The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has decided to field their candidate at the upcoming Presidential election under the party’s symbol of pohottuwa (lotus), the party’s General Secretary MP Sagara Kariyawasam said.
The decision was taken following the political committee meeting held this evening. The party is expected to declare its candidate before August 15.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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