Provincial Council Member Hirunika Premachandra married Hiran Yattovita today at a private function attended by only a handful of guests. President Maithripala Sirisena attended as one of the witnesses.

Amidst the Mahinda Rajapaksa nomination dispute, President Maithripala Sirisena, former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Minister Arjuna Ranatunga and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met at an event to mark Kumaratunga's 70th birthday. Kumaratunga and Ranatunga are vehemently opposed to the decision by UPFA to grant nominations for Rajapaksa. (Photo: Mohamed Hisham/Twitter)

Former UPFA MPs who support Mahinda Rajapaksa met last night, following the announcement that Rajapaksa was given nomination from UPFA. The meeting reportedly took place at Western Province Chief Minister Presanna Ranatunga's residence.

All set for press conference at Abhayaramaya Temple in Colombo. Minutes before it was to start, UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha said that President Maithripala Sirisena had agreed to give nomination to former president Mahinda Rajapaksa from the UPFA

R. A. Sirisena, the dummy candidate fielded to counter Maithripala Sirisena in the January Presidential Election was seen today at Medamulana when former President Rajapaksa officially announced his political comeback. R. A. Sirisena is a native of Medamulana and lives close to Rajapaksa's ancestral home.

Some familiar faces could be seen at the residence of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in Medamulana during the religious event ahead of public rally. (Pic: Ishara Kodikara)

With the intensification of the Greek debt crisis, banks remain closed this week. Queues were forming in front of some ATMs in Athens - but customers will only be allowed to take out €60 per day. (Pic: AFP)

Sri Lanka’s batting phenomenon Kumar Sangakkara on Saturday (27) officially announced that he will retire from international test cricket arena after second test match against India at home.

"I am going to miss playing for Sri Lanka a lot," he said during the media conference held to announce the retirement.

 "I had the time of my life playing for Sri Lanka. I enjoyed playing every format and donning whites for Sri Lanka has been special. I can walk away happy that good days outweigh the disappointments.", Sangakkara asserted.

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