The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna's (SLPP) decision to field its own presidential candidate has not changed, and is not challenged so far either, its politburo member Milinda Rajapaksha said.
A Tamil woman from Batticaloa, who has been demanding to know the fate of the missing persons from war-affected areas, has been summoned to the TID for questioning.
The Jaffna Press Club has demanded justice for all slain journalists in the northern and eastern provinces.
Partners to the Samagi Jana Balawegaya-led political alliance will sign an agreement at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo on 08 August.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has decided to field Dhammika Perera as its presidential candidate, said party headquarters sources.
People at the grassroots level stand with president Ranil Wickremesinghe, said state minister Kanaka Herath.
A senior Tamil leader from the North has accused the political leaders from the south of not even tendering an apology for the deadly Black July pogrom of 1983, which was perpetuated with government support. The Sinhala rioters who went berserk killed hundreds of Tamil people in the capital Colombo and other parts of the country.
Estate people will continue to receive freehold deeds under president Ranil Wickremesinghe, said finance state minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
The home of SLPP minister Pavitra Wannniarachchi in Pelmadulla, Ratnapura is presently filled with a large number of local government members and supporters.
The United Left Front has unveiled its policy manifesto.
