Former Navy Chief Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda has sent a letter of demand to presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka demanding 500 million rupees for making a statement at an interview with a private television channel on the 24th of this month.
President Mahinda Rajapakse says his sole intention is to create a united country in place of a divided nation. The freedom won, could be conserved for the future generation only through the building of a united social structure....
General Secretary of the Unite People’s Freedom Alliance and Minister Susil Premajayantha says the UPFA Manifesto will be unveiled within the next few days. ...
The “Divaena” news paper editorial says another hate feature has entered the political field recently. That is the wish somebody to be struck by thunder. ...
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The government says it has spent nearly 260 billion rupees to provide drinking water facilities for the public. The number of families benefited from the programme is 1.2 million.
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Head of the Dayaka Sabha of Nalanda Pirivena Bodimalu Vihara at Horana, Gihan Wickremasinghe says he has received information that the venerable Dambara Amila Thera has engaged in a fraud saying that people will be sent for foreign employment.
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President Mahinda Rajapakse says a pension will be given to employees of all corporations under the new government that will be established on 27th of next month. ...
President Mahinda Rajapakse has described villagers led by the Representatives of Civil Defence Committees in the protection of their villages from terrorist threats as also heroes. ...
The Presidential Secretariat rejects accusations made by certain media that public property is misused for presidential election activities. In a press release the secretariat says state property...
The All Ceylon Tamil Congress has resolved to call upon the Tamils of the North and East to boycott the forthcoming Presidential Election. The resolution to the effect was passed at a special meeting of the General Council of the Party held yesterda...
Tamil and Muslim political leaders reiterate that President Mahinda Rajapaksa is the only person suited to the leadership of the country.
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Leader of the Sri Lanka National Front Dr. Vimal Geeganage says the only way to prevent foreign forces raising their heads once again is to re-elect President Mahinda Rajapaksa to the post of presidency. ...