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Anura Kumara Dissanayake to contest for presidency

National Peoples Power (NPP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake will contest the presidency next week, NPP MP Vijitha Herath said today. Parliament will elect a new President on 20th July following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and former Minister Dullas Alahapperuma are among those contesting. Nominations will be called on the 19th Tuesday and subsequently, a member of parliament will be elected for the presidenc

16 Jul, 2022

Sajith decides to contest for presidency

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa has decided to contest for the presidency next week. Premadasa tweeted saying even though it is an uphill struggle he is convinced that truth will prevail. “I am contesting to be the President. Electorate is confined to 225 MPs with the GR coalition dominating the numbers. Even though it is an uphill struggle I am convinced that truth will prevail,” Premadasa tweeted. Parliament will elect a new President on 20th July, Secretary General of the Parliam

15 Jul, 2022

Travel ban issued on Mahinda and Basil

The Supreme Court has issued a travel ban on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa. The ban will be in force till 28th July. A motion had been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an overseas travel ban on Mahinda Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa and former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Ajith Nivard Cabraal. The motion sought an investigation to be carried out on the individuals responsible for the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, in line with a

15 Jul, 2022