SJB says no to sharing proposal
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) received a proposal from a leading party to share the posts of president and prime minister, said its general secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara.
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) received a proposal from a leading party to share the posts of president and prime minister, said its general secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara.
The group of MPs that functions independently under Nimal Lanza is organizing four public rallies next month, said a spokesman for the faction.
Friday, April 19, 2024, was a special day for K. Nalini, as the 38-year-old homemaker from the Kottapattu camp for Sri Lankan refugees in Tiruchi district, became the first naturalised Indian national from her community to exercise her franchise at the booth at St. Lourdes Primary School.
Two leading political parties are expected to announce their presidential candidates in the second week of May, said highly-placed reliable sources.
The Trade Ministry has decided to introduce a price formula for raw materials being used in the construction industry.
Dr. Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam, who won the first gold medal in any sport for Ceylon at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, has passed away in Los Angeles, USA. He was 89 years old.
The late Palitha Thwarapperuma always stood up for the masses and raised a voice on their behalf, said opposition leader Sajith Premadasa.
Minister of power and energy Kanchana Wijesekera has refused to retract the new electricity act even if all 24,000 electricity workers went to courts against it.
The National Election Commission has announced its intention to thoroughly examine the notices submitted by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Politburo regarding recent decisions.
A bid by a group of Hindu fundamentalists to enter the administrative board of a Sivan kovil, located atop a rock and venerated by Vanni-based Hindus for more than two centuries, has been successfully pushed back by local devotees.