Questions have been raised as to the legality of SL President’s decision to award military honours to to two wartime commanders including a suspect in a criminal case regarding the enforced disappearance of 11 people.
The President has approved the name of Major General Shavendra Silva for the post of Army Commander and he is to assume duties as the new Army Commander on Sunday (August 18), Sinhala weekly newspaper Anidda reported.
The amendments prepared to be added to the Presidential Elections Act according to the 19th amendment to the constitution in relation to the constitutional provision which
The police probe being carried out into the alleged irregularities in the issuing of a new passport to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa is now under pressure with Rajapaksa loyalists exerting pressure on the police department to stall the probe, The Leader learns.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s name has not been included in the official US Government publication “Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate”, or renounce US citizenship, in the 2nd quarter of 2019 - covering 1 March to 30 June.
Political sources say that the United National Front (UNF) has decided to name the presidential candidate of the alliance on the same day
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) received a warm welcome in Dambulla yesterday (13).
“Pohottuwa” presidential candidate, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has already discarded a pledge given by him publicly while delivering his maiden political speech on Sunday (11) at the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) convention.
All arrangements have been made to hold a massive public rally under the patronage of United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader, Minister Sajith Premadasa at the Sanath Jayasuriya Stadium in Matara on Friday (23).
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) officials are disgruntled over the failure of the party’s presidential candidate,
