Lanka news web has published brief article this regard.
Prime Minister recently returned to country after receiving special treatment at Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore. Doctors informed the president due to the health condition Prime Minister unable to return to duty.
Recently president Rajapaksa took various steps to make changes in the cabinet. But due to the problems rose on appointing new individual as Prime Minister of this country president postponed this decision.
However since end of the three provincial council elections president has decided to appoint Gotabaya Rajapaksa has next Prime Minister of this country.
Since end of the London tour president returned to country on day before yesterday and hold special discussion this regard with officials maintains close relationship with president Rajapaksa.
High Ranking official of the state bank, senior lawyers and brother of president Rajapaksa was also present at this discussion.
Maithripala Sirisena and Nimal Siripala De Silva are the senior members of SriLanka Freedom Party. During the time of discussion president announced he cannot trust these senior Ministers.
President also said Shiranthi and Namal Rajapaksa not interested to appoint Basil and Chamal Rajapaksa has Prime Minister of this country.
In such situation I would like to appoint Dinesh Gunawardene but evidence provided by the Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa clearly proves that he has involved in various corruptionactivities.
During the time of discussion officials advised president the final decision should not affect the political career of Namal Rajapaksa.
President accept the advise and went on to say Shiranthi Rajapaksa and his three sons interested appoint Gotabaya Rajapaksa has next Prime Minister of this country.
During the time of discussion it was decided to evacuate name of Janaka Bandara from the national list and appoint Goatabaya Rajapaksa as nationalist parliamentarian and appoint as Deputy Minister of City Development, Buddhist and Cultural Affairs.
President also said he hopes to evacuate names of Malani Fonseka, Kamala Ranathunga, J.R.P.Sooriyapperuma and Professor Rajiva Wijayasinghe from national list and some other members to the party.
President also decided to appoint new External Affairs Minister. | 
Due to the illness of Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne president Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to appoint Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has next prime Minister of the country, Colombo sources said.
Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayaka of Sri Lanka main opposition United National Party (UNP) said yesterday that the UNP turned down a request from a former terrorist to contest the Northern Provincial Council elections under the party. [
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The entire world was asking Sri Lanka to give into the terrorists and avoid confrontation with them, but we chose to trust in the strength and courage of the country’s youth, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. [
Trade unions, opposition parties and civil society organizations are gearing up to hold a massive protest on the 21st against the electricity tariff hike and the performance of the government. [
Deputy leader of the Vavuniya Municipal council M.M.Rathan stated by lighting lamps in the Wellamulliwaikal and Karaiyan Mulliwaikal people paid their respect to civilians killed in the final stage of war in year 2009. [
Students of Jaffna University commemorated death anniversary of people killed in the Mulliwaikal war. [
A woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a well with her 3 children in Vavuniya this morning. [
Man who has married mother and daughter of same family arrested. [
International community continuously hold debates on genocide attacks carried out by the racist government against Tamil’s in SriLanka. [
There is little doubt that in 2009 the government of Sri Lanka pulled off one of the nastiest episodes of mass killing since the Rwandan genocide – and got away with it. Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred, with barely a trickle of Syria-like imagery emerging from the battle zone, The Australian reported. [