Businessman Dilith Jayaweera has entered politics after being appointed as the leader of the Mawbima Janatha Party (MJP), according to the list of office bearers announced by the Elections Commission.
Hemakumara Nanayakkara has been named the senior leader of the Mawbima Janatha Party, which will contest elections under the airplane symbol, according to the office-bearers of the party listed by the Elections Commission.
The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
A third rescue attempt to save 28 people trapped on the rooftop of a farm building in Vithikuliya, Nikaweratiya, has failed due to the dangerous water surge from the Deduru Oya.
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All passengers of a bus swept away by rising floodwaters on the Kalawewa Bridge along the Anuradhapura–Puttalam road have been rescued, Navy Commander Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda said.
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