Politics

Letters pertaining to Ranjan’s release, signed! Former Member of Parliament Ranjan Ramanayake has signed the documents related to the obtaining of presidential pardon today (13). It is reported that President’s Counsel Dinesh Vidanapathirana had presented the relevant documents to Ranjan…

All party government on the rocks; State ministers due to be sworn in next week! With political parties such as the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, Jathika Jana Balawegaya, Sri Lanka Freedom Party and Tamil National Alliance refusing to join the government,…

Laws on declaring politicians’ assets & liabilities to be amended The Ministry of Justice has decided to amend the law on presenting the statement of assets and liabilities of politicians. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Reform, Dr. Wijayadasa Rajapaksha…

Parliament lunch break limited to 1/2 hour The Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Dhammika Dasanayake, said that the Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided to commence the Sittings of Parliament at 9.30 am from 29th August and limit the lunch…

Arjuna to chair National Sports Council Former Sri Lanka Cricket captain and former MP Arjuna Ranatunga has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Sports Council. Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasingha has appointed Mr. Ranatunga to the chair of…

PUCSL approves electricity tariff revision The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has granted its approval to increase electricity tariffs by 75%. Speaking at a media briefing in Colombo, PUCSL chairman – Janaka Ratnayake has said the the tariff…

Johnston barred from traveling overseas The Colombo High Court issued a travel ban on Former Minister Johnston Fernando and two others who were indicted in a bribery case. They are barred from traveling overseas until the conclusion of the trial.…

Bill to revise Budget, tabled in parliament The amended appropriation Bill under which government expenditure has been revised, was presented to Parliament today. As per the Bill expenditure heads of president, defense, education and health has been increased.Accordingly the expenditure…

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has issued a clarification on the news report circulating pertaining to a request by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with regard to State Owned Enterprises in Sri Lanka. He made the…

President prepared to work with protestors transparently President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he is prepared to work transparently with those engaged in the people’s struggle and the country’s youth.The President said the economic struggles must be addressed, and expressed his intention…