Nearly 20 more political parties are expected to join the Samagi Jana Sandanaya today (13) to support opposition leader Sajith Premadasa at the presidential election.
Government informants have allegedly terrorised Tamil civilians and activists who attended separate court hearings into an enforced disappearance and a mass grave.
People can express their anger and hatred democratically against Namal Rajapaksa and send his party crashing to its lowest ever, URF leader Patali Champika Ranawaka said.
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday (12) emphasised that empowering the estate sector will be a top priority of a future SJB government.
Former Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne is reportedly preparing to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming Presidential Election, according to a political spokesman close to him.
State minister Premalal Jayasekara, who had previously supported president Ranil Wickremesinghe, will rejoin the SLPP today (13).
A decision was taken yesterday (12) to provide a Rs. 1,700 minimum daily wage for an estate worker in the tea and rubber industries, by the Wages Board in-charge of the Estate sector at the Labour Department.
The Academy of Health Professionals (AHP) has urged the Election Commission (EC) to allow health workers who are not registered for postal voting to vote near their place of duty or to be provided with another convenient method to cast their vote.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday (12) interacted with the latest batch of Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS) officers who are currently visiting New Delhi to attend a programme at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS).
