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Malini didn’t die last week – Gammanpila

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3 days ago

May 28, 2025

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Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya – Udaya Gammanpila has claimed that the current government holds resentment toward the recently deceased screen legend Malini Fonseka for entering Parliament during the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration through the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA).

He made this statement at a media conference held at his party office in Pitakotte yesterday (May 27).

He stated that the National List was specifically created to bring individuals into Parliament who may not be able to win an election but are needed for lawmaking.

Gammanpila said that despite being appointed to Parliament via the National List as a mark of respect for her status as the queen of Sri Lankan Cinema, and not for campaigning for Mahinda Rajapaksa. He added that Malini Fonseka has been unfairly labeled a Rajapaksa loyalist by the government, leading to her humiliation in Parliament by resentful members.

Gammanpila added: “The truth is, Malini didn’t die last week. She died the moment her character was assassinated in Parliament, while she watched it live on TV. That’s when her true death occurred.”

He further stated that the government should have honored her properly after her death, but instead of state honours, only state patronage was provided, committing a historical wrong that cannot be corrected.

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Anudi misses out from Miss World Quarter-Finals

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4 minutes ago

May 31, 2025

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The Miss World organization has announced its quarter-finalists, selecting 40 contestants from across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Sri Lanka’s Anudi Gunasekara, was not selected in the top 40, despite being recognized for her impressive performances in the Multimedia and Head-to-Head challenges.

The top 40 consisted of 10 contestants each from Asia & Oceania, Europe, Africa and the Americas.

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Fuel prices unchanged

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48 minutes ago

May 31, 2025

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The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) announced that there will be no revision of fuel prices for the month of June 2025.

Accordingly, all fuel prices will remain unchanged for June, it said.

Existing fuel prices (per litre):

Auto Diesel – Rs. 274
Super Diesel – Rs. 325
Petrol 92 Octane – Rs. 293
Petrol 95 Octane – Rs. 341
Kerosene – Rs. 178

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Gota’s national schools project, scrapped

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9 hours ago

May 31, 2025

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The government has decided to abolish the project launched under former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to upgrade 671 provincial schools as national schools.

Under the project, each school was allocated Rs.02 million – totaling over Rs.1340 million – for emergency renovations and new national school name boards, with some costing over Rs.500,000.

Schools have now been instructed to remove these boards, along with the “National School” title, official seals, and letterheads, and revert to their previous identities.

The initiative aimed to increase the number of national schools to 329,000, but only 05 schools in the Western Province were converted.

Professor Kapila Perera, Secretary of the Ministry of Education at that time, now serves as Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and Highways.

(Source: Aruna)