Derana TV carried a trailer for its ‘360’ political talk-show to announce that SJB presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa will attend the programme.

Rulers of many countries resort to harassing their opponents, mostly political, even to the level of making them disappear.

The VAT that has been introduced for food, education and health will be removed, National People’s Power (NPP) Leader and Presidential Candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake said at an election rally in Akuressa recently.

Marking a significant milestone in the country’s automotive industry, President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (17) inaugurated the Western Automobile Assembly Private Limited (WAA) vehicle assembly plant in Kuliyapitiya.

Past President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), Upul Jayasuriya PC, in a letter to President's Counsel Rienzie Arsekularatne, stated that neither the JVP nor the NPP has filed any applications opposing the appointment of IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential candidate MP Namal Rajapaksa emphasised that the military operations to end the nearly three-decade-long war in the country were aimed at combatting terrorists, not against the Tamil community.

"A Moonment to Remember" Mid-Autumn Poetry Gathering and the 10th Anniversary Celebration of China Cultural Center in Sri Lanka were held in Colombo on Monday.

Former cabinet minister and SLFP Colombo district leader Faizer Mustapha has unequivocally endorsed Ranil Wickremasinghe as the most qualified candidate for the presidency.

Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe has described the change he has brought about since taking over the presidency.