Sri Lanka is making another first in the world. This is the only government on the whole planet, of which the ministers and MPs who voted for a no confidence motion against its own prime minister, and by extension the government, can stick to their portfolios after the vote was defeated. Anywhere else …
The United National Party (UNP) Working Committee and the Parliamentary Group which met today had decided that the party leadership should not be changed immediately, Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake said. However, he said it was decided that other po…
Wickremesinghe, 68, had resisted a call from President Maithripala Sirisena to resign following a crushing defeat to Rajapaksa’s new party Sri Lanka People’s Front in the February 10 local election. According to analysts, the no-confidence motion against Wickremesinghe is being secretly backed by …
ECONOMYNEXT – The senior partner in Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition will not challenge President Maithripala Sirisena’s internet censorship in the interest of stability, Telecommunication minister Harin Fernando said. The minister said his party will not rock the boat although he was against the censorship …
Some Ministers belonging to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) are planning to team up with the United National Party(UNP) to form the new coalition government, while others are trying to align with the opposition. The two parties are trying to part wa…
The United National Party (UNP) held a campaign in line with the local government election in Elpitiya yesterday. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and other allies of the party including Ministers Rajitha Senaratne, Gayantha Karunatilake, and Ajith …
Jan 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today asked the public to give a clear mandate to the United National Party (UNP), the party that he leads, at the upcoming local government polls to accelerate economic development and continue the good governance in the country.
The time stipulated for a Unity Government between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the United National Party (UNP) has been elapsed today. The SLFP and the UNP extended its MoU until December 31 when it came to an end in last September. The init…
Sri Lanka must seize the moment when the Indian Ocean becomes the growth region of the world, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said last evening. “I believe in branding, and we always say, the UNP is the best brand for Sri Lanka,”the Prime Minister …
While pledging to defeat the new proposed Constitution, the grandson of the first Executive President of Sri Lanka Pradip Jayawardena said he has …