Tuition teacher remanded for printing leaflet with A/L questions

Ruwan insists will not accept National List seat

United National Party (UNP) leader aspirant Ruwan Wijewardene insists he will not accept the UNP National List seat in Parliament. He told reporters today that his position has been that he will enter Parliament only by contesting the election. Wijewardene failed to secure a seat in Parliament at the last Parliamentary election. He has now put forward his name to be appointed as the new UNP leader. Wijewardene said that the UNP will hold discussions on who is suitable to be appointed as the

06 Sep, 2020

Mano writes to President on Constitution drafting committee

Former Minister and leader of the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) Mano Ganesan has written to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the Constitution drafting committee. Ganesan said he has requested the President to nominate a member representing Tamil Sri Lankans of Indian origin living outside the North and East to the Constitution drafting committee. The TPA leader who contested the recent Parliamentary election under the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB),?said that he also spoke to Prime Minister Ma

06 Sep, 2020

British woman urges support for Sri Lanka?s strays

A project that aims to help stray cats and dogs in Sri Lanka is asking for donations to boost its work and expand its operations. Rachel Schofield, from Wigton (UK), founded Help Hikkaduwa Strays after a holiday to the area in September 2013. She was determined to help after seeing the number of strays suffering and her organisation now rehomes litter after litter of abandoned pups and kittens. The charity?s work also involves regular feeding of the strays in the local areas, neutering and sp

07 Sep, 2020