Sri Lanka: President Wickremesinghe may face his own cabinet colleague in presidential polls

In the upcoming Sri Lankan presidential elections, President Ranil Wickremesinghe might face his cabinet colleague, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe. This political development was announced by ... 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 Lankan trade unions seek alliance with opposition parties

The SJB, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Freedom People’s Congress ... to appear on the same platform as the SJB, its electoral rival. More fundamentally, as it vies for power, the JVP has ... Read More

Sri Lankan mentalities that cannot be upgraded

National People’s Power Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD ... digitalizing of all products and sales, so that the Sri Lankan Government can have a better control of the economy and how ... Read More

Sri Lanka Freedom Party set to face long legal battle in factional clash

Colombo: The Sri Lanka Freedom ... Dissanayake, the party's national organiser, told the media. Last week, Sirisena was clamped with a restraining order as the leader of the party after he dropped ... 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

Support for ex-ruling party leader

Wreaths sent by backers of Han Dong-hoon, former interim leader ... after the party's substantial defeat in the April 10 general elections. (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite ... Read More

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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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Grief and rage over the war and Israel have led to demonstrations across the Arab world. Arrests suggest ... Mr. Yousaf, the leader of the Scottish National Party, announced that he was stepping ... Read More