Close associate of Makandure Madush arrested

CWC, SLPP form alliance to govern 11 LG bodies in Nuwara Eliya

The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) have formed an alliance to govern 11 Local Government (LG) bodies in the Nuwara Eliya district. CWC leader Arumugam Thondaman and SLPP Parliamentarian C. B. Rathnayake paraded the streets in?Nuwara Eliya today following the announcement that they will be working together. (Colombo Gazette)

11 Feb, 2018

Joint opposition claims landslide win at LG elections

The joint opposition claimed it had secured a landslide victory at the Local Government elections and urged its supporters to celebrate the victory without harassing anyone. The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) headed by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said it has won most of the local councils it contested at the polls. Making a special statement,?Rajapaksa urged his supporters to celebrate the victory with dignity and not harass those who lost the elections. “No matter what they did to

10 Feb, 2018

UNP accepts loss, party to decide on next course of action

The United National Party (UNP) today accepted it had suffered an overall defeat at the Local Government (LG) elections and will now decide the next course of action. UNP General Secretary Kabir Hashim said that the UNP accepts the verdict given by the voters. He said that the verdict is also seen as a warning to the UNP. Hashim said that the UNP will learn from the outcome of the Local Government elections and make appropriate changes. Meanwhile, UNP Ministers met party leader Ranil Wickrem

11 Feb, 2018