Mahanama and Dissanayaka further remanded till June 26

Ravi says UNP now united for sake of the party

United National Party (UNP) Assistant Leader Ravi Karunanayake says the UNP has now united for the sake of the party. Karunanayake urged the party members to get down to work and promote UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa as the UNP Presidential candidate. Earlier, Karunanayake had not supported Premadasa’s bid to be nominated as the UNP Presidential candidate. However, speaking to UNP members at the UNP Headquarters in Sirikotha today, Karunanayake said that he has put aside all differences

30 Sep, 2019

Concerns raised over recent incident in Mullaitivu

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply troubled by the recent incidents in the Mullaitivu District around the disputed land between a Neeraviyadi Pillaiyar Kovil and Mullaitivu Gurukanda Purana Rajamaha Viharaya, that is illustrative of the fault lines of conflict in post war Sri Lanka. The incident speaks to multiple issues of concern, ranging from the undermining of the rule of law to militarisation and competing land claims to ethno-religious tensions, and highlight the fragile p

30 Sep, 2019

Sirisena insists will not agree to MR’s ‘flower bud’ symbol

President Maithripala Sirisena says the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will not agree to contest the Presidential election under Mahinda Rajapaksa’s ‘flower bud’ (Pohottuwa) symbol. Speaking in Kurunegala today, Maithripala Sirisena said that Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa met him yesterday to discuss the elections. Sirisena said that at the meeting he asserted that the SLFP will not agree to contest under the ‘flower bud’ and instead

29 Sep, 2019