Former MP K.K. Piyadasa submitted his deposit to the Election Commission today (1), as an independent candidate for the Presidential election set for September 21.
In addition Mr. Ajantha de Zoysa and Mr. Sirithunga Jayasuriya, the candidates for the Ruhunu Janatha Party and the United Socialist Party, respectively, have also made deposits with the Election Commission today.
Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe also paid the deposit today to contest the Presidential elections under the National Democratic Front party.
So far deposits have also been paid by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, former Deputy Minister Sarath Keerthiratne to contest the upcoming presidential polls.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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