UNP MPs request Sajith Premadasa as Opposition Leader
A majority of UNP MPs have signed a letter that requests the Speaker of Parliament to appoint as the Leader of the Opposition. This is against a back-drop where General Secretary of the UNP...
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Australia’s highest paid CEO – (Video)
The highest-paid CEO in Australia and her family immigrated from Sri Lanka with just $200 to their names when she was 14 years old. Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake became the first female...
State foreign tours temporarily suspended
All foreign tours of state sector employees have been suspended till further notice. According to J.J. Ratnasiri the Secretary to the Ministry of State Administration, Presidential Secretary P.B. Jayasundara had issued a letter in...
President released from all indictments filed over D.A. Rajapaksa Memorial construction
The Western Province based Permanent High Court Trial at Bar today decided to release President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from all indictments filed over the alleged misappropriation of Rs. 33.9 million in public funds for the...
7000 appeals against 2019 electoral register
The National Elections Commission notes that they have received over 7000 appeals regarding the 2019 electoral resigner. Commissioner General Saman Sri Rathnayake noted that these appeals will be taken up for consideration at the...
PM expected to step down today – Kiriella
Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella states that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe would make a statement this evening on stepping down and handing over the Government. Speaking to News1st, Kiriella stated that the PM...
U.S. Embassy congratulates Gotabaya
The U.S. Embassy making an announcement congratulated on the democratically held presidential election of Sri Lanka and expressed their hope of working with President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the future. In their announcement, the Embassy...
Ranil likely to resign followed by meeting with President Gotabaya
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is to meet new Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and current opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa today (19), and he is tipped to resign, making way for a new cabinet. Lakshman...
I will not hesitate to exercise my executive powers for the sake of the nation-Gota
Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in a short while ago as the 7th Executive president of Sri Lanka. The event took place at the Ruwanweli Seya in Anuradhapura. In his address to the nation, President Gotabaya...
Gotabaya Rajapaksa to be sworn-in as the 7th President of Sri Lanka.
The winner of the 2019 Presidential Election, SLPP’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa, will be sworn in as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka today (November 18). The swearing-in ceremony is to be held at the...
