The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and 10 other political parties not represented in Parliament will sign a Memorandum of Understanding to form an alliance today (Jul 26).
The signing of the agreement is set to take place at the Opposition Leader's office at around 9 am, the SLPP said in a press release.
Accordingly, the following parties will sign the agreement for the alliance with the SLPP:
According to the SLPP, talks had been held with 26 parties so far with regard to forming the alliance.
The proposals of these parties to establish a common policy for the alliance had been studied by 26 committees comprising representatives from each party, the SLPP noted.
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.
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
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