Keheliya refuses to attend parliamentary session today
Former minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who is in remand custody, has refused to attend the parliamentary session today (07) despite being given permission, the Prisons Department said.
Former minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who is in remand custody, has refused to attend the parliamentary session today (07) despite being given permission, the Prisons Department said.
The SLPP will announce its presidential candidate at the appropriate moment, said its MP Prof. Ranjith Bandara.
The SJB and the SLC have both decided to boycott the ceremonial opening of the fifth session of the ninth parliament today (07).
Health sector trade unions have decided to postpone by a week the strike planned for today (07), following discussions held with the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.
A motion was filed before the Supreme Court yesterday (06) challenging the registration of the National People’s Power (NPP) by the Election Commission.
Minister Keheliya Rambukwella who is in prison has tendered his resignation from the position of Environment Minister to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The NPP delegation led by its leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake met India's Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan at the Taj Mansingh Hotel last night, party sources said.
Tamils in the north and the east observed a black day of independence on 04 February amid disruptions by the police.
A total of 56,541 suspects have been arrested during the 50-day period spanning from December 17 last year as part of the ongoing anti-drug operation 'Yukthiya' conducted island-wide.
An ailing Sri Lanka needs a smart leader who can uplift the country, said senior vice president of the United Republic Party Shiral Lakthilaka.