The Jathika Hela Urumaya yesterday (26 March) asserted that they would not be supporting the No-Confidence motion brought against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe by the Joint Opposition.
Although parties contest elections as separate entities they should render a service to the public devoid of political differences after winning the elections, President Maithripala Sirisena said.
If the UNP couldn’t resolve a number of serious issues within the next three months, the government might collapse within six months, Minister of Plantations Navin Dissanayake said addressing a meeting in Nuwara Eliya, on Saturday.
In his first interview since 2010, former defence secretary of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa spoke about the geopolitical situation in the region, the changing character of Indian diplomacy, the meaning of peace, and his own role in the war.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrates his 69th birthday today (24). A series of events to mark the Prime Minister’s birthday will be held at Buddhist Temples and other religious places of worship around the country.
The Pakistan Republic Day celebrations were held in Islamabad, yesterday (23) on a grand scale with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena attending the celebrations as the Chief Guest.
JVP MP and Chairman of Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Sunil Handunnetti has called on Plantations Minister Naveen Dissanayake to name the 53 factories responsible for mixing glucose and sugar with tea leaves.
A-32-year old Sri Lankan was arrested this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with yellow gold jewellery weighing two kilogram worth Rs.13 million, Deputy Customs Director and Customs Spokesman Vipula Minuwanpitiya said.
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday directed relevant sections to put an immediate halt to ongoing construction work, land reclamation and other activities carried out in the Muthurajawela Sanctuary area which are causing destruction to the environment.
