Politics

President to slash number of LG members President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that a referendum will be called to decide on the parliamentary electoral system if the Select Committee which is proposed to be established fails to reach a decision on…

Justice Buwaneka Aluwihare to function as Acting CJ Supreme Court Justice Buwaneka Aluwihare will function as the Acting Chief Justice from today (08) until Oct. 13. He will function as the Acting CJ during this period as CJ Jayantha Jayasuriya…

Banks & CSE closed on Monday All banks and the Colombo Stock Exchange will be closed next Monday (Oct 10). The Central Bank of Sri Lanka today (08) announced that the holiday has been declared in lieu of tomorrow’s public…

Several functions under Irrigation ministry, changed An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued moving several functions under the Ministry of Irrigation to the State Minister of Irrigation. The gazette has been issued by the Minister of Irrigation Roshan Ranasinghe. Accordingly,…

MR pledges support to Ranil Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that President Ranil Wickremesinghe will continue to have the support of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna to move the country forward. He said this while attending a public meeting held in…

President urged to remove Trade Minister! In a letter to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) Chairman Ranjith Vithanage demanded the removal of Trade Minister Nalin Fernando from his ministerial portfolio. He said it is a…

Supreme Court grants leave to proceed versus GR, MR & BR Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court today (Friday) sent a powerful message that it is prepared to directly intervene in the country’s dire economic crisis and hold those responsible to account.…

New post for Champika Opposition MP Campika Ranawaka has been unanimously elected as Chairman of the Committee on Economic stabilization today (07). Mr. Ranawaka has been nominated by MP Vajira Abeywardene and was seconded by MP Mano Ganesan and Minister…

2nd reading debate on 22A on Oct. 20 – 21 The second reading debate on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution will be held on October 20 and 21. The decision was reached today (07) by the Committee on Parliamentary…

DAYASIRI Inferior oil imported violating tender procedures: Dayasiri The local agents and the politicians who closely work with them have earned more than USD 100 million (Rs.36,000 million) by importing substandard fuel in the recent past, Sri Lanka Freedom Party…