President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized on the need to gradually liberalize the service sector to attract Foreign Direct Investment into the country and to take steps
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President meets UK PM Rishi Sunak at COP27
Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has met newly-appointed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 in
President to swear in a few more Cabinet ministers
President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appoint a few more Cabinet ministers during the budget period, a top source said. The president can increase the size of
Why Sri Lanka has a tyrant as president — yet again
Sri Lankans are used to tyrants as presidents. Since the executive presidency was instituted as the centrepiece of the country’s system of government in 1978
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan shot and wounded at protest march
Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, has been shot and wounded in the leg in an attack on his protest march in the eastern city
GR weak in decision-making– Prof. Charitha Herath
Some decisions taken were “mad” The economic crisis was man-made ` Individuals were irked by COPE inquiries Proposals to give COPE more powers were shot
South hits back as North Korea fires most missiles in a day
North and South Korea have fired a number of missiles into waters near each other’s coasts in a marked escalation of hostilities. The North launched
NEED FOR REPARATIONS TO THOSE PARDONED BUT KEPT IMPRISONED BEYOND THEIR PERIODS OF LEGAL INCARCERATION
The release of eight long term LTTE prisoners held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act by the government through a presidential pardon is a
Police officer assaulted to death in Kebithigollewa
A police officer, who was injured after being assaulted by villagers at Kebithigollewa last night, died at the hospital. According to Police, officers had to
Tuk tuks can register for additional fuel quota from today
The registration for increased fuel quota for three-wheelers that are only engaged in passenger transportation can be done from today, the Power and Energy State