Category: Politics
Anti-government protests continue in Sri Lanka
Mass protests demanding the resignation of the government are being held across Sri Lanka amid a worsening economic crisis. Sri Lankan migrants in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, and Japan also protested against the government and its anti-democratic moves. “The president invites all political parties in parliament to accept cabinet posts and join […]
President invites all political parties to accept ministerial portfolios
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invited all political parties to come together to find solutions to the ongoing national crisis.The current crisis is a result of several economic factors and global developments. As one of the leading democratic countries in Asia, solutions should be found to this within a democratic framework.Considering this a national need, the time […]
Harsha wants a complete overhaul of Central Bank Monetary Board
Basic economic theory states that the main factor determining the efficiency of a market is confidence and with this, in mind, this government is clearly unable to manage the economy any further, Opposition Parliamentarian Harsha de Silva said. Speaking at a press briefing he said that the public confidence, as well as international investor confidence […]
Indian External Affairs Minister calls on President
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar who is on a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Monday.Dr. Jaishankar is in Sri Lanka to attend the 5th BIMSTEC Summit which begins today in Colombo. Expressing pleasure over the visit of Dr. Jaishankar, the President thanked India for providing a Credit […]
Defence Attachés of USA, France, Germany, Korea & Switzerland visit Hambantota Port
Defence Attachés (DAs) representing several countries made a recent tour of the port to familiarise themselves with the port’s activities. Some of them showed interest in directing their country’s naval vessels to Hambantota International Port (HIP) for replenishment and for husbandry services while operating in the region. The visiting group represented the USA, Maldives, France, […]
High Comm Moragoda meets Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs on bilateral energy cooperation
High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda met with the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs of India Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, 10 March at the Ministry of Urban Affairs in New Delhi. High Commissioner Moragoda thanked Minister Puri for the assistance that India has provided to Sri Lanka as […]
Indian naval vessels visit Hambantota International Port
Two Indian naval vessels visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP) for replenishments and husbandry services. The ships which arrived on the 9th were berthed at HIP for 2 days.In past years naval vessels from Japan, Indonesia, Russia, and USA have called at the port of Hambantota.
Cabinet reshuffle: New Ministers for Transport and Wildlife
Under the Cabinet reshuffle, two Cabinet Ministers and a State Minister were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today (04). Arundika Fernando, who resigned from his post earlier, was sworn in as a State Minister again. C.B. Rathnayake – Minister of Wildlife & Forest Conservation Dilum Amunugama – […]
Reshuffle in Ministerial portfolios; Wimal, Gammanpila removed from portfolios: PMD
Minister of Industries Wimal Weerawansa and Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila, have been removed from their ministerial portfolios today (03) in accordance with the powers vested in President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Following the removal of Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila from their ministerial portfolios, several ministries have been reshuffled. Gamini Lokuge was sworn in as the […]
No other solution before this economic crisis throws Sri Lanka into social unrest, says Harsha
Sri Lanka will not be able to solve the current crisis by merely going to the IMF and need to engage with a whole range of multilateral, bilateral, and private investors to find a solution, said Opposition Parliamentarian Harsha de Silva. Speaking at a press briefing, de Silva urged the government to pave way for […]
All volumes including witness records of Easter attack hands over to Parliament
All the volumes, including the final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the Easter Sunday attacks and related witness records, have been submitted to Parliament, President’s Media Division said. The complete 88-volume report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry was handed over to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena by the Director-General of Legal […]
European Union urges Sri Lanka to continue reducing use of PTA
The European Union (EU) has urged Sri Lanka to continue reducing the use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and to undertake further practical and administrative steps to release on bail those detained under the PTA without charges. At the EU-Sri Lanka Joint Commission held on 8 February 2022 in Brussels, Sri Lanka has […]