Fire destroys rubber production facility

President assures reforms after Parliament polls

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured reforms, including Constitutional amendments, after the Parliament Elections. The President visited the headquarters of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya in Wellawatte on Saturday and received blessings from the Acting Maha Nayaka, Most Venerable Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthi Maha Nayaka Thero of Amarapura Nikaya. The Nayaka Theros of the Secretariat of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya were also present at this occasion, where they invoked blessings for the Presi

05 Oct, 2024

Former Minister Bandula Gunawardena quits politics

Former Minister Bandula Gunawardena has decided to quit politics and focus on making movies and higher education. Gunawardena, who was the Cabinet Spokesman when Ranil Wickremesinghe was President, and had also served as the Minister of Transport and Mass Media, said that he had served the people to the best of his ability. The former MP said that he will not be contesting the upcoming Parliament election. Gunawardena had backed Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential election. Wickremesing

04 Oct, 2024

Popular YouTube personality Ashen Senarathna to contest polls

Popular YouTube personality Ashen Senarathna is to contest the upcoming Parliament elections. Senarathna said that he believes he has what it takes to work for the people of Sri Lanka. The YouTube personality, who promoted Ranil Wickremesinghe at the last Presidential Election, is to contest from Colombo. In 2020 Senarathna had expressed regret over his decision to promote Sajith Premadasa at the 2019 Presidential election as a result of which he lost everything he had at the time. Senarathn

05 Oct, 2024