Everything You Need To Know Today

COLOMBO (News 1st) - 1. Speaking at the "Victory for Justice" public rally organized by the United National Front yesterday (December 17), Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made an announcement on the formation of a new alliance, the "National Democratic Front." 2. A meeting between President Maithripala Sirisena and the party leaders of the UPFA is scheduled to be held this morning (December 18) at the Presidential Secretariat. 3. UPFA MP Udaya Gammanpila says that the UNP is attempting to increase the number of cabinet positions by forming a national government with the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress. 4. The parliament chaired by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is due to convene at 1.00 pm today (December 18) 5. JVP MP Nalinda Jayatissa states that they are ready to bring in a proposal to dissolve parliament and conduct a general election within the next six months. 6. Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa notes that the executive committee of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna will only grant new party memberships after holding discussions. 6. Thilanga Sumathipala has officially announced that he will not contest for upcoming Sri Lanka Cricket elections. 7. A 35-year-old has been arrested by the Mahiyanganaya Police for forging letterheads of the Presidential Secretariat. 8. The Department of Meteorology requests the coastal communities near the deep seas of Northern Tamilnadu to refrain from faring out to sea today (December 18). 10. Following a meeting of the SLFP held yesterday (December 17) MP Nishantha Muthuhettigama stated that a decision was made by the party to not accept any Cabinet Ministerial, State Ministerial or Deputy Ministerial portfolios of the new government.

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