NEW CABINET TO SWEAR IN ON THE 18TH APRIL SANS RAJAPAKSA CLAN

New cabinet to swear in on April 18th The new Cabinet is to swear in next Monday (18), reports say. The government delegation is scheduled to leave on the same day for discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It…

BANDU SAMARASINGHE APPOINTED AS SRI LANKAN CONSULAR GENERAL IN MILAN

Comedian Bandu Samarasinghe appointed Consular General in Milan   Veteran actor and comedian Bandu Samarasinghe has been appointed as Sri Lanka’s Consular General in Milan, Italy, sources said.Samarasinghe will take over the post in Milan following the death of musician Neela…

POLICE SERGEANT TAKEN IN FOR QUESTIONING FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE PROTEST

Police Officer who joined protest at Galle Face taken in for questionin The Police officer who got vocal today at the public protest at Galle Face Green, over the ongoing crisis, has been taken in for questioning by the Police…

NAMAL SPEAKS ON THE PROTESTS

Namal speaks about Sri Lanka protests : Makes request from President A Former Minister Namal Rajapaksa said he understands why people are angry with the government. However, he has cautioned that now is not only the time for anger, but…

PRESIDENT ISSUES NEW YEAR MESSAGE WISHING THE PUBLIC

May the New Year be a prosperous year – Gotabaya Rajapaksa President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has issued a New Year message wishing the public a prosperous Sinhala and Hindu New Year overcoming all challenges. The message is as follows.

TWO BILLION DOLLARS INDIA PROPOSES TO PROVIDE SRI LANKA WHAT A GESTURE

India to provide another 2 billion dollars in  financial assistance! India is ready to provide another $ 2 billion in financial assistance to Sri Lanka, Reuters reports. It said Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis since independence in…

NEW YEAR RITUALS OF THE PRESIDENT OR THE PRIME MINISTER NOT TELACAST IN ANY TELEVISION CHANNELS FOR THE FIRST TIME PHOTO IS IN YEAR 2021

Did President, PM celebrate New Year? This year not a single television channel gave live telecasts of the New Year rituals being conducted at the President’s or Prime Minister’s residence. Previously, several television channels gave live telecasts of the New…

PROTESTORS PREPARED FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH PRIME MINISTER AT PROTEST SITE

Protest site prepared for discussion with PM The protesters at the Galle Face Green have agreed to a discussion with the Prime Minister. Accordingly, they have arranged a spot for the discussion at the Galle Face Green protest site. Photos…

SENIOR JOURNALIST CALLS FOR GAZETTE NOTIFICATION ON SHAVENDRA’S SERVICE EXTENSIONS

Journo calls for gazettes on Shavendra’s service extensions Senior journalist – Lasantha Ruhunage has made a written request to provide him with gazette notifications with regard to the service extensions granted to Army commander – Shavendra Silva after the latter…

POLICEMEN WHO JOINED IN THE PROTEST ARE TO BE DEALT DISCIPLINARILY

Disciplinary action against policeman who joined protest The Police HQ has stated that disciplinary action will be taken against the Police officer who had attended the protest near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. In a statement, the police media division…