A somewhat beleaguered President Maithripala Sirisena leaves for Britain over the weekend to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Often Sri Lanka’s Heads of Government seek solace overseas either when their astrologers advise them it is time to do so, or when things …
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 …
Apr 12, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has issued a gazette proroguing Parliament with effect from midnight today until May 8. According to the Extraordinary Gazette Notification, issued by the Secretary to the President Austin Ferna…
NDO/VNA – The third Vietnam-Sri Lanka political consultation took place in Colombo on April 11, during which the two sides agreed to roll out measures to elevate the Vietnam-Sri Lanka partnership.
Apr 12, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers in a move to further curb the consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products has given the government approval to introduce plain packaging for such products. According to a statement on recent cabinet decisions, as a result of the direct and …
Petronet LNG Ltd. is likely to finalise Sri Lanka’s first liquified natural gas terminal project in Colombo and expects to receive commercial clearance by August. The project capacity is 2.6-2.7 million tonnes and would cost around $350 million, Prabhat Singh, chairman and managing director of the …
( April 12, 2018, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) Queen Elizabeth has given the highest honour to Prince Harry naming him the President of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, ahead of his royal wedding on 19 May 2018 at St.George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. This will mean Prince Harry would take on a …
ISLAMABAD: Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage of Srilanka Abdul Rauff Hibbathul Hakim held a meeting with Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan to discuss opportunities for mutual cooperation on water and …
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COLOMBO: Six ministers quit Sri Lanka’s troubled coalition government, forcing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to patch up his cabinet Thursday ahead of a wider reshuffle. Wickremesinghe gave the duties of the six Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) ministers to four other members of his cabinet.