Your Tuesday Morning Brief

Everything You Need To Know Today

by Staff Writer 13-11-2018 | 9:31 AM

1.

The

petitions filed

at the Supreme Court seeking the

quashing of the gazette notification

issued by the President

dissolving parliament

will be taken up again today (Nov 13).

2. The National Organisation to Protect the United National Party says that

Ranil Wickremesinghe “should step down” from the UNP

, considering “all the

damage

he has caused to the

country

and

party

”.

3. The

Sri Lanka Freedom Party

and the

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

to create a

“broad alliance”

to contest the general election

4.

PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

will contest the upcoming election from the

Kurunegala district

, while his brother

Chamal Rajapaksa

and son

Namal Rajapaksa

will contest from

Hambantota

.

5.

Sajith Premadasa

should be named as

the

leader of the UNP

and it’s

Prime Ministerial candidate” -

Ashoka Abeysinghe

, Former Deputy Minister

6. President Maithripala Sirisena

inspects

the

Mahaweli

Authority

and the

National

Gem

and

Jewellery

Authority

7. Former MP Vidura Wickramanayake has urged the general public to

elect the proper people

into parliament

no matter

which

party

they are from.

8.

Landslide warnings issued to Hanguranketha

9.

The body of the

German

tourist,

who

fell

to

her

death

whilst attempting to take a

selfie

at

World's

End,

taken to

Hospital.

10. President Maithripala Sirisena to

lift the ban

on

Angampora,

which was imposed the British in 1818.

INTERNATIONAL

1. Father of Marvel Comics and giant

Stan Lee passes away

aged 95. Cause of death yet to be determined.

SPORTS

1. Committee appointed to hold

SLC elections next year

HAVE A LIFTING TUESDAY!