Anura invites Sajith for open dialogue on their policies
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has invited opposition leader Sajith Premadasa for an open dialogue on their respective political policies instead of grumbling at every opportunity.
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has invited opposition leader Sajith Premadasa for an open dialogue on their respective political policies instead of grumbling at every opportunity.
The SJB is due to hold a major protest in Colombo later today (20) against government attempts to put off the local government polls.
Police fired water cannons and teargas to disperse protesting university students and arrested six of them near Kelaniya University yesterday (19).
The government’s approval rating has remained static at an extreme low level of 10 per cent as people’s satisfaction rate has dipped as per a Verite Research opinion poll.
A writ petition filed by a retired Army Colonel, W.M.R. Wijesundara, against the holding of the local government polls will be taken up for hearing at the Supreme Court today (20).
The ‘Janaraja Perahera’ paraded the streets of Kandy yesterday evening (19) to coincide with Sri Lanka’s 75th independence anniversary.
Justice for all slain journalists was the key slogan highlighted during a protest that took place near Gandhi Park in Batticaloa yesterday (18).
Sri Lankan professor Gomika Udugamasooriya has been named to the National Academy of Inventors in the United States.
A postponement of the local government polls could happen if the delimitation commission completes its task and a relevant gazette is issued.
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) says it is of the view that all attempts to interfere with the electoral process must not only be defeated but all those responsible for such interference must be dealt with in accordance with the law.