Politics

Cabinet heats up over IGP

The Cabinet meeting yesterday heated up as President Maithripala Sirisena raised concerns over the conduct of the current Inspector General…

6 years ago

Did a Minister get Rs 150M ?

The hot news doing the rounds yesterday (2), was that a prominent Minister had got Rs 150 million into his…

6 years ago

Mangala claims Ranil saved Mahinda from becoming an international criminal

Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday stated that the current government salvaged Sri Lanka from its status as…

6 years ago

PM gains political advantage of assassination plot – SB

UPFA MP S.B. Dissanayake says that if the incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa are assassinated,…

6 years ago

MR CANNOT BE SLFP CHAIRMAN – Court

Dismisses lawsuit by two political activists: Affirms District Court judgement A lawsuit filed by two political activists seeking an order…

6 years ago

World’s largest employer of Sri Lankans commits $ 300 m across many development projects

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) now stands as the largest employer of Sri Lankans outside of Sri Lanka and…

6 years ago

MR asks whether Mangala’s statement reflects Govt’s opinion

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday denounced Minister Mangala Samaraweera’s response to Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and asked whether the response…

6 years ago

Mangala denies any revelation on assassination plot by Indian national

Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera said today several media outlets had given wide publicity to false, unattributed claims that…

6 years ago

MR blames free trade policies for rupee depreciation

Claims his government managed 2008 crisis without people suffering Blames current administration’s policies for depreciating rupee and not Trump’s policies  Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa…

6 years ago

Indian alleges plot to kill Prez, R’paksa family

CID revelation in Court: An Indian national with alleged links to a plot to assassinate President Maithripala Sirisena and former…

6 years ago