ECONOMYNEXT – President Maithripala Sirisena has prorogued parliament for almost a month giving himself more time even as more MPs were due to ditch his faction of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and strengthen the Joint Opposition (JO) led by his n…
Peking University, April 12, 2018: On March 27, 2018, Sri Lanka’s ambassador to China, H.E. Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku, visited Peking University First Hospital (PUFH) and attended the opening ceremony of the 2 ndSri Lanka Medical Staff Training Course jointly organized by PUFH and the …
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday (Apr 12) suspended parliament until next month in a shock move amid a deepening power struggle between him and his unity government’s prime minister. A government decree quoted the president as stating that he had halted …
Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, on Thursday suspended the parliament for nearly a month, an unexpected move that comes as a power struggle deepens between him and his unity government’s prime minister. A decree released by the government quoted the president as stating that, under …
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament for nearly a month in an unexpected move. Updated Updated 3 mins ago. A decree released by the government quoted the president as stating that, under article 70 of the island’s constitution, he had discontinued parliament “with effect …
( April 13, 2018, Chennai, Sri Lanka Guardian) It is now very well known that the entire private TV media in India are owned by business houses or political parties, which largely function with the twin objectives of earning revenue and profit at any c…
Maithripala Sirisena’s move comes after the government promised a cabinet reshuffle following a no-confidence motion against Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s prime minister, was defeated last week. “The president has prorogued parliament until May 8,” Austin Fernando, Sirisena’s secretary, told …
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament until May 8 late on Thursday, his secretary said, in a surprise move days after fractures appeared in the island nation’s ruling coalition government. “The President has prorogued parliament until May 8,” his Secretary …
The commitment of Sri Lanka to health was seen when President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne along with WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the Regional Director of th…
Sri Lanka will get an addition to the existing fleet of water-sports with the introduction of Dragon Boating. This initiative of the National Association for Canoeing & Kayaking, Sri Lanka (NACKSL), is co-sponsored by the Japan Canoe Federation (JC…