Politics

Postal voting for Local Government elections commenced today

Postal voting for the upcoming Local Government elections commenced today(January 22) at 9 am in Election Offices, District Secretariats and…

7 years ago

All set for Free and Fair LG Polls – Mahinda Deshapriya

Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said his staff has done its utmost to ensure free and fair Local Government elections…

7 years ago

JVP READY TO BECOME THE RULING PARTY – ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE

The real challenge for the JVP is to appear as a political party able to rule the country moving away…

7 years ago

Sri Lanka President drops bombshell on Ranil

President  Maithripala Sirisena Saturday announced taking over economic management responsibilities which had been with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for the…

7 years ago

UNP plays down statement by MS of taking over economy

The United National Party (UNP) played down a statement made by President Maithripala Sirisena that he has taken over directing the…

7 years ago

Speaker brokers SLFP-UNP truce, but undercurrents remain

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has intervened in a growing spat of angry outbursts among coalition partners – the Sri Lanka Freedom…

7 years ago

President orders AG and other officials Act Now on Bond Commission Report Prime Minister’s ‘Value Judgment’ questioned

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday directed the Attorney General, Jayantha Jayasuriya, the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy and…

7 years ago

JO criticizes giving Ravi a bond report copy but not Parliament

The Joint Opposition (JO) yesterday said the move to give former minister Ravi Karunanayake, an accused of the bond fiasco,…

7 years ago

Parliament receives Bond Commission and PRECIFAC reports

UPDATE (2:28pm) - Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya says that the decisions on further action on the recommendations of the Bond…

7 years ago

PM tells UNPers not to drag President into problems

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had instructed UNP Ministers and MPs not to make controversial statements dragging President Maithripala Sirisena anymore.…

7 years ago