MAHINDA ,NAMAL SURFACE IN PARLIAMENT ( FROM WHERE) ?

Mahinda, Namal resurface in Parliament     Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa who had to go into hiding after angry crowds besieged his official residence Temple Trees on 9 May came to Parliament yesterday. Rajapaksa who was taken to the…

TWO OFFICIALS WHO DELIBERATELY FAILED TO STOP GALLE FACE ATTACK NAMED BY RAMESH PATHIRANA

Ramesh Pathirana names two officials who deliberately failed to stop Galle Face attack   Government Parliamentarian Ramesh Pathirane slammed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security in Parliament today over the Galle Face…

POWER AND ENERGY MINISTER KANCHANA INFORMS NON AVAILABILITY OF PETROL ON 18th and 19th NOT TO JOIN IN QUEUES

No petrol today, tomorrow Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said that petrol would not be available today (18) and tomorrow (19) even if people choose to stand in queues. Addressing parliament today (18), he said that although petrol distribution…

EXPENSES AT PM OFFICE TO BE HALVED

PM office to halve expenses in June The Prime Minister’s Office has decided to cut down its expenditure by 50% from next month, reports say. PM’s secretary – Saman Ekanayake has taken the necessary measures based on the PM’s directives…

HARIN AND MANUSHA SEND LETTER WITH SEVEN QUESTIONS TO RANIL

Harin & Manusha send letter to new PM with 7 questions Opposition MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara have written a letter to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe requesting answers to several questions before deciding how to support the new Government.…

SUMANTHIRAN SLAMS PM IN PARLIAMENT THOUGH PM REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT

PM reaffirms commitment ; Sumanthiran slams PM in Parliament TNA Parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran on Tuesday (17) slammed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for his shameful conduct in supporting the government to defeat a motion moved by the opposition. “The country…

RANIL ‘S TAKING UP THE CHALLENGE HAILED BY PATALI WILLING TO BACK HIM BY CHANGING CAMP

Patali preparing to change camps? Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka has commended Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for taking up the challenge of addressing the country’s economic issues, at a time when a number of political party leaders backed away from the…

NEED TO OBTAIN A MASSIVE SEVENTY FIVE MILLION US $ TO EASE QUEUES

Need to obtain US$ 75 million to ease queues – PM Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the country needs to obtain approximately USD 75 million within the next couple of days, in order to ease the queues. He…

REPRESENTATIVES OF WORLD BANK AND ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK MEET RANIL WICKREMASINGHE

PM meets representatives of World Bank & ADB Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (15) held discussions with the country representatives of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank regarding the current economic crisis in the country. The discussions with…

MOVE TO REPLACE POLITICAL APPOINTEES IN SL POLICE WITH COMPETANT OFFICERS

May 15, 2022 Sri Lanka police shake up after mob violence Sri Lanka’s police is set to remove political appointees in key positions and replace them with competent officers in a major shake-up after the latest mob violence, officials said.…