By Waruni Karunarathne As the common candidate Maithreepala Sirisena is seeking a mandate to be an interim president, Tamils cannot expect him to present a proposal to address the Tamil national issue in his election […]
UPFA Parliamentarian and party organizer for Kolonnawa Duminda Silva scoffed at claims made by supporters of Maithripala Sirisena to the effect that ‘terror stalks the electorate’. He was responding to allegations made by recent defector […]
By Waruni Karunarathne A request to consider election monitors from the European Union (EU) has been rejected by four Presidential candidates. Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya told The Sunday Leader that he can only invite election […]
A Sri Lanka delegation that had talks with the European Union to avert a ban on fish exports has been slapped with fresh demands.The fresh demands include establishing a mechanism to inspect and monitor all […]
SLMC decides tomorrow while TNA gives supporters a free hand Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament Seenithambi Yogeswaran has said the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), an amalgamation of Tamil parties, will announce by […]
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has still not been able to reach a conclusion on who it will support at the Presidential election next month. A meeting was held today in Gatambe, Kandy with […]
EconomyNext – Sri Lankans are being denied access to asset declarations by candidates in next month’s presidential election in which allegations of corruption and abuse of power against the government are a key plank of […]
Three representatives from the governing Conservative Party has met with common opposition Presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena recently and promised to back him at the presidential election. The Conservative Party members had also participated in separate […]
A Sri Lankan national (working for Pakistan’s ISI and were part of the ISI plot for carrying out strikes on the US Consulate in Chennai and Israeli Consulate in Bengaluru,) wanted in India for allegedly […]
By Neville de Silva Britain’s ban on the LTTE as a foreign terrorist organisation will remain and is not affected by the decision of the European Union’s General Court annulling some of the sanctions imposed […]
Gross encounters of a political kind Nominations for the presidential election closed on Monday to be followed by a week that saw a record number of crossovers. Emotions are running high with both camps locked […]
UPFA showpieces Tissa; Maithri offers Rs. 10,000 pay hike and petrol at Rs. 50 By Our Political Editor Attanayake accused of links with Rajapaksa for two years; UNP trio hit back at former secretary Pope’s […]
Forthcoming Presidential Elections Muslim politicians irrelevant in today’s political scenario By Latheef Farook With campaign for the forthcoming presidential elections on 8 January 2015 under way in full swing, the island’s Muslims appear to have […]
The Srilankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, yesterday, while addressing at his election public meeting at Matara, Thalala Area has said, “Only the Puppet Politicians of our nation has to dance to the tunes of the Western […]
Hundreds of journalists and trade union activists protested on Friday against government threats to the media ahead of a contentious presidential election in January. The protest, organized at the Colombo Fort railway station by the […]
Common candidate Maithripala Sirisena yesterday promised to bring back the country’s Foreign Ministry to its former glory. The Common Candidate added that the foreign service is being ‘ruined’ by whom he termed as some lackeys […]
JVP Politburo member and Western Provincial Council Member K.D. Lalkantha said that whether the politicians deliver their promises (they make to people) or not the people have to take it from them. Speaking at a […]
