Fort Magistrate issues warrant to arrest Udayanga Weeratunga

Talks held to resume operations of Valaichchenai Paper Mill

Discussions were held today on steps which must be taken in order to resume operations at the state-owned Valaichchenai Paper Mill. Minister of Small and Medium Business and Entrepreneur Development, Industry and Logistics Management, Wimal Weerawansa, visited the paper mill today and inspected the condition of the building and the machines. The Valachchenai Paper Mill built in 1955 started commercial operations in 1956 and the Mill became a state owned venture in 1976. Reports say more than

16 Jan, 2020

SLFP decides to work with GR at Parliamentary polls

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to work with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Parliamentary elections this year. The SLFP Central Committee met with former President and SLFP leader Maithripala Sirisena today. At the meeting it was decided that the party must work with the President at the election. The SLFP Central Committee also agreed that 2/3rd majority must be secured in Parliament through the election. The SLFP had supported Rajapaksa at the Presidential election last

16 Jan, 2020

Sajith to form new alliance if no deal

United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa will form a new alliance if an agreement is not reached on the UNP leader post. UNP Parliamentarian Harin Fernando said that plans to form the new alliance will move ahead after a UNP meeting on the party leadership issue ended inconclusively today. UNP Parliamentarian Ranjith Madduma Bandara said that Premadasa had a clear majority support in the party. He said that attempts will be made to secure the party leadership post to Premada

16 Jan, 2020