Prime Minister Ranil Wilramasimghe To Step Down From Premiership-Mahinda Rajapakshe To Be Sworn In As New Premier

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe

has decided to step down from premiership it has been announced this evening (20).

Prime Minister has taken this decision although he has power to stay in Premiership under the 19 th Amendment of the constitution to allow current president Gotabaya Rajapakshe to form an interim government until the General Election it has been revealed.


Prime Minister is scheduled to be informed his decision to the President Gotabaya Rajapakshe tomorrow (21).However Governing United National Front got the majority of power in the parliament .

Meanwhile Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakshe is scheduled to be sworn in as Prime Minister tomorrow (21) according to reports .

KOALA RESCUED FROM FIRE IN AUSTRALIA

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-50482858/koala-rescued-from-fire-in-australia

SNOW,FLOODING ,MUDSLIDES IN SOME PARTS OF AUSTRIA KILLS ONE -INJURES TWO

http://m.startribune.com/snow-

flooding-in-austria-destroy-homes-cuts-off-villages/565081082/

FRANCE BRIDGE COLLAPSE-50 TONNE LORRY PROBABLY CAUSED THE ACCIDENT

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-

europe-50479476

QUOTES FOR LIFE

Former Premier D.M Jayaratne Passed Away

The most senior Sri Lanka Freedom

Party (SLFP)member former Prime minister D.M Jayarana has passed away at the age of 90 today (19)at a private hospital in colombo .

The former Prime Minister and Minister of Agricultute and Lands D..M Jayaratne had  been elected to the parliament for the firtst time  in 1970 .He was the 14 th Prime minister in Sri Lanka. 

Around 17 Houses Partially Destroyed Due To Strong Winds In Wanduramba,Galle

Around 17 houses at Madakimbiya area

in Wanduramba,Galle had been partially destroyed due to the  strong winds blown away across the area this evening (19).

Seventy one persons belonging to twenty families had been displaced due to this situation  accordance to Disaster Managment Center .

Authorities had taken steps to provide relief to the displaced pwrsons .