Architect behind Rajapaksas’ return to power quits Parliament
COLOMBO: Basil Rajapaksa, the political strategist who shaped the Presidential election victory of his elder brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2019 and followed it up by…
Colombo Commercial High Court’s fiscal officer interdicted over Aeroflot detention
COLOMBO: The fiscal officer of the Colombo Commercial High Court has been suspended over the incident of detaining an aircraft belonging to Russian Aeroflot Airlines…
Sri Lanka Prime Minister says constitutional amendments will empower Parliament to play pivotal role in governing country
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in a special statement to the nation said that the proposed constitutional amendments will empower parliament to play…
Nine new cabinet ministers sworn in
COLOMBO: Nine new Cabinet Ministers were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo The new ministers who took oaths are:…
Air Force denies MP Arundika Fernando served in SLAF
COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has denied the statement made by SLPP MP Arundika Fernando that he has served in the SLAF as…
Ranil stands for precisely what the present protest movement seeks to eliminate from this country’s political framework: FUTA
COLOMBO: In a hard-hitting statement, the Federation of University Teachers’ Association (FUTA) has strongly condemned the appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister, describing it…
“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…
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…