Category: Local News

The United National Party (UNP) yesterday said it will take legal action if Parliament is dissolved as anticipated.

Twenty-six-year-old Kamer Nizamdeen who obtained the support of many after being wrongfully accused and arrested under the terrorism law in Australia, spoke of his ordeal and revealed that there may be a collateral reason in the way his arrest was orchestrated.

Several new Cabinet Ministers have been sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena today (07) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara issuing a statement stated that he cannot provide earlier numbers of security for former Prime Minister and Ministers as requested by the former Minister of Law and Order.

Bus Associations stated that they have agreed to reduce the bus fares by 2 percent from midnight tomorrow (08).

Negombo divisional narcotic unit arrested a person, aged 51 years with 2.6 kgs of heroin valued at Rs. 25 million at Poruthota, Kochchikade yesterday evening.

The appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka was unusual, but it was not unconstitutional, British Lord Naseby told the media yesterday.

The United National Party yesterday called a special media breifing to explain the present political crisis within the country.

Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker has called the president’s sacking of the prime minister to bring a former leader back to power a non-violent coup d’etat.

United People’s Freedom Alliance’s Manusha Nanayakkara has resigned from his post as Deputy Minister a short while ago.

President Maithripala Sirisena declared with confidence said that he has the majority of 113 Members of Parliament to form a formidable government.

SriLankan Airlines incurred a loss of USD 41 million in the 2011/12 financial year due to operating flights between Colombo and London during off season, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on irregularities at SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering and Mihin Lanka was informed, yesterday.

President Maithripala Sirisena stated that 113 majority of the new government has already been established.

Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has assumed duties as the New Leader of the House at his office in the Parliament.

In a defiant announcement, the United National Party today claimed that Speaker of House Karu Jayasuriya has recognised, the Leader of the UNP as the legitimate Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

UNP MPs Heshan Withanage and Palitha Thewarapperuma have been arrested over the incident of assaulting Major Ajith Prasanna, stated Police Spokesperson.