Aranayaka PS chairman arrested

Duminda briefs Rajapaksa on election campaign

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) National Organiser Duminda Dissanayake met Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa and discussed preparations for Rajapaksa’s election campaign. Rajapaksa, who was in Anuradhapura to attend the first SLPP election rally for the 2019 Presidential election, visited Dissanayake’s residence and had talks with him and other area representatives of the SLFP. Dissanayake briefed Rajapaksa on the preparations being made to promote Raj

09 Oct, 2019

President to remain neutral at election

President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to remain neutral at the 2019 Presidential election. Sri Lanka Freedom Party General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera said that the President will not take the stage and support any candidate at the election. Jayasekera said that the President will take a back seat till 18 November. “He is the President and Minister in charge of the Police and security forces. So for the first time in history the President will, to an extent put his political party asid

09 Oct, 2019

EU to co-finance project to support long-term peace in Sri Lanka

The European Union (EU) is providing EUR 40 million to Sri Lanka to co-finance the “Strengthening Transformation, Reconciliation and Inclusive Democratic Engagement” (STRIDE) project. Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga, Secretary to the Treasury at the Ministry of Finance, signed the financing agreement on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka today. Tung-Lai Margue, Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives said “Good governance and the participation of communities

09 Oct, 2019