Dayasiri Jayasekara new SLFP General Secretary

Karu Jayasuriya calls for multi stakeholder approach

Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, in a statement issued on behalf of the National Movement for Social Justice, has called for a multi stakeholder approach to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the statement, the National Movement for Social Justice notes the importance of every citizen in their responsibility to come together in collective thought and action to face the current pandemic situation faced by our country. “Today, we are faced with an unprecedented health situation caused by the al

10 Oct, 2020

SLPP MPs seek GR and MR’s intervention to arrest Rishad’s brother

A group of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarians have sought the intervention of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to investigate the release of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen?s brother, Riyaj Bathiudeen. In a letter submitted to the President and Prime Minister, 100 SLPP MPs have questioned the release of Riyaj Bathiudeen by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). The SLPP MPs claimed that Riyaj Bathiudeen was released despite there being

09 Oct, 2020

Another 101 close contacts of Minuwangoda factory workers contract virus

Another 101 close contacts of the Minuwangoda factory workers have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Government Information Department said that 103 people linked to the Minuwangoda cluster tested positive for the virus this evening. Of the 103 new cases 101 are close contacts of the Minuwangoda factory workers while the other two are employees of the Brandix factory in Minuwangoda. The total number of people who have tested positive in the Minuwangoda cluster has now risen to 1186. A

10 Oct, 2020