A rally is scheduled to be held today (Aug 12) at the Badulla Wills Park Stadium demanding the nomination of Minister Sajith Premadasa as the UNP candidate for the upcoming Presidential election.
According to UNP officials, the rally is being organized by Minister Harin Fernando and is scheduled to take place at 3:00 pm.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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