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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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‘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…

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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…

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