‘Vote Sajith’ splits ITAK
The claim by a prominent lawmaker of a key Tamil party in the North and East of Sri Lanka to support one of the leading contenders in the presidential race, has been trashed by the party leadership.
The claim by a prominent lawmaker of a key Tamil party in the North and East of Sri Lanka to support one of the leading contenders in the presidential race, has been trashed by the party leadership.
The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister has grossly underplayed the numbers of disappeared persons who either surrendered, handed over, abducted, or otherwise went missing during the brutal civil war which ended in a blood bath a decade and half earlier.
The Army has declared all its camps and bungalows out-of-bounds for all retired personnel for a 25-day period from 01 September.
MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage has ruled out ever joining the UNP although he supports Ranil Wickremesinghe at the upcoming presidential polls.
Germany has deported 28 Afghan nationals charged with criminal acts, in the first such move since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has unanimously decided to call for the resignation of BASL President Kaushalya Nawaratne PC.
The Election Commission has announced the venues and dates reserved for marking postal votes in the upcoming Presidential Election.
“Sarvajana Balaya” presidential candidate, entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera unveiled his “National Strategic Plan Towards A Happy Nation” as his election manifesto in Colombo on Saturday.
A special event was held at the Victoria Parliament in Australia on 27 August to honour two iconic Sri Lankan music legends, Rookantha Goonatillake and Chandralekha Perera, for their outstanding contributions to Sri Lankan music industry.
Police in Trincomalee obtained a court ban against a protest march and briefly detained a Tamil activist on 30 August.