UNP AND SLPP TO JOIN FORCES FOR NEXT ELECTION?

SLPP and UNP to join forces for next election? Reports state that several senior members of SLPP and UNP are in talks to contest the upcoming Provincial Council elections together, which should be held by March, next year. The Elections…

UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MARY LAWLOR EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER DETENTION ORDERS

Mary Lawlor expresses concern over detention orders UN special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor has called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe to refrain from signing the detention orders against Wasantha Mudalige and others, arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). She tweeted…

‘LEAVE IF YOU CANNOT WORK’ PRESIDENT TELLS STATE EMPLOYEES

President says “leave if you can’t work” to state sector President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that state sector employees who cannot work should resign. The President aired these views while speaking to the District Development Council in Anuradhapura today (21). He…

FOR MINISTRIAL POSITIONS CONFLICT BETWEEN RANIL AND BASIL

Ranil – Basil dispute over ministerial positions? It is reported that President Ranil Wickramasinghe has rejected Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) founder – Basil Rajapaksa’s proposal to grant the majority of ministerial positions in the proposed national government to SLPP…

MARCH 25th 2023 DEADLINE FOR LG POLLS -ELECTION COMMISSIONER

LG polls should be held before March 25 – Election Commission The Elections Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL) says that the local government elections should be held before March 25th. Its Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake stated that after the…

ADDITIONAL HUMANITARIAN AID OF $ 25 Mn BY AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

Australia to provide extra humanitarian aid of $25 mn to SL Australia will provide an additional $25 million to help Sri Lanka meet urgent food and healthcare needs, as it confronts its worst economic crisis in 70 years, the office…

PRESIDENT VISITS JACKSON ANTHONY AT ICU

President visits Jackson Anthony (Video) President Ranil Wickremesinghe has visited veteran actor Jackson Anthony who is currently receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital. Actor Jackson Anthony is receiving treatment at the ICU after he met with an accident in…

BLACK CAT MOVEMENT AGAINST NAMAL GETTING A MINISTERIAL POST

Black Cap Movement concerned on giving Namal a ministerial portfolio Featured The ‘Black Cap Movement’ said that it is paying close attention to the reports currently circulating in the political arena stating that MP Namal Rajapaksa has requested to be…

TWO NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADORS AUSTRALIA AND NEPAL PRESENT CREDENTIALS TO RANIL

two more ambassadors present credentials (Pics) Two newly appointed ambassadors have presented credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The newly appointed Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka – Mr. Paul Wesley Stephens and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to Sri…

GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING PRIVATISING THE NATIONAL CAREER,SRI LANKA INSURANCE AND SRI LANKA TELECOM

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the government is considering privatizing several state-owned enterprises. In an interview with The Economist, the President said that the national carrier, Sri Lankan Airlines, Sri Lanka Insurance, and Sri Lanka Telecom may be privatized.The President further…