President Maithripala Sirisena today has written a letter to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa informing him that he will not be made Prime Minister even if the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) gets majority seats in the upcoming parliamentary to form the next government. President Sirisena said that as the chairman of the UPFA he has the right to appoint any senior SLFP members who commanded the trust of the party and people. He also urged Rajapaksa to recommend some of the senior SLFP members including Nimal Siripala de Silva, John Seniviratne, Chamal Rajapaksa, Athauda Seniviratne, A.H.M. Fowzie, Susil Premjayantha, or Anura Priyadharshana Yapa for the prime minister post.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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