Politics

President leaves parliament almost immediately President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who arrived at parliament earlier today (07), had left the House soon after. He was seen talking to Prime minister – Mahinda Rajapaksa and Namal Rajapaksa shortly before leaving the House with…

Speaker issues statement on Parliament’s conduct Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has stated that it is “unfortunate that coming up with sustainable ideas and solutions to successfully deal with the crisis was rarely visible” during the ongoing debate on the current…

Don’t shoot at the public – Rohini Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP – Rohini Kaviratne has stated that it is accepted that even the Veddha leader – Wannila Aththo is a better leader than the President and PM. Speaking in Parliament…

New CBSL governor, Finance secretary appointed Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe has been appointed as the Governor of the Central Bank today (07), the Presidential Media Division states. In addition, Mahinda Siriwardena has been appointed secretary to the Ministry of Finance.

Remaining USD reserves just enough for a month’s imports Sri Lanka foreign reserves have fallen from USD 2.3 billion to USD 1.9 billion within the last month, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. According to experts, this amount…

Save country for next generation…   Several athletes were seen protesting in front of Torrington Square, demanding the government to save the country for our next generation and restore the country’s economy. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Parliament adjourned for 10 minutes Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena adjourned parliament for 10 minutes. MP Nalin Bandara was continuously speaking despite the Speaker sternly reminding that they need to adhere to the agenda. A clearly annoyed Speaker announced that he…

Did the digital ID procedure put SL citizens’ data at risk? Doubts have been raised as to whether a conspiracy has taken place to go for a higher re-estimation with regard to the digital NIC proposed for all Sri Lankan…

Experts appointed to Presidential advisory group A team of economic and fiscal experts have been appointed to the presidential advisory group on multilateral affairs and Debt sustainability. Former CBSL governor – Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, former chief economist of the World…

Parliament adjourned Leader of the House – Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has moved a adjournment motion to conclude today’s (05) Parliament session early, despite objections raised by the opposition. Parliament adjourned until 10am tomorrow (06).