Politics

Security forces with iron rods & sticks : Anura questions President President Ranil Wickremesinghe has created a new tradition of assaulting peaceful protesters to quell public protests, National People’s Power Leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated. Addressing a media briefing…

LG polls : Dates for postal voting announced   Postal voting for Local Government elections will be held from March 28 – 31, the Election Commission chairman – Attorney-At-Law Nimal Punchihewa has said. The commission yesterday announced that the LG…

Rohini blasts Susil over apology! Rohini blasts Susil over apology! Matale District SJB MP Rohini Kavirathna lambasted Education Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha over several ‘questionable’ remarks he had made last week followed by an apology in Parliament. The Minister extended an…

COPE calls to appoint committee to probe irregularities of CCF In order to investigate the matters raised by the special audit report on the functioning of the Central Cultural Fund (CCF) and to examine the progress of the implementation of…

SLPP MPs convene to discuss key issues   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna parliamentarians, led by Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa held a discussion in Colombo today. “One of the focal points discussed was how the SLPP could assist in overcoming the…

Sri Lanka set to get IMF sign-off on March 20th Sri Lanka looks set to get a sign-off on a long-awaited $2.9 billion four-year bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on March 20. “I welcome the progress made by…

8 SOCs to meet for the first time on March 08 – 09   The Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Dhammika Dasanayake said that 8 Sectoral Oversight Committees (SOCs) will meet for the first time on March 08 and 09.…

LG polls scheduled for April 25!   Issuing a release on Tuesday (07) Commissioner General of elections Saman Sri Ratnayake says District Returning Officers have been notified that the new date for the impending Local Government Elections will be the…

CBSL Bill presented to parliament   The Central Bank of Sri Lanka Bill was presented to the Parliament today (07) by the Leader of the House and Minister – Susil Premajayantha for its first reading. This Bill was presented for…

China officially hands over financial assurance letter   The Deputy Ambassador of the Chinese Embassy in Colombo Mr. Hu Wei officially presented the financial assurance letter issued by the Exim Bank of China to Mr. Mahinda Siriwardena, the Secretary of…