Show a majority – PM tells President
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has asked President Maithripala Sirisena to show a majority in parliament in the SLFP/UPFA members are…
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SLPP victory overshadowed by govt. crisis
Joint Opposition MP Dullas Alahapperuma says that the victory of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) at the local government…
Movement to form a SLFP government with Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva as PM
Reports from Colombo say measures are being taken to establish a government led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, which…
Overall, the government has not been defeated at local government election – Minister Rajitha Senaratne
When the overall result of the local government election is considered the government has not been defeated and in fact…
No need for the government to resign – Minister Rajitha Senaratne
No need has emerged for the government to resign or change the Prime Minister, Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous…
Flush with victory, Mahinda demands snap parliamentary polls
By Dharisha Bastians Jubilant after his party swept local government polls on 10 February, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa stepped up…
Voting begins in Sri Lanka local government elections
Sri Lankans began voting in the much awaited local government elections on Saturday at over 13,000 polling centers across the…
US government shuts down for second time in three weeks
Funding for the federal government will lapse at midnight after Kentucky Republican Rand Paul stalled a Senate vote The government…
Sri Lankan President promises to punish those involved in malpractices at national airlines
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena, who is on a mission to eliminate fraud and corruption in government, pledged to punish…
Government takes steps to set up a special high court for bribery and corruption cases
The government has taken steps to establish a special high court to promptly investigate cases of bribery and corruption and…