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UNP & SLPP to contest polls under common symbol!

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2 years ago

January 9, 2023

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The United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) have paid attention to contest the Local Government elections under a common symbol, UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said.

He said the two parties will contest jointly for some local government institutions under a common symbol while they will contest under the elephant symbol and the lotus bud symbol separately for other LG institutions.

Mr. Range Bandara said the leaders of the two parties will decide on further details at a discussion which will be held on January 10.

The top officials of the two parties held a discussion in Colombo yesterday (8) to decide on how to contest the local government elections where they have discussed contesting under a common symbol.

UNP Chairman Wajira Abeywardena, Deputy Chairman Ruwan Wijewardene, Vice Chairman Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, Senior Vice Chairman Sagala Ratnayake, General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara and Ravi Karunanayake, SLPP Organiser Basil Rajapaksa, General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam, MPs Sanjeewa Edirimanna, Johnston Fernando and Mahindananda Aluthgamage attended the discussion.

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Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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10 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe has been remanded until July 01.

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(Previous News : June 27, 2025 4.41pm)

2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former Chairmen on corruption charges.

Former Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation – Upali Liyanage and former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickremesinghe have been arrested in this manner.

However, Liyanage, who was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga, was released on three sureties amounting to Rs. 5 million.

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Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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13 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.