“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…
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…
A political reckoning in Sri Lanka as economic crisis grows
COLOMBO: Sherry Fonseka joined millions in 2019 in electing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a military strategist whose brutal campaign helped end Sri Lanka’s 30-year civil war…
‘First in four decades’: Why Sri Lanka general strike matters
COLOMBO: Millions of Sri Lankan workers held a nationwide general strike on Thursday to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government controlled…
President Rajapaksa chairs the 5th BIMSTEC Summit in Colombo
COLOMBO: President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa chaired the 5th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit in Colombo on…
Tamil National Alliance meets President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
COLOMBO: For the first time since taking office over two years ago, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday, 25 March met leaders of the…