Buoyed by his party’s victory at the local government elections this week, former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for fresh parliamentary elections stating that people had “voted against the division of the country”. “These results show people want a change now,” said Mr Rajapaksa, …
Being among the relatively few top female politicians in South Asia isn’t easy. One of Sri Lanka’s most prominent female politicians, Rosy Senanayake, at the time a lawmaker in parliament, was once told by the transport minister that he was unable to respond to her question because she was too …
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s former leader Mahinda Rajapakse on Monday (Feb 12) demanded a snap general election and challenged his successor’s right to govern after drubbing the ruling coalition in crucial mid-term polls. Mr Rajapakse’s new party secured two-thirds of Sri Lanka’s councils in a …
( February 12, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) On the 8th of January 2015, fifty one percent of Sri Lankans voted for the vision put forth to them by our unity candidate Maithripala Sirisena: that the time for dictatorship in our country was over, a…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings reported net profit fell 29% to Rs288 million in the December 2017 quarter from a year ago largely owing to losses in associate firms and higher tax expenses. Group sales rose 4.7% to Rs4.5 billion over the period, according to interim …
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe obtained the consent of President Maithripala Sirisena to form a UNP government in place of the current unity government between the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), a source close …
COLOMBO, Feb 12 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee ended down on Monday after hitting a record low during the day as foreign investors sold government securities following local election defeats at the weekend for ruling coalition parties. President Maithripala Sirisena’s centre-left Sri Lanka Freedom …
President Maithripala Sirisena has issued a statement denying a meeting with PM Ranil Wickremesinghe following the Local Government Election. There were various statements on social media and traditional media saying the President and PM met to discuss…
Feb 12, 2018 (LBO) – Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera says they will join hands with all democratic political forces to ensure that Sri Lanka never again returns to rule by the sword. Releasing a statement, Minister Samaraweera said the message fro…
Sri Dharanee Performing Arts Theatre, a distinctive entertainment venue constructed to feature Sri Lankan traditional cultural dances for the tourism industry was ceremonially declared open at Water’s Edge on Friday (9) under the patronage of Megapolis and Western Development Minister Champika …