The annual National War Heroes’ Day commemoration ceremony will be held on 19 May, 2026, at the National War Heroes’ Monument at Battaramulla.

The event will be held under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The event is scheduled to begin at 2.45 pm.

Sri Lanka brought the war to a successful conclusion on 18 May, 2009. Although the war-winning government held a combined armed forces parade, President Maithripala Sirisena discontinued the practice in 2016.

Two suspects, accused of arranging two fake sureties to secure bail for former Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines, the late Kapila Chandrasena, have been further remanded.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered that the two individuals, along with the person who introduced them to Chandrasena’s legal team, be further remanded until 20 May.

The order was issued by the Colombo Additional Magistrate, consequent to a request made by the Keselwatta Police.

Political sources said that a thorough investigation was required to ascertain the circumstances under which the court registrar accepted two unknown sureties without consulting the relevant Magistrate. Sources said that arranging fake sureties had been going on, not only in Colombo, but all over the country, regardless of some efforts made to arrest the situation.

SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday said that he would remain in politics until he got an opportunity to lead what he described as the Centre-right camp.

Alleging that there were some interested parties trying to push him out of the Centre-right camp, the one-time UNPer, in a statement issued yesterday (13), vowed to remain in the SJB, regardless of such attempts.

MP de Silva represents a blend of conservative and liberal policies, advocating a market-based economy with limited government intervention, personal freedom, fiscal conservatism, and moderate social reforms.

Declaring that the ruling NPP had failed, he said that attempts were being made to cause trouble in the SJB. Assuring that he would campaign against the government, MP de Silva said that he wouldn’t hesitate to commend whatever good things done by the government. (SF)