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Nearly 700 in fray for Parliamentary seats Source:FT 690 political parties and groups confirmed to contest Sri Lanka’s General Election ECSL says 764 nominations were submitted and 74 were rejected for non-compliance Urges parties or groups whose papers were rejected to seek legal redress if they believe rejection was not in line with law NPP submits nominations for all districts and PM Harini Amarasuriya expresses confidence at gaining over 133 seats Senior Rajapaksa’s absent from SLPP’s election contest except for Shasheendra Rajapaksa and Nipuna Ranawaka Namal Rajapaksa tops SLPP national list along with many party big wigs including Sagara Kariyawasam and Gamini Lokuge Internal conflict rise within SJB after actress Damitha Abeyratne was excluded from Ratnapura district nomination list The Election Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL) has confirmed that 690 accepted political parties and independent groups will contest in the 22 electoral districts for the upcoming General Election, scheduled for ...

News In Sri Lanka – by Dr harold Gunatillake Website: doctorharold.com Transcript: Bringing the most important latest news to your doorstep “If the ongoing protests diminish through fatigue and fail to monitor Wickremasinghe, Lanka’s fall into the abyss will not only be inevitable but extremely painful as well”. Sasanka Perera-Professor of Sociology and Dean of Social Sciences at South Asian University, New Delhi. In his first interview since taking office, Mr Wickremesinghe told the BBC he would ensure families get three meals a day. Appealing to the world for more financial help, he said, “there won’t be a hunger crisis; we will find food”. The new PM described the Sri Lankan economy as “broken”, but he said his message to Sri Lankans was to “be patient; I will bring things back”. Sri Lanka’s political and socio-economic disaster turned into deadly combat between the progovernment thugs with the backing of Mahinda ...