“The next couple of months will be the most difficult ones of our lives”
COLOMBO: Making a special statement to the nation on Monday, 16 May, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the next couple of months will be the…
SLFP to support Ranil in forming new government
COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led by former President Maithripala Sirisena has also decided to support the formation of the new government at…
Sri Lankan crisis and regime change
EUROASIA REVIEW By Dr. S. I. Keethaponcalan Sri Lanka’s economic crisis instigated a people’s protest against the government. The stated objective was a system change….
The rise and fall of a political dynasty that brought Sri Lanka to its knees: FRANCE 24
COLOMBO: At the height of their power, four brothers from Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa dynasty held the presidency and the prime minister’s office as well as…
Four MPs who voted for 20th amendment rejoin Opposition SJB
COLOMBO: Four Parliamentarians of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the All Ceylon Muslim Congress who previously supported the Government have now agreed to extend…
US envoy meets JVP Leader
COLOMBO: US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung today (14) called on Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the party headquarters. The…
Four new Cabinet ministers sworn in
COLOMBO: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed four new Cabinet ministers today (May 14). The following parliamentarians were accordingly sworn in before the President this afternoon: Prof….
SJB names female nominee for Deputy Speaker post
COLOMBO: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has named Rohini Kaviratne as the SJB nominee for the post of Deputy Speaker in Parliament. “Rohini Kaviratne ia strong…
UNICEF condemns violence against children during protests in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: In a direct indictment of the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka, UNICEF has condemned the violence against children during ongoing protests. UNICEF said in…
Indonesia donates medical supplies
JAKARTA: At the request of the Government of Sri Lanka for humanitarian aid in the form of medical supplies for the people of Sri Lanka,…