Sri Lanka records its 12th coronavirus related death

Police probe letter on social media warning of another attack

The Police have launched an investigation into a letter circulating on social media warning of another ‘Easter Sunday’ style attack on hotels. The letter had reportedly been sent to multiple hotels claiming it was issued by the Police in Fort. However the Colombo Gazette is unable to confirm if hotels in the Fort area have received the letter. Police Headquarters said that the contents of the letter has not been verified and so an investigation has been launched. The letter had warned that a

04 Oct, 2019

UNP says late night talks with MS not on polls

The United National Party (UNP) says late night talks held with President Maithripala Sirisena last night did not focus on the upcoming Presidential elections. UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa said that the talks focused on the situation in the country. The UNP has invited the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) for talks on forming an alliance at the Presidential election. However the SLFP has yet to respond to the invitation for talks.

02 Oct, 2019

UNP convention names Sajith as presidential candidate

The United National Party’s special convention concluded at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo today (3) adopting six resolutions. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is also the UNP Party leader in the first resolution proposed to nominate Sajith Premadasa as the Presidential candidate. He will also remain as the party’s Deputy Leader. Five other resolutions were also presented at the convention and were adopted. The Tamil translation of the resolutions was presented by D.M. Swa

03 Oct, 2019