President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has had a lengthy discussion on the political developments on Thursday night, sources close to the Prime Minister said yesterday. The meeting has taken place at Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s residence in Colombo. The meeting …
Sri Lankan PM calls for unity in the name of humanity on Easter Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 08:32 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Mar 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in a message to mark the observance of Good Friday today and celebration of Easter on …
Mar 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s majority party in the unity government, the United National Party (UNP) today unanimously decided to support party leader, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe against a no-confidence motion (NCM) moved by the joint opposition and to undertake major party reforms of …
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday reduced the responsibilities of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in the backdrop of the ongoing political turmoil in the country. The unity government of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and t…
In an Extraordinary Gazette issued today, President moved Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka which were under the National Policies and Economic Affairs Ministry headed by the Prime Minister Ranil Wi…
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday (Mar 28) reduced the responsibilities of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as a power struggle worsened within their uneasy coalition. Sirisena took away the central bank, the policy-mak…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s “Special Assistant” has quit after launching a savage attack ahead of next month’s no-confidence motion. The once powerful Sudath Chandrasekara announced the resignation after 33 years of service in a seven-page letter tearing …
ECONOMYNEXT – A faction of Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition Wednesday submitted a no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, but without sufficient support to topple him. The long-delayed resolution was handed to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya with 55 members of parliament …
Sri Lanka PM says problems between communities should not end with violence. Sun, Mar 11, 2018, 10:53 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Mar 11, Colombo: Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the Police is instructed to expedite…
Mar 05, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the island is on the path of becoming an attractive place for business in South Asia and one of the fastest growing regions in the world. “We are undertaking many policy initiatives to incentivize direct private investment both …