SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena and JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva exchanging the MoU documents after the signing. Girls singing Jayamangala Gatha. Pictures by Dudley Wickramasinghe

by Uditha Kumarasinghe

In an epoch-making event in Sri Lanka's political history, the SLFP and the JVP yesterday reached a landmark agreement placing their joint signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at forming a broad national alliance for the long-term well-being of the nation and its people.
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Japan will not interfere - Akashi

by Ranga Jayasuriya

Japanese special peace envoy Yasushi Akashi arriving in Colombo yesterday on a week long visit told the media that he will not interfere with the internal politics of the country.
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