The SLPP fully supports incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe if he is prepared to go along with the party at the presidential polls, said its leader Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The upcoming presidential election will be the first opportunity to realize the unfulfilled aspirations of the ‘Aragalaya’, says secretary of the JVP Tilvyn Silva.
Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe’s presidential election campaign is due to commence today (18).
In view of the forthcoming presidential election, president Ranil Wickremesinghe has submitted a paper for the approval of the cabinet of ministers to ensure the safety of the candidates.
Nine crew members - eight Indians and one Sri Lankan - have been rescued by the Indian warship INS Teg from an oil tanker that capsized off the coast of Oman.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is yet to decide whether to field Dhammika Perera as its candidate at the upcoming presidential polls, said party MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage.
Two Muslim and Tamil MPs – Rishad Bathiudeen and Selvam Adaikalanathan - were seen on stage with opposition leader Sajith Premadasa when he visited Roman Catholic Tamil College at Devanpiddi in Mannar to handover a smart classroom for the school.
