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Dilith unveils “National Strategic Plan Towards a Happy Nation”

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10 months ago

August 31, 2024

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“Sarvajana Balaya” presidential candidate, entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera unveiled his “National Strategic Plan Towards A Happy Nation” as his election manifesto in Colombo on Saturday.

The ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance presidential candidate and leader of the Mawbima Janatha Party (MJP) entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera’s presidential election national strategic plan unveiling ceremony had commenced this morning (31), at the Monarch Imperial Hotel in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

This strategic plan is noted as a historic milestone, being recognized as “Sri Lanka’s first Presidential Election Strategic Plan that was brought to life by the people’s opinions.”

This is the first time Sri Lanka has seen a strategic plan that was presented in draft form for public consultation and intellectual discourse; the final plan was arrived at after eight weeks of extensive feedback from stakeholders, the MJP leader said in a post on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter).

“It was our intention that a sincere, sensible election manifesto must be devoid of empty rhetoric and vague promises, and instead be a set of practical strategies that enable us to achieve our objective of a Happy Nation for all Sri Lankans,” he said.

The second draft of the strategic plan of the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance had also been presented to the representatives of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) on August 21.

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Former Eastern Provincial Council member arrested

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7 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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Ampara District Organizer of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party and former member of the Eastern Provincial Council K. Pushpakumar alias Iniya Bharathi has been arrested.

He was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University Prof. Subramaniyam Ravindranath.

Sivanathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former State Minister, was arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Department at his office in Batticaloa on April 8, over this incident.

He was later detained for 3 months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Iniya Bharathi, also known as Kumaraswamy Pushpakumar, was arrested based on information revealed during the interrogation of Pillayan.

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e-Revenue Licence system down due to technical glitch, ICTA says

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7 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical infrastructure issue.

According to the ICTA, the disruption began on July 3, 2025, and has made vehicle revenue licence issuing services inaccessible.

The unavailability is expected to continue until July 9, 2025.

The ICTA expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the public and assured that technical teams are working urgently to resolve the issue.

The agency also said that further updates will be shared as work progresses, with an official notice to be issued once services are restored.