Sri Lankan trade unions seek alliance with opposition parties

Trade union leaders’ effort to block workers’ struggles and subordinate them to capitalist parties must be rejected. Workers can mobilise their industrial and political strength only by organising ... Read More

Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka--Thousands ... government following the Cabinet resignations, but the main opposition party rejected the idea. Parliament has failed to reach a consensus on how to deal with ... Read More

Sri Lankan Cabinet did not discuss Katchatheevu issue: Spokesperson Bandula Gunawardena

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Cabinet has not discussed the Katchatheevu issue so far as it was never raised, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, after India's ruling BJP blamed the Congress party for ... Read More

Sri Lanka opposition leader demands details of Indian intelligence pre-warning of 2019 Easter bombings

Sajith Premadasa, the main opposition leader in Parliament ... The Indian intelligence had given clear details to the Sri Lankan intelligence on the attacks, Premadasa said. Read More

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By Ronen Bergman, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt, Adam Entous and Richard Pérez-Peña Nicola Sturgeon’s Husband Is Charged in Party Finance ... startled the world, prompting talk of cloud ... Read More

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The party of Prime Minister ... beaten track destination in Sri Lanka, choose Habarana, to experience a slice of local life. The delegation to India comprises JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... Read More

Sri Lanka cabinet approves 40% hike to minimum wage

COLOMBO, March 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved ... AM UTC · Updated ago Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider ... Read More

Sri Lankan opposition leader Anura Dissanayake visits Toronto, Vancouver to gather support for fall election

Anura Dissanayake is touring the world to rally support among the Sri Lankan diaspora for his opposition party as it seeks ... to help elect a socialist leader intent on uniting the island ... Read More

Lanka's Tamil Parties Plan To Field Presidential Candidate From Community

Sri Lanka's Tamil political parties are planning to field a candidate ... a senior community leader said. Sri Lanka is scheduled to hold the next presidential election in the last quarter of ... Read More

Sri Lanka becomes 22nd best connected country in the world

In the Middle East and Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka emerged as the third best connected country, overtaking Saudi Arabia. India (14th best connected country in the world) and the United Arab ... Read More

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Sri Lanka cabinet approves 40% hike to minimum wage

C OLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved increasing the minimum wage by 40%, a top official said on Tuesday, to support workers struggling with living costs as the economy slowly ... Read More