Politics

What happened to me happened to Maithri as well: MR

Former President and MP Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said same fate had befallen on both him and President Maithripala Sirisena, because…

7 years ago

President Sirisena at 3: Politician or statesman?

Yahapalana rule under siege; vagaries  of cohabitation politics take heavy toll of President’s political career President faces the unenviable task …

7 years ago

President to meet Civil Society groups next week

A discussion between President Maithripala Sirisena and civil society groups that had been instrumental in bringing the current regime to…

7 years ago

President has only 695 days left in office: CaFFE

Makes submissions in Supreme Court to the effect that 19th Amendment curtails President from sitting in office for six years…

7 years ago

COPE to summon CB Governor, top officials again over bond scams

Parliamentary watchdog committee, COPE (Committee on Public Enterprises) has decided to re-summon the Central Bank Governor, top officials and officials…

7 years ago

Bonds from 2008- 2014 needs further probe

PM INFORMS PARLIAMENT : Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he intends to discuss with the Parliamentary Public Finance Committee Chairman…

7 years ago

Thuggery and obscenity: the order of the day – Parliament degenerates into madness

https://youtu.be/qgr1MI2-81Y https://youtu.be/EitSu8tHcFM The hallowed Chamber of Parliament once again turned into a rowdy arena with Members throwing punches, hurling objects…

7 years ago

16 member ODI squad announced for Bangladesh tour

The 16 member national ODI squad for the tour of Bangladesh has been announced. Former Skipper Angelo Mathews has returned…

7 years ago

Candidate eligibility to be assessed -Deshapriya

The Elections Commission says the eligibility of candidates fielded by political parties and independent groups for the Local Government Election…

7 years ago

We can’t despair, we can’t abandon things, says Sri Lanka’s R. Sampanthan

Sri Lanka’s seniormost politician on the government’s record on the political solution to the Tamil issue R. Sampanthan, leader of…

7 years ago