Sri Lanka will never pose a threat to India: MR

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated that Sri Lanka’s relationship with China would never pose a threat to the relationship it shared with India.

Nawinne crosses over

The Treasurer of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) S. B. Nawinne had crossed over to the United National Party (UNP), the UNP said today.

Rajiv Gandhi killers should be pardoned: Katju

A former Indian Supreme Court Judge, Justice Markandey Katju had said Rajiv Gandhi killers should be pardoned and set free now as they had been in jail for 24 years, Deccan Chronicle reported.

E01: Matara-Hambantota segment work begins

Construction of the Matara -Hambantota segment on the Southern Expressway (E01) was launched by President Maithripala Sirisena today at Godagama, Matara.

Won’t allow Jan. 8 ‘silent revolution’ to be reversed: Maithri

President Maithripala Sirisena today said he will not allow the ‘silent revolution’ carried out on January 8, to be revoked.

MR contesting from Kurunegala: T.B. Ekanayake

Former Minister T.B. Eknanayake says former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be contesting in the upcoming General Elections from the Kurunegala District.

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Hirunika to decide on her SLFP membership today

Western Provincial Councilor Hirunika Premachandra said that she would not remain in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) if former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was given nominations to contest from the party.

Six women arrested in a Kollupitiya brothel

Six women employed in a brothel in Kollupitiya that operated under the guise of a massage parlour, have been arrested last night, the Police said.

Maithri and Mahinda have betrayed their voters: JVP

JVP central committee member Sunil Handunnetti said they were not surprised by the decision taken to give nominations to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa under the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA).

No US visa for Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya

Retired Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya, has reportedly not been granted a visa to visit the United States although his wife had been granted one in May this year.

MR is like a crab in a boiling pot: UNP

Speaking on the decision of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to re-enter into politics, UNP Spokesman Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said Mr. Rajapaksa behaves like a crab dancing in a boiling pot of water.

TUs say no to MR

UNP to consult Dangerous Drugs Control Board before nominations

The United National party (UNP) said today it would request for a detail report from the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) about those who involved in drugs, ethanol or any other illegal business before finalizing nominations.

Video: UPFA agrees to give nominations to MR

President Maithripala Sirisena has agreed to give nominations to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to contest from United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA), General Secretary Susil Premajayantha said today.

Up to president to act on COPE report: DEW

Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises Chairman DEW Gunasekara said today it was up to the President Maithripala Sirisena to obtain a copy of the report of the sub-committee that probed the controversial sale of Central Bank bonds and take appropriate action.

Ex-LTTE cadre gets 10 years RI

Polonnaruwa High Court Judge Amendra Seneviratne today sentenced a former LTTE cadre to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty of having been involved in an assassination attempt in 2005 on President MaithripalaSirisena who was at the time the Mahaweli Development Minister.

Object from light aircraft falls on school playground

An object believed to have been from a light aircraft has fallen on the M.D.H. Jayawardena Junior School play grounds at Thalangamathis morning, police said.

Kotakethana murder suspects' bail plea rejected

Bail applications filed by two suspects currently in remand custody over suspicion of the Kotakethana double murder case, has been rejected by the Colombo High Court today.

Three from same family killed in accident

Three members of the same family were killed when a three-wheeler they were travelling in and a van collided head-on at Iluppakadawai in Kilinochchi last evening, police said.

If I were Mahinda Rajapaksa?

In an attempt to form stimulating opinions about the current political situation from the citizen’s viewpoint, the Daily Mirror gives our readers an opportunity to put themselves in former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s shoes and reflect where he went wrong and how he plans to rectify himself. 

MS to take final decision on MR today

President Maithripala Sirisena had reportedly told a UPFA party leaders meeting yesterday that he was not in favour of making former president Mahinda Rajapaksa the prime ministerial candidate or the group leader of the UPFA at the forthcoming general elections

Prasanna to join MR bandwagon, even sans SLFP

Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council Prasanna Ranatunga said today that he would contest the upcoming general election together with former Prsident Mahinda Rajapaksa, whether the latter contests from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) or separately.

Maithri rejects MR

President Maithripala Sirisena has apparently rejected to give nominations to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, sources said.

Video: Mahendran left without informing: Bandula

Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran left the island even without passing over his liabilities to another official or informing relevant authorities, Bandula Gunawardena charged today.

Imminent MR faction exit a blessing for SLFP: Amunugama

Alluding to a certain split within the SLFP led UPFA, Minister Sarath Amunugama said the SLFP felt the situation came as a miserable pleasure because the gap created by the Mahinda Rajapaksa faction's exit, could be filled with educated youth in the nomination lists at the upcoming Parliamentary elections.

Ceypetco suspends millions worth oil contracts

State-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has suspended oil contracts worth millions of dollars signed last year for fuel deliveries, the CPC Chairman told Reuters today.

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COPE report proves CB governor intervened in scam: JVP

The JVP today alleged it was clear from the written evidence in the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) report that Central Bank Governor Arjun Mahendran had intervened in the Central Bank Treasury bond issue.

SLMC to contest with UNP

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) is planning to contest the general election with the United National Party ( UNP) , its leader Rauff Hakeem said today.