’s income by eight-fold since he took office.
A group of MPs representing the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) have informed that they did not approve the Committee Report on the investigation into alleged weaknesses in the procurement process related to the new online visa programme awarded to VFS Global, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana said.
The notification announcing the presidential polls will be published within the coming fortnight, Election Commission chairman R.M.L. Ratnayake said.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced plans to implement a program aimed at transforming Anuradhapura, once a major trade and economic center, into a globally renowned city.
