No fuel price revision in next few days: Minister
Energy and Power Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that there will be no revision in the fuel prices in the next few days. He also said that he did not expect to discuss a price revision…
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The People vs. The Political Class
BY SANJA DE SILVA JAYATILLEKA It’s The People vs The Political Class, in the Aragalaya. The People are winning because they are clearer, more intelligent and are way ahead of the politicians. The parliamentarians who…
A working majority in Parliament will not help tackle crisis – Ranil
A working majority in Parliament would not help solve the present crisis and therefore the leaders of political parties should not worry about securing 113 seats there, UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday. Addressing the…
#MynaGoGama: Tense situation as cops remove placards
An argument had broken out between a group of Sri Lankans protesting opposite Temple Trees and Sri Lanka Police on Friday (29) morning. The exchange of words had taken place when police officers attempted to…
117 MPs pledge support to MR as of now, GR says MR will continue as PM
In a meeting held with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the government parliamentarians last evening, 117 MPs pledged support to Mahinda Rajapaksa and informed the President and Prime Minister that both should…
THE ARAGALAYA CAN CHANGE POLITICS IN SRI LANKA
At the very next elections to be held in Sri Lanka, be they local government, provincial or parliamentary, I urge those who are now protesting all over the country, and on the Galle Face Green,…
Italy to grant Rs.125 Mn for purchase of medicines and equipment
The Italian Republic is to grant an in-kind emergency contribution to Sri Lanka of around LKR 125 Mn (€ 341,115) to purchase medicine and medical equipment. While issuing a statement, Italy said the grant is…
The IMF and the middle-class
Sri Lanka will enter into negotiations with the International Monetary Fund next week. Led by Ali Sabry, the country’s Finance Minister, and Nandalal Weerasinghe, the Governor of the Central Bank, the delegation will leave for…
SLPP loses simple majority, bid to collect signatures in support of PM failed – Gammanpila
Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila yesterday (25) claimed that the ruling SLPP government parliamentary group no longer had a simple majority in Parliament. Addressing the media at the PHU office, at Kotte Road,…
A simple way out of the constitutional trap
Two crises overlap in Sri Lanka. One is the economic crisis which preoccupies everyone at the moment. However, in seeking a solution to the economic crisis, another crisis stands against any real solution. That is…