“I protected my leader 71 times” : Sajith Premadasa

A special convention of local government representatives of the United National Party was held in Colombo yesterday (September 7). Local government representatives of the UNP and candidates who contested the elections under the UNP and many others attended the convention in support of Deputy Leader of the UNP Minister Sajith Premadasa.




Talks with SLFP ended on hopeful note: Gotabaya

While saying that the talks which were held between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) were successful, SLPP presidential hopeful Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yesterday said the talks ended with some hope.




Presidential Poll: Now, Ranil wants to contest

UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, yesterday, told a group of senior lawmakers that he would definitely contest the forthcoming 2019 presidential election. Wickremesinghe told the gathering at the Temple Trees that those who didn’t accept that could take a political decision.









One of the darkest days in Parliamentary history – Bimal

Government created history yesterday (5), albeit on a negative note – all Ministers who were supposed to provide answers for 15 Oral Questions failed to attend Sittings and as a result not a single question out of the 15 listed in the Order Paper was answered yesterday.




Judiciary independence protected during my term – President

President Maithripala Sirisena said in Polonnaruwa yesterday that during the last five years of his stewardship he has built up an environment of freedom within the country to enable the Judicial sector to arrive at independent and impartial decisions without any political influence or interference.




Sajin Vass granted bail

Former UPFA MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardena has been granted bail by the Colombo High Court after being served indictment over money laundering charges.