Kurunegala DIG Kithsiri Jayalath transferred

Maithripala expected to make another u-turn

President Maithripala Sirisena is expected to make another U-turn with regards to the decision on giving former President Mahinda Rajapaksa nominations to contest the Parliament elections. An official in the President’s office, who was to resign over Sirisena’s decision to give Rajapaksa nominations, had later held back his resignation after receiving an assurance that Sirisena may make another u-turn. Sirisena had already this week announced he will not be giving nominations to Rajapaksa but

04 Jul, 2015

MR invited to contest from Kurunegala

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been invited to contest the Parliament elections from the Kurunegala District. Speaking to reporters in Kandy, former Minister T.B. Ekanayake said that?Rajapaksa will contest the election under the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) as this was confirmed by UPFA General Secretary Susil Premjayantha. He says a very positive political environment had developed in the country after the UPFA agreed to give nominations to Rajapaksa. “The UPFA General Sec

04 Jul, 2015

UNP raises suspicions on Susil Premjayantha

The United National Party (UNP) today raised suspicions on United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) General Secretary?Susil Premjayantha. Former UNP Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva said that questions have been raised with regards to a meeting held at his residence with UPFA members. He said that despite the denials, it seemed clear that a secret meeting did take place at?Premjayantha’s residence on Thursday night. Television footage also showed several prominent UPFA members leaving ?Prem

04 Jul, 2015