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SriLankan Airlines lost certification to operate its new A320neo and A321neo aircraft for more than an hour outside the range of airports suitable for emergency landings after its Maintenance Department released one of the planes (registration 4R-ANE) for use despite having detected debris in the oil monitoring system of an engine.

Majority in UNP Group and Working Committee have decided there is no need for a change in party leadership at this moment says Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam.

President Maithripala Sirisena has warned that the UNP MPs move to press no confidence motions against select SLFPers could push the coalition partner towards the Joint Opposition members.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the UNP MPs to withdraw the no-confidence motion against the SLFP Ministers who voted in favour of the NCM against him, Department of Information Director General Sudharshana Gunawardana said today.

The No-Confidence Motions signed by 20 UNP MPs against 6 SLFP Ministers and Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala who voted for NCM on PM handed over to the Speaker.

The No-Confidence Motion, moved against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, has confirmed that President Maithripala Sirisena, who is the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the Leader of the United People’s Freedom Alliance, had failed to bring the parties or his group of Parliamentarians to one mindset, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said yesterday (5).

Five out of the six SLFP ministers who voted for the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe have informed the UNP that they would quit their ministerial portfolios.

United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Kabir Hashim today said that he had decided to resign as the General Secretary of the United National Party.

Soon after defeating the no-confidence motion against him in Parliament, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told the media that the current National government will continue with the members who remain in it.

Three persons have been injured following a shooting incident at Athuruwella, Induruwa in the Kosgoda police division when two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at a car.

The annual expenditure of the state health sector records Rs. 500 billion each year, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has defeated the No-Confidence Motion brought up against him by the Joint Opposition.

State Minister Palitha Range Bandara says that he and 27 other UNP MPs will vote against the No-Confidence Motion against the Prime Minister.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) would vote in favour of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, MP Bimal Rathnayake told Parliament a short while ago.

State Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardhana, in contradiction to the statement made by State Minister A.H.M. Fowzie said the Sri Lanka Freedom Party has decided to vote in favour of the No Confidence Motion against the Prime Minister.

Parliament will debate the no-faith motion, moved by the Joint Opposition (JO), against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, from 10.00 am to 9.00 pm today. The vote on the motion will be taken at 9.00 pm as per a decision by party leaders.