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Sirisena slams SLPP members critical of SLFP

Head of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), President Maithripala Sirisena today slammed Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) members who have been critical of the SLPP. Speaking at an SLFP meeting in Ratnapura, the President said that SLPP members at village level are all SLFP members. He also said that all the SLPP members in Parliament are there because of the SLFP. The President said that a letter given to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya by United People’s Freedom Alliance General Secretary Mahinda

15 Sep, 2019

Gota’s camp says unaware if China funding campaign

By Ashanthi Warunasuriya The team involved in promoting former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the next Presidential elections, says it is not aware if China is funding his campaign. Asked about speculation that China was pumping in money for the campaign, which is currently being conducted on a large scale, Rajapaksa’s spokesman, Parliamentarian Keheliya Rambukwella told the Colombo Gazette that he was not aware if China was involved. However, he said that the business community and

14 Sep, 2019

Sri Lanka tells UNHRC it had to realign its immediate priorities

Sri Lanka has informed the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that following the Easter Sunday attacks this year it was compelled to realign its immediate priorities. The Sri Lankan delegation attending the 42nd session of the UNHRC in Geneva, said that Sri Lanka’s?national commitment and resolve to make continued progress remain strong despite constraints. “The Constitution of Sri Lanka which comprises the 19th Amendment, which has created several independent institutions as checks and balances

12 Sep, 2019