Four soldiers among 5 injured

Health officials alerted over protest scheduled near Chinese Embassy

By Indika Sri Aravinda Health officials have been alerted over a protest scheduled to be staged near the Chinese Embassy in Colombo next week. The protest is being organised by the National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection. Chairman of the National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection Ranjith Vithanage told the Colombo Gazette that the protest will be staged on 10 June demanding compensation for Sri Lanka from China for the economic loss suffered as a result of the coronavirus. Vit

05 Jun, 2020

CPA concerned with appointment of latest Presidential Task Forces

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned with the?appointment?this week of two Presidential Task Forces by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. These appointments came soon after the Supreme Court refused leave to proceed to all petitioners on the subject of the dissolution of Parliament for more than three months and the holding of free and fair elections. At present, Parliament has been dissolved for longer than the constitutionally mandated three months. Thus, there is no legis

05 Jun, 2020

Jeewan Thondaman signs nomination papers to contest polls

Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) member Jeewan Thondaman, son of late Arumugam Thondaman, signed nomination papers today to contest the Parliamentary election. Jeevan Thondaman is to contest the General Election from the Nuwara Eliya District to fill the position left vacant following the demise of his father. The Ceylon Workers Congress had requested Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa recently to allow Jeevan Thondaman to contest following his father’s death. The CWC is represented in the ?Sri La

04 Jun, 2020