Law is the same for you, me and everyone, says President
COLOMBO: President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared opened the third session of the ninth Parliament on 3 August and delivered the government’s policy statement. President Wickramasinghe said…
President Ranil: So far, no good
© The Morning By Sanja De Silva Jayatilleka The new President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, recently selected and appointed by 134 MPs, is the main protagonist in…
Chinese Ambassador calls on new Foreign Minister
COLOMBO: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry met with the Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong at the Ministry on 27 July, 2022. At the outset,…
Sri Lankan civic activists concerned over ‘witch-hunt’ by state
COLOMBO: Citizens’ groups and activists in Sri Lanka have expressed concern over a series of arrests last week, of prominent members of the recent anti-government…
Amid a national crisis, Sri Lankan artists look back – and look forward
COLOMBO: In the four months leading up to July 9 toppling of Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a protest village formed in Colombo, occupying…
Parliamentary fantasy and ground reality
© THE ISLAND By Anura Gunasekera July 20, 2022, will go down in Sri Lanka’s history as a day of a political miracle, possible only…
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as the Eighth Executive President of Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday, 21 July, as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Parliament premises. He was…
‘Supreme power of people’: Sri Lanka marks 100 days of protests
COLOMBO: A mainly youth-led mass protest movement over Sri Lanka’s worst-ever economic crisis has completed 100 days. During the period, the protesters forced a president…
Stable government a distant wish to most Sri Lankans: Think tank
© ASIAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL As the political and economic upheaval in Sri Lanka continues, the average Sri Lankan believes that the current situation is largely…
Amnesty International tells Sri Lanka military must not be used to police protests
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan authorities must not impose a blanket order authorising use of force during the state of emergency that has been announced and…