COLOMBO (News 1st)

Your Monday Morning Brief

1. President Maithripala Sirisena voiced that agreements with the U.S will not be signed as long as he is in power. 2. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's makes contradictory statements regarding the proposal to abolish executive presidency. 3. Ranil, Sajith and Karu meet to discuss on the Presidential Candidate of the UNP. 4. Despite COPA inquiries, another scam has come to light at North Central Province. 5. The National Elections Commission states that the Elections Protection and Coordinating Office will be in operation starting today. 6. Attorney-at-law Upul Jayasuriya speaks on the matters concerning the vacancies in the UNP Working Committee. 7. A head-on collision between a motorbike, a bus, and a car has claimed the life of a 22-year-old. 8. Sri Lanka sets record to have the lowest maternal mortality rate in South Asia. 9. JVP MP Sunil Handunnetti states that the 20th amendment was meant to secure power for the trio: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maithripala Sirisena or Mahinda Rajapaksa. 10. The Department of Irrigation declared that water level of the Nilwala River has risen to a minor flood level in Oorava and Paanadhugama.

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