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G.L. removed as SLPP chairman!

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2 years ago

March 4, 2023

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It is reported that the Executive Council of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna has decided to remove Prof. G.L. Peiris from the post of party chairman.

SLPP General Secretary – Sagara Kariyawasam says that the decision was taken when the Executive Council met last week.

He adds that two proposals are currently being considered over the appointment of a new Chairman.

He claims that one proposal states that a senior politician should be appointed to the post while the other states that a well recognized person in the civil society should be appointed.

Several rounds of discussions in this regard were also held, he adds.

Noting that they intend to appoint a new party chairman as soon as possible, Mr. Kariyawasam further adds that it is also planned to scrap the party membership of persons who had joined other parties.

As a maiden step, the party membership of those who had decided to contest the LG polls from other parties, will be scrapped, he further notes.

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Lanka IOC donates Rs. 100 mn. to the President’s Fund

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4 hours ago

July 4, 2025

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The Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) has donated Rs. 100 million to the President’s Fund.

Mr. Dipak Das, Managing Director of Lanka Indian Oil Company, handed over the relevant cheque to Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the President, at the Presidential Secretariat today (July 04).

It is noteworthy that this donation is in addition to the contributions Lanka Indian Oil Company already makes to the education, health and cultural sectors in the country.

Mr. Roshan Gamage, Senior Additional Secretary to the President and a group of representatives from Lanka Indian Oil Company were also present at the occasion.

Mr. Das was a part of the CEOs delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) who was in Colombo from June 29 – July 02.

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Bus veers off road and crashes into a tree (Pics)

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4 hours ago

July 4, 2025

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A Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus has veered off the road and crashed into a tree near the Deduru Oya bridge along the Chilaw – Puttalam Road.

It is reported that the accident took place around 11.30 am today (July 04) while the bus was plying from Point Pedro to Colombo.

Injured passengers in the accident have been admitted to the Chilaw General Hospital.

(Pics : Facebook)

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S.M. Chandrasena remanded (Update)

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4 hours ago

July 4, 2025

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Former Minister S.M. Chandrasena, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) earlier today (July 04), has been remanded until July 18th.

(Previous news 2025 July 04 – 10.49.am)

Ex-Minister S.M. Chandrasena arrested

Former Minister – S.M. Chandrasena has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) a short while ago.

Chandrasena had appeared before the CIABOC today (July 04) to record a statement.