The Tamil Progressive Alliance, a new alliance consisting of three Tamil parties officially launched a new alliance today with an objective of representing the Tamil people in upcountry and those who are living outside of North and Eastern provinces. Democratic People’s Front led by Mano Ganesan was elected as the leader of the alliance while National Union of Workers led by Palani Digambaran and Up-country People’s Front led by V. Radhakrishnan appointed as deputy leaders. A Memorondum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the three party leaders at Taj Samudra today afternoon. Mr Mano Ganesan said the new alliance will fight for the political rights of the upcountry people and the party has formed a 'Advisory council' to formulate its political ideologies before the general election.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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.
Leave Comments