Latest Sri Lanka News and Top Stories

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday (11),  approved a request made by Opposition Leader, Sajith Premadasa to change the name of the political alliance called Ape Jathika Peramuna to Samagi Janabalawegaya  to contest the upcoming General Election likely to be held in April this year.

The Attorney General has expressed his displeasure to the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) over the response in dealing with the AG’s advice and directives on Justice Gihan Pilapitiya, coordinating Secretary Nishara Jayaratne said.

A total of four persons have been injured and admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, following an accident adjacent to the Rajagiriya flyover this morning.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited the Welikada Prison yesterday afternoon on a sudden inspection tour. He spoke with the inmates being held in remand. Most of them were in remand for illegal possession of heroin and other prescription substances.

The UNP working committee meeting yesterday ended in a stalemate following the issue on the symbol of the alliance led by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa to contest the next general election.

A stock of firearms and ammunition have been discovered while concealed in a bag within the Aralaganwila Police division.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena is set to re-enter active politics through the upcoming general election. SLFP media spokesperson Weerakumara Dissanayake noted that the 1 term president will return to his constituency of Polonnaruwa to seek re-election at the upcoming general election.

A special meeting of the United National Party (UNP) Working Committee is scheduled to be held this evening (10).

Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka claims under a future United National Front government, all perpetrators of illegitimate Central Bank bond issuances, will be punished.

UNP MP Mujibur Rahman, yesterday, said that if Sajith Premadasa-led coalition emerged victorious at the forthcoming parliamentary poll, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would be left with no alternative but to work with the UNP.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has seized 67 files containing valuable information on billions of rupees worth of controversial Sathosa transactions, allegedly carried out by former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, during the previous Government’s tenure, from a private residence, a topmost Police official said yesterday.

The government has raised the age limit of applicants to 45 years under its program to provide employment to unemployed graduates.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa requested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expand the Indian housing project to other areas of the country.

The United States yesterday admitted that it was not perfect and was striving to improve its democracy, but that did not mean it would not speak out when human rights were violated in other parts of the world.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the country’s education system should be shifted to a student centred education system from the exam centred and teacher centred education system.

The leaders of the SLPP government invited me on a couple of occasions before the presidential election to join them and accept the law and order portfolio, UNP MP Sarath Fonseka said yesterday.