SC to hear petition on PC polls on September 9

JVP questions move to store paddy at MRIA

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has questioned the decision to store paddy at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA). JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, speaking in Parliament today, asked if the Government has conducted a study before deciding to store paddy at MRIA. He said that the study should reveal if the airport cannot be used for anything else other than to store paddy. The JVP leader said that the Government has no right to use the airport?for political purposes as

03 Sep, 2015

Sampanthan named new opposition leader

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R Sampanthan, was today named as the new opposition leader in Parliament by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. Jayasuriya said that the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) had given him a letter saying it will not be nominating anyone as opposition leader. As a result he said that Illangai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) leader and TNA leader R.?Sampanthan will be the new opposition leader. However UPFA member and National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa

03 Sep, 2015

Wimal Weerawansa slams President Maithripala Sirisena

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader and United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa today slammed President Maithripala Sirisena over some of his actions, including with regards to the opposition leader post. Speaking in Parliament today, Weerawansa said that the President has continuously worked against the UPFA at the Parliamentary elections. He said the President never took part in UPFA election rallies or attended press conferences in support of the UPFA ahead

03 Sep, 2015