A group of Tamil journalists from the north was denied the opportunity to handover a letter to president Ranil Wickremesinghe that calls for justice for their slain colleagues.
The appointment of a SJB national list MP to fill the vacancy created by Harin Fernando has been deferred until the conclusion of the presidential polls, party sources said.
Wijayamuni Soyza, who was the SJB’s electoral organizer for Katana, has decided to join the UNP.
Public Security Minister Tiran Alles requested the people to apply for passports only if they are urgent and advised those who can wait to delay their applications till October, when new e-passports that meet international standards will be available.
The URF will announce its decision with regard to the presidential polls tomorrow (11), said a its leader Patali Champika Ranawaka.
Eight state ministers from the SLPP are planning to step down, lankadeepa.lk reports quoting reliable sources.
Sri Lanka will be in a worse situation than Bangladesh if the executive and the legislature refuse to accept the Supreme Court ruling with regard to the police chief, warned president’s counsel Upul Jayasuriya.
The URF will announce on 10 August its decision with regard to the presidential polls, said a party spokesman.
Women do come forward in society increasingly under the guidance of the NPP, said the party’s national executive member Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
