Politics

JO offers unconditional support to President to bring bond scam fraudsters to book

The Joint Opposition yesterday pledged its unconditional support to President Maithripala Sirisena in his endeavor to hunt down those responsible…

7 years ago

SLFP, ‘JO’ talks intensify; Sirisena asked to sever links with UNP

Both factions appoint teams to negotiate moves to jointly contest local polls, but Rajapaksa places tough conditions  Senasinghe’s media conference…

7 years ago

EC says polls possible for unaffected local bodies

The Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Desapriya told a JVP delegation yesterday he would inform Court on December 4 that there…

7 years ago

No-faith motion against Faiszer

A No-Confidence Motion against Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Faiszer Musthapha was submitted to Parliament by the Joint…

7 years ago

Finance Minister given wrong info on liquor consumption, claims Rajitha

Insisting that beer prices should not be reduced as proposed in Budget 2018, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said that the…

7 years ago

Sri Lanka PM’s party fires first salvo against Maithripala

Simmering tensions within Sri Lanka's governing coalition came to a head in parliament Thursday with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's party…

7 years ago

MODI WANTS JOINT VENTURES EXPEDITED

Will improve Sri Lanka’s economy, create more jobs Praises PM’s efforts to strengthen ties Two countries to address food and…

7 years ago

Sri Lanka PM meets PM Modi today, to hold talks on Mattala airport, bilateral ties

Wickremesinghe, who arrived in Delhi on Wednesday, was received by Indian envoy to Sri Lanka Taranjit Sandhu. He will also…

7 years ago

Calls to COPE members are a ‘Major Issue’: Dayasiri

Co- Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara today admitted that there was a “major issue” in the fact that members of…

7 years ago

Speaker urged to take swift action

* COPE members’ nexus with Aloysius Dismissing UNP’s claims that parliamentary privileges of its COPE (Committee on Public Enterprises) had…

7 years ago