Wimal calls Basil ‘Ugly American’ Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa has stated that he will not accept any ministerial position under the incumbent President. He was speaking to media in Colombo today (04), after he and Udaya Gammanpila were stripped of…
AT REQUEST OF BASIL WIMAL AND GAMMANPILA SACKED
Wimal – Gammanpila sacked at Basil’s request? Several changes in Cabinet portfolios are to be taken today (03) at a sudden Cabinet reshuffle, reports say. According to sources, Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi is to be appointed as Energy minister while MP…
MINISTERS RESHUFFLE LOKUGE,PAVITHRA AND SB SWORN IN
Lokuge, Pavithra and S.B. sworn in Gamini Lokuge, Pavithra Wanniarachchi and S.B. Dissanayake have sworn into their new cabinet ministerial portfolios before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa this evening (03), states President’s spokesman – Kingsly Rathnayaka. Gamini Lokuge has sworn in as…
A TOTAL BLACKOUT TO BE AVERTED PRESIDENT ORDERS BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICITY CRISIS
President orders action to avert total blackout President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered immediate steps to be taken to avert a total blackout in the country. The President has informed the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) and the general…
MINISTER GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO IMPORT 38500 METRIC TONS OF POTASSIUM CHLORIDE( KCL) FERTILIZER FOR PADDY CULTIVATION FOR YALA 2022
Approval to import 38,500 metric tons of KCI to import Cabinet approval has been granted to import 38,500 metric tons of potassium chloride (KCl) fertilizer required for paddy cultivation in the Yala season 2022. Following the international competitive bidding process,…
RUSSIAN ROUBLE SLUMPS BY 30% AGAINST USD
Rouble slumps by 30% against USD The rouble has slumped by 30% against the US dollar, after Western nations announced new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The new record low for the Russian currency comes after some…
BASIL AQUITTED IN MISAPPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC FUNDS CASE
Basil acquitted and released Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa was acquitted and released on Monday (28) from a case on charges of misappropriating public funds. The case was filed at the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.
MP’S QUARTERS IN MADIWELA SUPPLIED WITH UNINTERUPPTED POWER
No power cuts for MPs homes The power cuts that is currently said to be imposed island-wide does not apply to the Madiwela MP quarters, it is reported. There has been a lot of talk on social media about this…
GOVERNMENT ENGAGED IN A FRAUDULENT PROCESS IN IMPORTING ROLLS ROYCE AND LAMBORGHINI
Government hatching plan to import Rolls Royce, Lamborghini Former JVP MP Wasantha Samarasinghe has accused the government of engaging in a fraudulent process to bring luxury Rolls Royce and Lamborghini vehicles to the country. He pointed out that the government…