A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition has been filed in the Supreme Court yesterday against the signing of $480 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant agreement.

The New Democratic Front (DNF), led by the UNP and the Organisation to Protect the SLFP, led by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, joined 30 political parties and over 28 civil society organisations to form the Democratic National Front (DNF) coalition, in a bid to ensure the victory of the DNF Presidential candidate, Minister Sajith Premadasa.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he will challenge Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapaksa who speaks about national security to make a public statement explaining their stand on the recent bombs attacks made by the ISIS outfit.

Leader of Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa has stressed that the government should not sign the pact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the USA behind the backs of the general public and the Parliament.

The Finance Ministry says the MCC agreement will be presented to Parliament for approval after being inked.

Sri Lanka’s governing party presidential candidate on Thursday pledged to refocus the country’s security policy and introduce tough laws to tackle religious extremism and terrorism.

New Democratic Front Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa launched his election manifesto in Kandy a short while ago.

Postal voting for the Presidential Election 2019 commenced this morning (31) and the voters are allowed to cast their postal votes from 7.00 am to 4.00 pm.

Seventeen political parties including the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) signed an agreement to form Sri Lanka People’s Freedom Alliance (SLPFA) or Sri Lanka Podujana Nidahas Sandhanaya at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute a short while ago.

The student-centric education system will be reintroduced instead of the current examination-centric system, says Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential Candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

New Democratic Front (NDF) presidential candidate Minister Sajith Premadasa said his main opponent had still not accepted the challenge issued by him for an open debate about the Presidential election.

Alleging that there was a move within his Party to remove him from his position as the State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vasantha Senanayake said, he will not leave that position.

Presidential candidate of the People’s Power Movement Anura Kumara Dissanayaka attended a public rally held in Kinnya, Trincomalee yesterday (October 29).

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that he will continue to remain as the country’s Prime Minister if NDF candidate Sajith Premadasa wins the upcoming Presidential Election.

Presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Gotabaya Rajapaksa says a simple tax system will be introduced in place of the existing complex tax system.

SLPP parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa yesterday said SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ready to face a debate with New Democratic Front (NDF) candidate Sajith Premadasa, provided Premadasa unveils his manifesto first.